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Group therapy for France, without the six-week wait.
Grouport connects people across France with licensed therapists in small English-language groups of six to twelve members. Sessions cost $32 each ($140 monthly) and matching happens right away, an alternative for Anglophone residents in Paris, Lyon, Marseille or rural communes who would otherwise queue for weeks to see a public-sector psychiatre.
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The State of Mental Health in France.
Understanding the landscape of mental health care access and the challenges
residents face across the state.
Mental Illness Prevalence
Wait Time
Median Household Income
Percentage Who Need Therapy
Provider Shortage
Mental Health Providers per 100k Residents
France has one of Europe's better-resourced mental health workforces on paper, yet demand outstrips supply. WHO Europe places annual prevalence around 20% of adults, and Santé publique France's Baromètre santé mentale has documented rising rates of depressive episodes since the pandemic. World Bank income data ($63,730 GNI PPP per capita, 2024) confirms the economic capacity exists, the pinch points are access and timing, not aggregate spending.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Understanding Mental Health Access in France.
The Problem
France's mental health system runs on a dual track: the public réseau of Centres Médico-Psychologiques (CMPs) reimbursed by l'Assurance Maladie, and private psychiatres and psychologues who often charge dépassements d'honoraires beyond the sécu base rate. CMP wait lists commonly stretch six weeks or longer, and the 2022 Mon soutien psy scheme, which reimburses up to eight sessions with a conventionné psychologue, has been criticised by the Ordre des psychologues for low tariffs and limited uptake. English-speaking residents face an additional filter: finding a therapist who consults in English.
The Impact
A six-week wait is not a neutral gap. For a working parent in the 15ème arrondissement, an expatriate in Sophia Antipolis, or a student in Rennes, a month and a half between reaching out and being seen means symptoms compound while daily life continues. France's suicide rate remains above the EU average per Santé publique France, and the Baromètre santé mentale 2021 found that only about one in three adults with a probable depressive episode had spoken to a health professional about it. Delay itself becomes part of the problem.
The Solution
Online group therapy addresses the two frictions French residents most often name: time and language. Grouport's model, six to twelve members meeting weekly with a licensed clinician over secure video, compresses the intake window to right away and delivers care in English by default. Groups are organised around presenting concerns (anxiety, depression, DBT skills, grief, relationships) so members join a room already relevant to what brought them in, rather than waiting to be triaged into a generic queue.
The practical gains for someone based in France: no RER commute to a specialist in the 8ème, no need to align schedules with a therapist's cabinet hours, and no language negotiation with a francophone practitioner if English is your working or preferred emotional language. Sessions run on HIPAA-compliant video, so a resident in Bordeaux joins the same group as one in Strasbourg without either travelling. For expats, spouses of employees at multinational offices in La Défense, or English-medium university students, the linguistic match alone removes a significant barrier.
Access and Availability Across France.
France appears well-served on the surface, 94.22 mental health workers per 100,000 residents places it comfortably above most OECD peers. The reality on the ground varies sharply by département, by specialty, and by whether a patient can afford private-sector fees or is dependent on the CMP network.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
Affordable Group Therapy Costs for France Residents.
Affordability and Income
France's 2024 GNI per capita PPP of $63,730 puts Grouport's $140 monthly membership at approximately 2.6% of average monthly income. For members of the Anglophone community who would otherwise pay Paris private-practice rates, routinely €80-€120 per weekly session for an English-speaking psychologue in the 7ème or 16ème, the annualised difference is substantial. Unlike Mon soutien psy, there is no session cap, and unlike sécu-reimbursed psychiatry there is no need to first obtain a médecin traitant referral.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
In-person therapy in France carries costs that don't appear on the facture. Transit, a Navigo pass, an SNCF regional ticket, parking in a centre-ville, adds up over a year of weekly sessions. Time off work matters more acutely for those on 35-hour contracts with strict horaires than the sticker price suggests. For rural residents, the calculus can be an hour of driving each way to reach a CMP that then reschedules. Online sessions from home or a private office remove the entire transit ledger and make it feasible to keep an appointment during a lunch break or between meetings.
Immediate Availability
Where the CMP pathway asks a patient to wait six weeks or more for a first evaluation and often longer before regular sessions begin, Grouport's matching runs on a right away clock. For someone who has already navigated the decision to seek help, that difference, days versus a month and a half, determines whether momentum carries into care or dissipates.
A conventionné secteur 1 psychiatre in France is largely reimbursed by l'Assurance Maladie, but secteur 2 practitioners often charge €70-€150 per session with only partial mutuelle top-up. Private psychologue sessions typically run €60-€90 outside the capped Mon soutien psy scheme. At $32 per session (roughly €30 at recent EUR/USD rates), Grouport sits below the out-of-pocket cost of most private options.
How it Works
Choose your online therapy group
Choose your desired online therapy group and sign up for our weekly plan. Most of our groups are $35/session, but our skills groups are $25/session.
Personalized match
We’ll ensure you're matched to an online therapy group that best fits your mental health challenges and schedule. Don’t worry if you’re not entirely sure which group is right for you, as after signing up, a care coordinator can help make sure you get started in the group that’s right for you. We typically match you to a group right away!
Meet weekly with your group
Join your group over video chat at the same time each week for 60-minute sessions. You’ll meet with the same members & therapist with a group of up to 12 members. Additional membership perks can include weekly handouts, symptom tracking, and one-off workshops.
Mental Health Conditions We Treat in France.
Grouport runs groups for anxiety, depression, DBT skills, grief and loss, relationship issues, obsessive-compulsive patterns, trauma processing, teen concerns, and men's issues. The presenting concerns most frequently cited in France's Baromètre santé mentale, depressive episodes, generalised anxiety, and burnout épuisement professionnel, map directly onto Grouport's core group offerings. Members choose the group that fits the material they want to work on, rather than being routed through a generalist gatekeeper.
Get Help for:
Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Trauma & Stress Related Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders
Personality Disorders
Eating & Body Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Life Challenges
Relationship Issues, Codependency, Attachment Issues, Divorce, Loneliness, Anger Management, Self-Esteem, Grief & Loss, Chronic Illness, Gender Dysphoria, Infertility, Fertility Treatment & IVF Support, Pregnancy Loss & Miscarriage, Couples Issues, Parenting, Supporting a loved one, LGBTQIA Support
Other Disorders
Self harm
Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, Self-injury, Suicide Survival
Common Treatments
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Exposure Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Narrative Therapy, Schema Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Somatic Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioral Activation
Meet Our Therapists
Our therapists represent a wide range of clinical specialties & diverse backgrounds. They all undergo the most stringent credentialing process. Grouport therapists are caring, expert mental health professionals with years of experience helping people get the tools they need to see long-lasting change.
Grouport's clinicians are licensed psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists who conduct sessions in English and work regularly with members outside the United States. For clients in France, this means a therapist accustomed to hearing about French workplace culture, the interplay of family life and la rentrée, or the particular loneliness that can accompany a relocation to a country where you speak the language haltingly. Clinical training reflects US graduate standards; cultural fluency comes from ongoing caseloads that span expatriate communities across Europe.
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Grouport’s Results
80% of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
70% of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks
50% of our members achieve remission levels within just 8 weeks
80%
of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
70%
of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks
50%
of our members achieve remission levels within just 8 weeks
Find your Group
Affordable Group Therapy & Care Options in France.
Group, individual, couples, family, IOP, and teen therapy — all online, all therapist-led. Mix and match care options to fit your needs — and get discounted pricing when you bundle.
Group Therapy
$35/session
billed at $140/month
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Meaningful Results
Check out how our services have helped our members see life-changing results
Stephanie
“Grouport is time flexible and affordable and if it didn’t exist, I don’t know where I would go. I had looked into other places before Grouport and there really wasn’t any option like it.”
Michael
“I highly recommend this to anyone who is struggling with anxiety or depression. The therapists are top notch and have made me feel really comfortable and my anxiety has improved tremendously in only a few sessions!”
Isabel
"I joined Grouport to work on myself and to heal. I’m learning so much at every session! The change I see not only in myself but in my fellow group members is abundantly encouraging and profoundly fulfilling. Group therapy with Grouport is a powerful healing tool."
Sheldon
“I was feeling very down at the end of 2020 and I was ready to do something drastic that I know I'd likely regret. The group definitely helped show me that there are people who feel the same way as I do.”
Nancy
“The therapy from Grouport is high quality and convenient. I am becoming much more self aware and am liking myself more. My relationships at work are better and I’m much happier.”
Emily
“I like the connection you can make with total strangers and the confidentiality it comes with.”
Danielle
"Grouport can help you with your issues. Their therapists are well trained to work with you on your issues. I felt my anxiety greatly improve after only a few sessions. I highly recommend it!"
Glenn
"Grouport's approach to DBT is a real strength. This approach provides tools and methods for working with difficult emotions and getting a handle on them. It has given me hope where other approaches have failed."
Common Questions About Group Therapy in France.
Private therapy in France typically runs EUR 60-100 per 45-50 minute individual session with a psychologue and EUR 90-150 or more with a psychiatre in Paris and other major cities. Mon Soutien Psy reimburses EUR 50 per session with a psychologue conventionné, but only for up to eight sessions per year and only after a medecin traitant referral, so ongoing weekly support quickly moves back to out-of-pocket. Mutuelle top-ups vary widely and often exclude non-conventionne providers entirely. Grouport's weekly group format is priced at a flat monthly rate in USD that generally works out to less than the weekly out-of-pocket cost of a single private seance in France, even after any partial remboursement. You get a weekly 60-minute session with a licensed therapist plus the therapeutic benefit of peer support that individual therapy cannot replicate. Note that Grouport is not eligible for Assurance Maladie or mutuelle reimbursement in France, so budget it as a private-pay wellness expense rather than a claimable medical cost.
France has a relatively strong supply of mental health professionals, roughly 94 per 100,000 workers, but access still lags demand, with average waits of about six weeks for a first appointment with a psychologue or psychiatre, and considerably longer outside Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Toulouse. The Mon Soutien Psy scheme has expanded partial Assurance Maladie coverage for sessions with a psychologue conventionné, yet many clients still struggle to find an English-speaking clinician or an evening slot that fits a working schedule, and the eight-session annual cap leaves gaps for anyone wanting ongoing weekly support. Grouport removes those constraints: you can typically join a group within days rather than weeks, sessions run in English with a licensed therapist, and the small-group format connects you with peers navigating similar challenges instead of working through them alone. For clients in metropolitan France or the DOM-TOM who want structured weekly support without waiting out a queue or commuting to a cabinet, online groups are a practical complement or alternative to the local system.
Group Therapy Available Across France.
Counties
Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Hauts-de-France, Grand Est, Pays de la Loire, Bretagne, Normandie, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, Corse, Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Guyane.
Cities
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, Reims, Toulon, Saint-Étienne, Le Havre, Grenoble, Dijon, Angers, Nîmes, Villeurbanne, Aix-en-Provence.
Zip Codes
Grouport serves all zip codes across France. If you have an address in France, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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