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Online Group Therapy for U.S. Virgin Islands Residents
Grouport delivers licensed online group therapy across St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John for $32 per session. With only 35.2 mental health workers per 100,000 residents and a 7-week average wait for local in-person appointments, the territory's outpatient system leaves many Virgin Islanders searching for consistent, affordable care. Our English-language cohorts of 6 to 12 peers meet over HIPAA-compliant video on set weekly schedules, and members join right away after a brief intake. Because Atlantic Standard Time overlaps closely with U.S. Eastern evening slots, residents in Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Frederiksted, and Cruz Bay can attend after-work sessions without rearranging their day or booking inter-island travel.
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Mental Health in U.S. Virgin Islands 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
These figures reflect a small territorial system stretched thin by geography and post-hurricane recovery. When Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged Roy Lester Schneider Hospital on St. Thomas and Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix in 2017, behavioral health services were displaced for months, and FEMA-funded rebuilds are still closing capacity gaps nearly a decade later. Roughly three-quarters of Virgin Islanders identify as Black or Afro-Caribbean, and care-seeking patterns are shaped by strong Puerto Rican, Dominican, and continental U.S. diaspora ties. Grouport's evening cohorts give residents an entry point that does not depend on the availability of the three outpatient clinics or the two territorial hospitals.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Mental Health Care in the Caribbean AMR Region
The Problem
Across the AMR region, small island systems like the U.S. Virgin Islands face acute workforce shortages, and the territory's 35.2 mental health workers per 100,000 residents fall far below the national U.S. figure. The Division of Mental Health, Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Services operates outpatient clinics on all three main islands, but inpatient beds are concentrated at Roy Lester Schneider Hospital on St. Thomas and Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix, and specialty care often requires off-island referral to Puerto Rico or the mainland.
The Impact
The 7-week wait for a local appointment leaves Virgin Islanders managing anxiety, depression, grief, and post-hurricane stress without professional support during the most acute phase. Residents on St. John, where no hospital exists, face additional inter-island travel by ferry to reach in-person providers, and the cost and time of that trip can turn a scheduled session into a full-day commitment.
The Solution
Grouport addresses these constraints with licensed clinicians holding LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PsyD, or PhD credentials leading cohorts of 6 to 12 members. Groups meet weekly over HIPAA-compliant video, and because English is the sole official language of the territory, Virgin Islanders slot into existing cohorts without any language or content adaptation.
Reliable telehealth eliminates the ferry commute between St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John and removes the 7-week queue that gates local in-person appointments. Atlantic Standard Time runs one hour ahead of U.S. Eastern year-round, so a 7:00 PM AST group aligns with 6:00 PM ET, giving after-work access to residents in Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, and Cruz Bay alike.
Access & Availability of Mental Health Care in U.S. Virgin Islands
Access to mental health care in the U.S. Virgin Islands is shaped by the territory's small population of roughly 87,000 residents, the three-island geography, and a workforce density of 35.2 clinicians per 100,000 people. The Department of Health's Division of Mental Health, Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Services runs the public outpatient network, and Medicare, Medicaid, and private carriers such as United Healthcare and Cigna operate in the territory. Still, the practical experience of finding, scheduling, and reaching a provider often reveals gaps that population and coverage figures alone do not capture.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
Cost & Value of Group Therapy in U.S. Virgin Islands
Affordability and Income
At $32 per session or $140 per month, Grouport costs less than a single tank of gas at St. Thomas or St. Croix pump prices and less than a round-trip ferry ticket to St. John. For a member attending four sessions a month, the total sits well under one hour of typical private-pay mainland telehealth billing. Sessions are led by licensed clinicians holding LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PsyD, or PhD credentials, so the low price does not come from clinical corner-cutting.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
The visible session fee is only part of what in-person care costs a Virgin Islander. Missed work time for a ferry to St. Thomas from St. John, fuel between Frederiksted and Christiansted, childcare during a clinic visit, and airfare to San Juan for specialty referral all compound the sticker price. Grouport removes every one of these line items: sessions run over video from wherever the member has a screen and headphones.
Immediate Availability
Local outpatient clinics carry the 7-week average wait, and off-island referrals can extend that further once travel is arranged. Grouport groups run on a fixed weekly cadence, so a Virgin Islander who completes intake on Monday can join a group meeting on Wednesday. That immediacy matters when the reason for seeking help, hurricane anniversary distress, grief, workplace anxiety, or a relationship strain, is happening now, not seven weeks from now.
Household income in the U.S. Virgin Islands is high relative to many Caribbean neighbors, but the cost of living, particularly for imported goods, medical services, and off-island specialty care, is also elevated. Private-pay therapy in the territory or through mainland telehealth platforms typically runs $100 to $200 per session, and residents referred off-island for specialty care shoulder airfare and lodging on top of the clinical fee. Grouport's $32-per-session rate reframes what consistent weekly care can cost.
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 We Treat
Grouport's cohorts cover the concerns Virgin Islanders most often raise: generalized and social anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, trauma including post-hurricane stress from Irma and Maria, relationship and family conflict, and the stress-management concerns that come with island living, tourism-economy workloads, and shift-based hospitality or health-care jobs common across St. Thomas and St. Croix. Groups follow evidence-based frameworks including cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy skills, adapted for the peer-cohort format.
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 led by a licensed clinician credentialed as an LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PsyD, or PhD, with experience facilitating small-group work over secure video. Because English is the sole official language of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the primary language of government, education, and health care, therapists lead sessions in English and Virgin Islanders slot into existing cohorts alongside members from across the United States without any adaptation. Facilitators keep group size at 6 to 12 members so every participant has room to speak each week.
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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 U.S. Virgin Islands
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
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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."
U.S. Virgin Islands Group Therapy FAQs
Our therapists are licensed clinicians who facilitate groups for members across the territory. Because Grouport is a peer-support group format rather than individual therapy or psychiatric care, the licensing rules that govern one-on-one treatment in the USVI do not apply the same way. If you need medication management, court-ordered evaluation, or crisis care, contact the Division of Mental Health, Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Services or Roy Lester Schneider Hospital directly. Grouport works alongside, not in place of, those services.
Yes. Grouport runs entirely over secure video, so your location within the territory does not affect access. St. John residents who would otherwise need to ferry to St. Thomas for the Division of Mental Health outpatient clinic can join a group from home. You need a private space and a stable internet connection. Sessions are billed in USD, so there is no currency conversion, and Atlantic Standard Time keeps most U.S. Eastern group schedules workable year-round.
Group Therapy Coverage Across U.S. Virgin Islands
Counties
Grouport serves every district of the U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Thomas including Charlotte Amalie, Red Hook, and Estate Thomas; St. Croix including Christiansted, Frederiksted, Sunny Isle, and Kingshill; St. John including Cruz Bay and Coral Bay; and the surrounding cays. Because sessions run over HIPAA-compliant video, a member's district determines nothing about their access to a group, only their local time zone, which is Atlantic Standard Time across the entire territory.
Cities
Members join from Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Frederiksted, Cruz Bay, Coral Bay, Red Hook, Kingshill, Sunny Isle, Estate Tutu, and every settlement in between. The 96-percent urban footprint of the territory means most Virgin Islanders live within a few miles of a town center with reliable internet, and group members from smaller settlements like East End on St. Thomas or the interior of St. Croix connect on the same schedule and terms as those in the largest population centers.
Zip Codes
Grouport serves all zip codes across U.S. Virgin Islands. If you have an address in U.S. Virgin Islands, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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