Get Better, Together
English-Language Online Group Therapy Across Reunion.
Reunion residents face a 12-week wait for mental health support locally, in a system with just 1.4 mental health workers per 100,000. Grouport connects islanders with licensed therapists in 6-12 person English-language groups for $32 per session, matched to a fitting cohort right away over HIPAA-secure video.
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Reunion Mental Health Access Snapshot.
Understanding the landscape of mental health care access and the challenges
residents face across the state.
Mental Illness Prevalence
18.7% of Reunionese adults live with a mental health condition each year, reflecting the ongoing need for accessible therapy options.
Wait Time
12 weeks the average wait to secure a first mental health appointment in Reunion's public system, an interval during which symptoms often deepen.
Median Household Income
$30,622 median household income in Reunion, shaping what households can allocate to private mental health care.
Percentage Who Need Therapy
70.6% of Reunionese adults with a mental health condition do not receive formal specialist treatment.
Provider Shortage
97% of Reunion's mental health workforce falls short of what is needed to fully meet population demand for specialist care.
Mental Health Providers per 100k Residents
1.40 per 100,000 mental health workers in Reunion, a density that shapes availability, wait times, and access across the country.
These figures explain why islanders increasingly look beyond Reunion for mental health support. A workforce of 1.4 per 100,000 cannot absorb demand from 860,000+ residents, and the 12-week queue effectively closes the door for anyone in acute need.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
The African Region Mental Health Context.
The Problem
Reunion sits within the WHO African Region, which reports the world's thinnest mental health workforce density. The territory's own 1.4-per-100,000 ratio confirms this: for every 71,000 residents there is roughly one mental health professional of any kind, spread across psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers combined. Concentrating that workforce in Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre leaves the interior cirques of Cilaos, Mafate, and Salazie effectively unserved, and creates the 12-week wait that greets most first-time help-seekers.
The Impact
The impact ripples outward from the queue itself. Middle-low-income households absorb transportation costs to reach the coastal cities where clinicians cluster, then wait months for an intake, then face out-of-pocket fees that public reimbursement does not fully cover. Working adults lose paid hours, parents scramble for childcare, and rural residents in the 45% of Reunion outside the two main urban zones often abandon the process altogether. The result is a mental health gap that statistics understate.
The Solution
Online group therapy sidesteps every bottleneck the 1.4-per-100,000 ratio creates. Grouport draws from a pool of licensed therapists rather than the constrained local workforce, so the 12-week queue does not apply. Sessions run over HIPAA-secure video from any Reunion address with a stable connection, so the urban-rural divide dissolves. The $32-per-session price ($140 monthly) is set once, in English, with no reimbursement paperwork required from local sickness funds.
97% of Reunion's mental health workforce falls short of what is needed to fully meet population demand for specialist care.
Grouport's matching engine reads each intake right away and places the participant in a 6-12 person English-speaking group focused on their specific concern. Reunion members join the same cohort weekly, building continuity that a fragmented local system rarely offers. Because the format is text-verified video with a licensed clinician facilitating, the standard of care matches what an American member would receive on the same platform, without leaving the island.
Access and Availability Across Reunion.
Access to mental health care in Reunion is defined by three numbers: 1.4 workers per 100,000, a 12-week wait, and the 45% of residents living outside the two urban corridors. Grouport is engineered to make each of those numbers irrelevant for the individual seeking help.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
Cost and Value for Reunion Residents.
Affordability and Income
At $32 per session, a Reunion participant attending weekly spends $140 per month for unlimited group access, a rate that stays constant regardless of currency fluctuations or local reimbursement rules. Compared with private per-session fees in Saint-Denis, which routinely run several multiples of that figure and often require out-of-pocket payment above what the local sickness fund covers, Grouport removes both the sticker price and the reimbursement uncertainty. Middle-low-income households can budget mental health care as a predictable line item rather than a variable expense, and the group format is what makes that pricing structurally sustainable rather than a promotional rate.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
The hidden costs of Reunion's local system rarely appear on any invoice. A resident of Cilaos or Salazie loses a full workday to reach a Saint-Pierre appointment; a Mafate resident may spend more on transport than on the session itself. Add childcare, fuel, and lost wages across 12 weeks of waiting and multiple follow-ups, and the true price of a single therapy relationship climbs well past the visible fee. Grouport erases every one of those line items because sessions happen at home over HIPAA-secure video, on a Reunion-friendly evening schedule aligned with the island's UTC+4 time zone.
Immediate Availability
Value also compounds through time-to-first-session. Local care that takes 12 weeks to begin costs 12 weeks of untreated symptoms; Grouport's immediate group start window means the first billable session is also the first therapeutic session, with no runway of waiting between payment and progress. For a Reunion resident, this converts $32 into immediate care rather than deferred care.
For a middle-low-income territory where private mental health care tracks metropolitan French pricing, cost is often the decisive barrier before wait times even become relevant. Grouport's fixed $32 per session and $140 monthly rate is designed to fit Reunion household budgets while delivering the same licensed clinical standard offered to American members.
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.
What Grouport Groups Address for Reunion Members.
Grouport runs specialized English-language groups covering anxiety, depression, DBT skills, grief, relationship challenges, trauma processing, and more. Each 6-12 person cohort is topic-focused so Reunion members join peers navigating similar circumstances, whether that is coastal isolation, cross-cultural work stress, or the general strain of living in a territory with 1.4 mental health workers per 100,000 residents.
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 group is facilitated by a licensed therapist credentialed at the master's or doctoral level, drawn from a pool the constrained Reunion workforce of 1.4 per 100,000 cannot locally match. Clinicians are matched to Reunion members based on presenting concern, preferred meeting time in UTC+4, and group dynamics, so islanders receive a facilitator suited to their situation rather than whichever local clinician happens to have an opening after 12 weeks.
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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 Reunion.
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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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."
Reunion Group Therapy Questions Answered.
Reunion uses the euro as a French overseas department, and $32 USD lands around 29 euros per weekly session depending on the day's rate. For that price you get an hour of group therapy with 6 to 12 members and a licensed therapist over HIPAA-secure video, billed weekly rather than as an upfront package. It sidesteps the out-of-pocket cost of private psychology sessions outside the capped MonSoutienPsy scheme, and you can join right away instead of waiting roughly 20 weeks for a specialist outpatient slot.
Yes. Grouport runs weekly video groups on recurring schedules, and because Reunion sits at UTC+4 year-round with no daylight saving, clients in Saint-Denis, Saint-Pierre or Le Port can lock in an evening slot after the standard workday and keep the same time every week. Sessions last about an hour, run over HIPAA-secure video with 6 to 12 members and a licensed therapist, and cost $32 per session. You can join right away without waiting for a GP referral or a MonSoutienPsy slot.
Grouport Coverage Across Reunion.
Counties
North, South, East, and West coastal zones, plus the three interior cirques of Cilaos, Mafate, and Salazie, and the volcanic Plaine-des-Cafres plateau, are all served identically over HIPAA-secure video.
Cities
Saint-Denis, Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul, Le Tampon, Saint-Andre, Saint-Louis, Saint-Benoit, Le Port, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Leu, Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Suzanne, Petite-Ile, Salazie, Cilaos, Bras-Panon, Entre-Deux, and Trois-Bassins.
Zip Codes
97400, 97410, 97430
If you have an address in Reunion, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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