Get Better, Together
Online Group Therapy Across Indonesia's Archipelago.
Across 17,000 islands and 270 million people, Indonesia has just 33 mental health workers per 100,000. Grouport delivers licensed US-trained therapists to any island with internet, matches you into a 6-12 person group right away, and holds sessions on HIPAA-secure video at $32 per session or $140 per month.
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Mental Health Access in Indonesia by the Numbers.
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
The 2018 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) recorded 6.1% of Indonesians aged 15+ living with depression and 9.8% with anxiety symptoms, roughly 19 million. UGM's 2022 mental health survey found that only 8.4% of those reporting symptoms sought professional help, citing cost, distance, and stigma. Grouport removes two of those three barriers by delivering care over the same smartphone Indonesians already use for GoJek and WhatsApp.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Why Indonesia's Geography Blocks Care.
The Problem
Indonesia's 275 million people spread across 17,508 islands and 34 provinces, but licensed psychologists cluster in Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, and Yogyakarta. WHO's Mental Health Atlas records just 0.5 psychiatrists per 100,000 residents nationally, and in outer provinces like Maluku Utara, Papua Barat, and Nusa Tenggara Timur that ratio drops to fewer than 0.1. A resident of Sorong or Ende who wants weekly therapy faces either a flight to Java or nothing.
The Impact
The 91% treatment gap WHO tracks for the Southeast Asia Region is not evenly distributed. Riskesdas 2018 recorded that only 9% of Indonesians with severe mental disorders receive any treatment, and roughly 14% of families with a diagnosed relative still resort to pasung (physical restraint) because no clinical alternative is reachable. In lower-middle-income Indonesia, out-of-pocket psychiatry consultations in Kemang or Menteng run 500,000-1,500,000 IDR per session, pricing out most of the 58.8% who live in urban areas but earn median wages.
The Solution
Online group therapy sidesteps the geography problem entirely. A licensed therapist facilitating a Grouport session at 08:00 EST is reachable at 19:00 WIB in Jakarta, 20:00 WITA in Bali, or 21:00 WIT in Jayapura, spanning all three Indonesian time zones in one live call. The 6-12 person format also solves an economic problem: sharing a therapist's hour across a small group cuts the per-person cost to $32, a fraction of the 750,000 IDR average private session in South Jakarta.
Grouport requires only a smartphone and a stable connection, which Indonesia already has: the 2023 APJII survey reported 78.19% internet penetration, or roughly 215 million members, and Telkomsel/Indosat 4G reaches every provincial capital. Matching happens right away regardless of whether you register from Kelapa Gading or Kupang, so the six-week puskesmas queue means you can join right away. HIPAA-grade encryption keeps sessions private, which matters in a country where mental health stigma still deters roughly two-thirds of would-be patients from local clinics.
Getting Into Care Without Leaving Your Island.
The practical friction of getting a therapy appointment in Indonesia is rarely the diagnosis, it is the logistics: finding a licensed provider within reasonable travel, affording the fee, and waiting out a queue that averages six weeks in Java and stretches longer in the outer islands. Grouport is built to short-circuit all three obstacles from the first booking.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
What Group Therapy Actually Costs in Indonesia.
Affordability and Income
Private one-on-one psychology sessions in South Jakarta, Kemang, and Menteng typically list 500,000-1,500,000 IDR per 60-minute session, roughly $32-$96 USD at the July 2026 exchange rate of ~15,600 IDR/USD. At Grouport's $32 per session (496,000 IDR), you sit at the floor of the local private-psikolog price band while receiving a licensed US-trained therapist and a structured 6-12 person cohort. The $140 monthly plan (2.18 million IDR) works out to roughly 545,000 IDR per weekly session, well below the 750,000 IDR average one-on-one fee in South Jakarta clinics.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
The unpriced costs of in-person care in Indonesia add up quickly. A weekly round-trip ojek or GrabCar from Depok or Bekasi to a Menteng clinic runs 60,000-120,000 IDR each way, plus 90 minutes of Jakarta traffic. Ferry-plus-flight itineraries from Ambon or Kupang to Java for monthly appointments run 1.5-3 million IDR before the session fee. BPJS-covered puskesmas visits are nominally free but consume half-days for triage. Grouport charges $32, full stop, with no travel, no parking, and no unpaid leave from work.
Immediate Availability
Because matching completes in right away, Indonesian members typically pay for their first group session is right away of deciding to try therapy. There is no deposit, no annual membership fee, and no minimum commitment beyond the monthly subscription cycle. Cancel anytime through the member portal. Payment settles in USD via Visa, Mastercard, or American Express, all supported by major Indonesian banks including BCA, Mandiri, BRI, and CIMB Niaga.
Mental health spending in Indonesia is dominated by out-of-pocket private care because public capacity is thin. WHO's Mental Health Atlas records the country spends less than 1% of its health budget on mental health, one of the lowest shares in the SEAR region. That leaves most working urban Indonesians choosing between an expensive private psikolog and no care at all.
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.
Concerns Indonesian Members Bring to Group.
Grouport runs groups organized by shared concern: anxiety, depression, DBT skills, relationship dynamics, teen support, and stress management. Indonesian members most often join anxiety and depression groups, tracking the 9.8% and 6.1% Riskesdas 2018 prevalence rates. Work-stress and burnout groups also draw heavy interest from Jakarta professionals, reflecting the metro's long commutes and dual-income household pressures documented in the 2023 LPEM UI survey.
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.
Every Grouport therapist is licensed (LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, or PhD/PsyD) with graduate training from accredited US programs and 3+ years leading group modalities. Sessions run in English, so members should be comfortable participating in English-language discussion. Facilitators lead with CBT, DBT, and interpersonal process frameworks, all of which translate well across cultures and are already familiar to Indonesian members who have engaged with psikolog training rooted in the same evidence base.
a healthier future starts right here
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 Indonesia.
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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Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
IOP Therapy
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Teen Therapy
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 from Indonesian Members.
Indonesia's 17,000-island geography makes in-person specialist care unrealistic for most of the. Puskesmas community clinics rarely staff psychologists, and the country has only a few hundred clinical psychologists trained in group modalities like CBT or DBT. For someone in Balikpapan, Lombok, or a smaller regency capital, the nearest qualified group therapist may be a flight away.
Online group therapy removes the geography problem entirely. If you have a stable connection, whether fiber in South Jakarta or Telkomsel LTE in Bali, you can join the same weekly group as members in Singapore, Sydney, or Los Angeles. Sessions run on Zoom with camera optional and chat available, so bandwidth-sensitive members can still participate. For Indonesians who already navigate work and study in English, this format also sidesteps the shortage of Bahasa-fluent therapists trained specifically in group facilitation.
Indonesia has roughly 33 mental health workers per 100,000 people, and public clinic waits often stretch to six weeks or more, especially outside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bali. Local private psychologists in major cities typically charge Rp 400,000-800,000 (about $25-50) per individual session, but English-speaking providers with group therapy training are concentrated almost entirely in Jakarta expat clinics.
Grouport offers a different lane: weekly small-group sessions with licensed clinicians, delivered online in English, at a flat weekly rate billed in USD. You skip referral queues, drive time through traffic, and the shortage of group-trained therapists in secondary cities like Medan, Makassar, or Yogyakarta. It fills the gap for professionals, students, and expats who want structured weekly support without waiting months.
Where in Indonesia Grouport Reaches.
Counties
Grouport serves members across all 38 Indonesian provinces including DKI Jakarta, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Banten, Yogyakarta, Bali, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Riau, Kepulauan Riau, Sumatera Selatan, Lampung, Aceh, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan Utara, Sulawesi Utara, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tenggara, Gorontalo, Sulawesi Barat, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Papua, Papua Barat, Papua Tengah, Papua Pegunungan, Papua Selatan, and Papua Barat Daya.
Cities
Members join from Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Semarang, Makassar, Palembang, Denpasar, Yogyakarta, Batam, Pekanbaru, Padang, Malang, Balikpapan, Samarinda, Banjarmasin, Pontianak, Manado, Ambon, Jayapura, Kupang, Mataram, Bandar Lampung, Tangerang, Bekasi, Depok, Bogor, and Surakarta, spanning all three WIB, WITA, and WIT time zones.
Zip Codes
Grouport serves all zip codes across Indonesia. If you have an address in Indonesia, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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