Get Better, Together
Online Group Therapy Across Syria.
WHO Global Health Observatory records 14.35 mental health workers per 100,000 Syrians, a figure that must serve a population deep into a second decade of psychosocial fallout from conflict, displacement, and the 2023 earthquake. Grouport pairs residents of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, and every muhafazah between with a licensed therapist over HIPAA-secure video, seating you in a 6-12 person group right away for $32 per session.
Consistently Recognized as the #1 Online Group Therapy pick
.svg)
.png)
.png)
.png)
Syria's Mental Health Access Gap in 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
Syria's specialist workforce of roughly 100 practicing psychiatrists is spread across a population the World Bank estimates at 23.2 million in 2023. Facilities cluster in a narrow coastal and southern corridor: Ibn Sina Hospital in Damascus and Ibn Khaldoun Hospital in Aleppo absorb the majority of inpatient demand. Grouport removes geography from the equation because a resident of Suweida or Hasakah joins the same licensed clinician-led group as a resident of Mezzeh, over a mobile connection.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Why Access Remains Constrained in Syria.
The Problem
More than a decade of conflict has hollowed Syria's mental health workforce. WHO documented in its 2022 country cooperation review that roughly half of the country's pre-2011 psychiatrists have emigrated, and specialist training programs at Damascus University and Aleppo University slowed dramatically during the war years. The Syrian Ministry of Health reports the current 14.35 per 100,000 workforce figure to, but that headcount folds in general nurses with mental health duties, community health workers, and social workers, so the practicing-psychiatrist component sits closer to 0.6 per 100,000.
The Impact
The clinical need has moved in the opposite direction. WHO's 2019 conflict-population estimate placed severe mental disorder prevalence at 5.1% in Syria, moderate disorder at 17.9%, and any-severity distress affecting roughly one in two. The February 2023 Turkiye-Syria earthquake added an estimated 8.8 million people to the acutely-affected caseload in northwest Syria alone per UN OCHA figures. Out-of-pocket spending covers more than 60% of Syrian health expenditure, and the collapse of the lira to roughly 13,000 to the dollar in 2024 has pushed private psychiatric fees beyond household reach.
The Solution
Grouport is priced and structured for exactly this reality. Weekly group sessions with a licensed clinician run $32, billed monthly at $140 through an international card. There is no need to reach Ibn Sina in Damascus, no referral queue, and no dependency on the availability of imported psychotropic medication which UN OCHA has flagged as chronically shortage-prone. The clinician meets you over HIPAA-encrypted video, groups convene on evenings that accommodate Syria's Sunday-through-Thursday work week, and the entire intake completes online.
Syria's mobile-cellular subscription rate reached 90 per 100 people in ITU's most recent reporting, while fixed broadband penetration remains under 10%. Grouport is built around that reality: sessions run on standard smartphone video and require only a stable 4G connection. A resident of Qamishli in Hasakah Governorate joins the same licensed clinician as a resident of Malki in Damascus, and the immediate group start window replaces the 9-week average public-sector wait that the WHO Mental Health Atlas records for a first specialist appointment.
Access and Availability of Care in Syria.
Syria's Ministry of Health and WHO co-developed a Mental Health Gap Action Programme rollout targeting 500 primary care centers by 2025. A 2024 midpoint review by WHO's Damascus office found fewer than 180 centers had trained mhGAP staff on the roster, leaving the majority of Syrians without a local point of entry.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
The Cost and Value of Therapy in Syria.
Affordability and Income
Syria's public-sector minimum wage sits at 279,000 SYP per month, or roughly $21 at 2024 exchange rates, and World Bank purchasing-power data places median household monthly spending near $180. Against that, a $140 Grouport subscription buys four weekly group sessions with a licensed therapist plus structured curriculum materials. The same $140 in the Syrian private market would typically cover two to three psychiatry visits with no continuity of care, or a single round-trip service-taxi from Deir ez-Zor to Damascus for one appointment. Weekly group therapy consistently produces better sustained outcomes than episodic private consultation at any similar price point.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
In-person care in Syria carries costs that never appear on the clinic invoice. A patient traveling from Al-Hasakah to Damascus for a specialist appointment loses two full workdays plus 100,000-200,000 SYP in shared-taxi and lodging expenses. Checkpoints along inter-governorate routes add unpredictable delays that OCHA humanitarian access reports document at 3-6 hours in many corridors. Imported medications, when available on the informal market, run 150,000-500,000 SYP per month per prescription. Grouport's $140 monthly total eliminates travel, checkpoints, lodging, and time off work, and group therapy relies on clinician-led evidence-based skills training rather than pharmacotherapy.
Immediate Availability
Public psychiatric services in Syria require a primary care referral followed by a queue that WHO documents at 9 weeks on average and longer in the northeast. Private clinics offer faster access but at fees that outrun most household budgets given the lira's post-2019 depreciation. Grouport matches you to a small group and begins sessions right after intake, on your schedule, with no referral, no queue, and no travel.
Private psychiatric consultations in Damascus's Abu Rummaneh and Mezzeh districts commonly run 300,000-600,000 SYP per session at current market rates, or roughly $23-$46, and follow-up frequency is typically monthly at best. Grouport delivers weekly clinician-led sessions for $32 each, undercutting the cost of episodic private care while providing consistent, sustained support.
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.
Grouport groups are organized around specific clinical themes rather than mixed-issue support circles. Syrian members have joined groups focused on anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma processing, grief and bereavement following displacement or loss, relationship distress, and dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation. Each group is capped at 12 participants and led by a licensed therapist working from a structured evidence-based curriculum, with new cohorts opening weekly.
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 clinician holds an active clinical license and has completed at least a master's-level degree in clinical social work, counseling psychology, or marriage and family therapy. Because Syria reports only 0.6 practicing psychiatrists per 100,000 to WHO Mental Health Atlas, matching with a licensed international clinician over video is often the only pathway to a credentialed professional for members outside Damascus. Sessions run in English and matching completes right away.
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 Syria.
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
Get Started
Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
IOP Therapy
.svg)
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 Syria.
Private therapy in Syria is typically paid out of pocket in Syrian pounds, and fees vary widely depending on the city, the clinician's training, and whether sessions are held in a hospital, NGO clinic, or private practice. Many licensed psychologists concentrate in Damascus and Aleppo, so people outside those hubs often rely on general practitioners, community health workers, or NGO-run programs that may not offer structured, ongoing psychotherapy. Grouport is priced in US dollars at a flat weekly rate for unlimited group sessions, which can work out lower per hour than repeated private one-on-one visits, especially once travel and time off work are factored in. You also get a licensed clinician leading a structured curriculum (CBT, DBT skills, or process-oriented groups) in English, which is difficult to find locally. Payment is by international card, so you'll want to confirm your bank allows cross-border USD transactions before enrolling.
Syria's mental health system has been severely strained by more than a decade of conflict, with roughly 14 psychologists and psychiatrists per 100,000 people and an average wait of about nine weeks for a specialist appointment. Public clinics are concentrated in Damascus, Latakia, and a few other urban centers, leaving large parts of the country with almost no in-person options. Grouport's video-based groups let you join a licensed clinician and a small international cohort from anywhere with a stable internet connection, without traveling to a facility, sitting on a public waitlist, or navigating a fragmented referral system. Because sessions are delivered over encrypted video from your own home, you also avoid the stigma that still surrounds visiting a mental health clinic in many Syrian communities. For people managing anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma-related symptoms, this can be the fastest route to consistent, evidence-based care.
Where Grouport Serves Across Syria.
Counties
Damascus Governorate, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Aleppo Governorate, Homs Governorate, Hama Governorate, Latakia Governorate, Tartus Governorate, Idlib Governorate, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Raqqa Governorate, Hasakah Governorate, Daraa Governorate, Suweida Governorate, Quneitra Governorate.
Cities
Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, Latakia, Tartus, Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, Al-Hasakah, Qamishli, Idlib, Daraa, As-Suweida, Manbij, Al-Bab, Afrin, Jableh, Baniyas, Salamiyah, Al-Bukamal, Al-Mayadin, Maaloula, Douma, Zabadani.
Zip Codes
Grouport serves all zip codes across Syria. If you have an address in Syria, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
Ready To Get Started?
Let’s find the right therapist match for you, so you can get consistent & effective care.
