Get Better, Together
With just 0.07 mental health workers per 100,000 residents, Trinidad and Tobago has one of the leanest specialist workforces in the AMR region. Grouport places you in a small, licensed-therapist-led video group right away for $32 per session, so a Diego Martin evening or a Tobago weekend can hold real weekly care rather than a 20-week wait.

Understanding the landscape of mental health care access and the challenges
residents face across the state.
20 weeks average wait time reported for a first specialist mental health appointment in Trinidad and Tobago country profile data.
20-week typical queue at public outpatient clinics such as St. Ann's and the North West Regional Health Authority for a non-urgent first appointment.
High-income economy classification by the World Bank, yet private psychiatry sessions in Port of Spain routinely price at 4 to 6 times a Grouport weekly seat.
54% urban concentration of the 1.4 million population, leaves rural Mayaro, Toco and Tobago residents traveling hours for in-person care.
0.07 per 100k mental health workers in Trinidad and Tobago, roughly one specialist for every 20,000 residents nationwide.
1 psychiatrist per roughly 71,000 people is the WHO-derived ratio for Trinidad and Tobago, well below the 10-per-100k threshold WHO flags as adequate.
These figures, drawn from the WHO Global Health Observatory and World Bank country data, describe a system where geography and workforce scarcity, not affordability alone, decide who receives ongoing therapy. Grouport's remit is narrower and more practical: pair a Trinidadian or Tobagonian adult with a licensed therapist and a peer group over HIPAA video, on a schedule that survives shift work at Point Lisas or a commute from Chaguanas.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Trinidad and Tobago's mental health infrastructure was designed around a small number of hub facilities, chiefly St. Ann's Psychiatric Hospital in the north and the San Fernando General Hospital services in the south. With WHO reporting only 0.07 mental health workers per 100,000 people, most parishes and both islands share a workforce that would barely staff a mid-sized clinic elsewhere. The result is not that Trinbagonians avoid therapy, but that a resident in Sangre Grande or Roxborough may face a full morning of travel plus a multi-month wait just to begin.
The 20-week average wait for a public first appointment lands hardest on working. A call center agent in One Woodbrook Place cannot easily take a Tuesday off to sit at St. Ann's, and a Tobago-based hospitality worker faces the added cost of an inter-island trip if a referral routes north. Meanwhile private psychiatry in Maraval or Westmoorings, when available, is priced for expatriate and executive budgets, not for the teacher, nurse or small-business owner who makes up most of Trinidad and Tobago's middle class.
Group therapy over video reframes the arithmetic. Six to twelve adults share one licensed therapist for a 60-minute weekly session, which is why Grouport can hold price at $32 per session or $140 per month while keeping cohorts small enough for every voice to be heard. The model also lets a single therapist support dozens of Trinbagonian clients concurrently, effectively importing licensed capacity that the local system cannot yet train and retain domestically.
0.07 per 100k mental health workers in Trinidad and Tobago, roughly one specialist for every 20,000 residents nationwide.
Because sessions run on HIPAA-compliant video, a Grouport member in Point Fortin joins the same cohort as one in Arima or Crown Point without anyone traveling. Home broadband and mobile data across TSTT, Digicel and Flow now cover the vast majority of populated areas, which means the practical prerequisites are a private room and a phone or laptop. you can join a group right away replaces the 20-week public queue with a same-week start.
Trinidad and Tobago's mental health capacity is concentrated in a handful of northern and southern facilities, leaving most of the country reliant on GP referrals and travel. Grouport removes both variables: a licensed therapist and a stable weekly group, accessible from any address with a broadband connection, join right after intake.
Private one-on-one psychiatry in Trinidad and Tobago typically runs several times that per visit, and psychology sessions in the private sector are usually priced in the same order of magnitude. Even for Trinbagonians earning above the median for a high-income economy, that private-sector price point is difficult to sustain weekly for the months or years that meaningful therapy often requires. Group therapy shares the therapist's hour across six to twelve members, which is why $32 delivers licensed US-clinician time rather than peer-support-only content.
The visible session fee is only part of the local cost picture. In-person care in Trinidad and Tobago often carries a fuel bill up the Beetham Highway, parking in central Port of Spain, or the ferry or ANR Robinson flight from Tobago. A single monthly private appointment in Maraval can easily add TT-dollar transport costs that themselves rival a week of Grouport membership. Because Grouport runs entirely over video from a home or private office, those recurring extras collapse to whatever bandwidth costs you already pay Flow, Digicel or TSTT.
Cost only matters if care actually starts. Grouport's immediate group start means a member in Arima who pays on Sunday evening is typically in an active cohort the following week, which stands in sharp contrast to the 20-week average public queue documented by WHO.
At current exchange rates, $32 USD sits close to the price of a modest weeknight dinner for two in Port of Spain. Grouport prices a full 60-minute licensed-therapist-led group session at that figure, or $140 per month for four sessions, with no consultation fee, no travel cost and no referral required.
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.
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!
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.
Grouport's Trinidad and Tobago cohorts address the concerns that most commonly bring adults to talk therapy: anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, workplace burnout, and dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation. Sessions are conducted in English, matching the country's official language, and cohort formation considers time zone (AST, UTC-4) so weekday evening slots align cleanly with post-work availability in Port of Spain, Chaguanas and Scarborough.
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
Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, Self-injury, Suicide Survival
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

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 led by a licensed therapist, and credentialed to provide clinical group therapy over HIPAA-compliant video. Trinbagonian members are matched by presenting concern, schedule and group composition rather than by geography, which is what allows a Piarco software engineer and a Scarborough teacher to sit in the same effective cohort without either one leaving home.
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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
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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.
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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."
Private individual therapy in Trinidad and Tobago typically runs TTD 400 to TTD 900 per 50-minute session (roughly USD 60 to USD 135), and psychiatric consultations can exceed TTD 1,000. Most private care is out of pocket; local health insurance rarely covers ongoing psychotherapy in a meaningful way. Grouport's weekly group therapy is billed in U.S. dollars at a flat monthly rate that generally works out to less per session than a single private appointment in Port of Spain, and you get four sessions a month rather than one. Because groups meet weekly with the same therapist and cohort, you also get continuity that ad hoc private sessions often lack. Payment is by international credit or debit card in USD, so your bank will apply its standard foreign-transaction conversion; there is no need to arrange local billing, and there is no waitlist fee or intake charge beyond the monthly subscription.
Trinidad and Tobago has roughly 0.07 psychiatrists per 100,000 people and public-sector wait times that can stretch beyond 20 weeks, which leaves many residents relying on a small pool of private clinicians concentrated in Port of Spain, San Fernando, and Scarborough. Grouport gives you a way around that bottleneck: sessions run entirely online over Zoom, so you can join from anywhere on Trinidad or Tobago without commuting to a clinic or joining a public waitlist. Once you complete the intake questionnaire, we typically match you into an appropriate group within a week, not months. Groups are led by licensed therapists using evidence-based modalities (CBT, DBT, interpersonal), and the format is the same regardless of where you live. For Trinbagonians in rural areas, on the sister isle, or juggling shift work, this removes the two biggest local barriers: geography and scarcity of clinicians.
Grouport serves adults across all fifteen regional corporations and both islands, including the City of Port of Spain, City of San Fernando, Borough of Arima, Borough of Chaguanas, Borough of Point Fortin, Diego Martin, San Juan-Laventille, Tunapuna-Piarco, Sangre Grande, Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, Mayaro-Rio Claro, Princes Town, Penal-Debe, Siparia and the Tobago House of Assembly area.
Members regularly log in from Port of Spain, San Fernando, Chaguanas, Arima, Point Fortin, Marabella, Tunapuna, Sangre Grande, Rio Claro, Princes Town, Debe, Siparia, Diego Martin, Maraval, Scarborough, Crown Point, Plymouth, Roxborough and Charlotteville, joining the same cohorts on the same weekly cadence.
Grouport serves all zip codes across Trinidad and Tobago. If you have an address in Trinidad and Tobago, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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