Expert 1:1 Care
Online Individual Therapy Across Syria.
Grouport offers online individual therapy in Syria: weekly one-on-one video sessions with a licensed clinician, 45 minutes long, matched right away after a short intake. Sessions run in English over a HIPAA-compliant platform, so clients across Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Latakia, and the northeastern governorates can start with the same therapist within days rather than waiting months for a slot at Ibn Sina or a private clinic. Pricing is transparent and set in US dollars at $103 per session weekly (billed as $448 per month) or every other week (billed as $224 per month), which sidesteps Syrian pound volatility and the shortage of English-speaking specialists outside a few urban districts.
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Syria's Mental Health Access Gap in Numbers.
Understanding the landscape of mental health care access and the challenges
residents face.
Mental Illness Prevalence
19.9% of Syrian adults live with a mental health condition each year, reflecting the ongoing need for accessible therapy options.
Wait Time
22 weeks the average wait to secure a first mental health appointment in Syria's public system, an interval during which symptoms often deepen.
Median Household Income
$4,207 median household income in Syria, shaping what households can allocate to private mental health care.
Percentage Who Need Therapy
85.0% of Syrian adults with a mental health condition do not receive formal specialist treatment.
Provider Shortage
71% of Syria's mental health workforce falls short of what is needed to fully meet population demand for specialist care.
Mental Health Providers per 100k Residents
14.3 per 100,000 mental health workers in Syria, a density that shapes availability, wait times, and access across the country.
Read together, Syria's numbers make the case for a weekly one-on-one online model. With roughly 14.35 mental health workers per 100,000 population, a first-appointment wait around 22 weeks, an urbanization rate near 72 percent that still leaves the northeast and northwest thinly covered, and household budgets absorbing years of currency depreciation on top of an outpatient market that runs on out-of-pocket cash, the in-country system leaves most working adults waiting months for care they then have to pay for per visit in a volatile currency. Grouport's model, a licensed therapist matched inside a week, weekly HIPAA video sessions in English, and a fixed US dollar subscription, fits precisely into that gap.
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
For a working adult in Syria, a 22-week wait for a first specialist visit typically means most of a year of sleep loss, appointments deferred, or household strain left to compound before any structured support begins. Add a commute across Damascus traffic or a cross-governorate trip to reach one of the small number of private English-speaking clinicians, plus per-visit fees that reset with every currency swing, and many people simply stop trying. Grouport removes that friction. A licensed therapist is matched within a day, the first weekly video session sits inside a normal work week, and the subscription is fixed in US dollars so a full course of care can be planned month to month.
The Solution
Online one-on-one therapy answers a specific pressure point in Syria: outpatient mental health services outside Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia are thin, and even in those cities English-speaking private clinicians book out for weeks. Grouport places each client with a single licensed therapist who stays with them across the full course of care, delivering weekly private sessions over secure HIPAA video. Sessions are one-on-one and fully confidential. The care plan is built around the client's presenting concerns, whether that is anxiety, depression, grief, trauma processing, or work stress, and adjusted session by session. For clients in Syria, that continuity and privacy matter as much as the immediate start.
71% of Syria's mental health workforce falls short of what is needed to fully meet population demand for specialist care.
Grouport loosens three specific frictions Syria clients run into. First, the queue: instead of waiting roughly 22 weeks for a first specialist appointment through public channels, a licensed Grouport therapist is available this week. Second, geography: Ibn Sina in Damascus and Ibn Khaldoun in Aleppo carry most of the inpatient load and private practice is concentrated in three cities, so a client in Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah, Idlib, or Raqqa can now see a licensed therapist without traveling across governorate lines or through checkpoints. Third, currency: sessions are priced in US dollars on a fixed monthly subscription, insulated from Syrian pound swings that have made private-clinic fees hard to plan for.
Access and Availability of Care in Syria.
Formal mental health care in Syria runs across a narrow set of channels. The Ministry of Health operates two flagship psychiatric hospitals, Ibn Sina in Damascus and Ibn Khaldoun in Aleppo, alongside a small number of outpatient clinics attached to general hospitals. NGOs, WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF, and international humanitarian partners deliver most community mental health services, particularly in Idlib, the northeast, and displacement settings. Private practice exists mainly in Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia and is paid entirely out of pocket, with no functional national coverage for outpatient psychotherapy. Grouport fits the gap those channels leave open: weekly one-on-one video therapy with a licensed clinician, in English, on a HIPAA-compliant platform, with the same therapist every week and an immediate start.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
The Cost and Value of Therapy in Syria.
Grouport gives Syria residents immediate access to individual therapy at $103 per session on average (billed at $448 per month for weekly sessions, or $224 per month for every-other-week sessions), 50 to 60 percent below the global average of $150 to $250 per session for private one-on-one therapy. Pricing is set in US dollars and stays the same each month regardless of currency fluctuation, so the cost of a full course of care is easy to plan from the first session onward.
Affordability and Income
Syria's gross national income per capita sits around $720 in Atlas terms and roughly $4,740 in PPP terms, and household budgets have been squeezed hard by more than a decade of currency depreciation. In that context, a fixed US dollar subscription that covers a full month of weekly licensed therapy is easier to plan for than per-visit private clinic fees that reset with every pound movement. The $448 monthly weekly plan works out to roughly $103 per 45-minute session, and the $224 every-other-week plan drops the per-session figure to roughly for households pacing care across a longer stretch. Either way, the number does not change on payday.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
In-person therapy in Syria carries costs that rarely show up on the invoice. A one-way trip across Damascus to a private clinic in Mezzeh or Malki can run 30 to 90 minutes in traffic, taxi and shared-service fares add up per visit, and clients outside the three main cities often lose an entire work day per session. Private-clinic invoices are quoted in Syrian pounds and can shift meaningfully between one appointment and the next, and finding a licensed English-speaking clinician with an open slot can take weeks of calling around. Grouport replaces all of that with one predictable US dollar subscription, weekly sessions from home, and the option to cancel anytime.
Immediate Availability
With around 22 weeks as the typical wait for a first specialist appointment through public or NGO channels, most Syria clients who want therapy are looking at roughly five months before the first conversation. Grouport compresses that to a few days. Intake is completed online, a matched licensed therapist is proposed within a day, and the first weekly session usually lands inside the same week. For Syria clients ready to start now, a licensed Grouport therapist is available this week.
How it Works
Explore Virtual Mental Health Services
With plans tailored to you, it's easy to choose the right mental health care plan. Simply sign up today!
Personalized match
We’ll get in touch with you to get brief context to make sure we match you with the therapist that best fits your needs & schedule. (Typically match in 24-72 hours)
Start Online Therapy
Meet weekly with a licensed mental health professional for 45-minute video sessions. With consistent online therapy services, you can start seeing meaningful results.
Mental Health Conditions We Treat in
Syria
Meaningful Results
Check out how our online therapy 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."
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.
Grouport's clinician network is made up of licensed psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LPCs, PsyDs, and PhDs, all credentialed in the jurisdictions where they practice. Sessions run in English on a HIPAA-compliant video platform. Therapists have experience working with clients across the Levant, the Gulf, Europe, and North America, including members of the Syrian diaspora and returnees, and they approach each intake by asking about the client's specific context rather than assuming it. New Syria clients complete a short intake, review a matched therapist within a day, and can typically begin weekly sessions the same week. All sessions are HIPAA-compliant and fully confidential.
Affordable Individual 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.
Individual Therapy
$112/session
billed at $448/month
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Group Therapy
Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
IOP Therapy
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Teen Therapy
Common Questions from Syria.
You can message our administrative staff by emailing them at support@grouporttherapy.com and explain the nature of the communications. If it pertains to administrative matters, that can all be provided to you from our support staff's end. If it does not pertain to an administrative matter, you can let us know what you’d like to relay to your therapist, and we’ll send it over on your behalf to them. Most communications should be reserved during session time, but when things arise, we can always pass it along to the therapist, and we’ll revert back with the response or they may contact you directly if relevant. Therapists typically respond within 24 hours to non-urgent messages. However, messaging isn't a substitute for therapy sessions, for detailed concerns or in-depth discussions, your therapist will ask you to bring it up in your next session. In crisis situations requiring immediate help (thoughts of self-harm, severe anxiety, etc.), contact 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room rather than waiting for a message response. If you are in a life threatening situation or in need of immediate assistance, these emergency resources can help.
We accept all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, etc..) and debit cards for payment. Your card is securely stored and automatically charged on your monthly billing date. We also accept HSA (Health Savings Account) and FSA (Flexible Spending Account) cards, which many clients use to pay for therapy with pre-tax dollars. You can update your payment method at anytime.
While we don't currently offer financial assistance, we're committed to making therapy accessible. Group therapy at $32/session is our most affordable option and provides the same evidence-based treatment. We also provide superbills for insurance reimbursement upon request, accept HSA/FSA cards for tax savings, and offer flexible month-to-month billing with no long-term contracts. If cost is a significant barrier, contact our support team - we can discuss options that might work best for your situation.
Group therapy at $25/session - $35/session is likely cheaper than your insurance copay for individual therapy would be anyways. You can submit receipts for out-of-network reimbursement if your plan offers it. The value and cost-effectiveness of individual therapy often exceeds insured individual therapy with copays.
Reliable internet is essential for online individual therapy since technical difficulties disrupt the group and limit your participation. So, you definitely need reliable internet for video sessions to work. If your internet is spotty, either find a more reliable location, use a different device or get your wifi fixed, or you can use cellular data. If connection issues are persistent, online therapy may not be viable currently. Discuss with a care coordinator about your internet situation so they can help you gauge what might be the best option for you.
Living with ongoing chronic health challenges is isolating and many people don't get what it's like. Being in individual therapy with others managing chronic conditions reduces that isolation significantly. You’ll also get practical coping strategies from people who actually live the same or similar reality. Groups help members live fully despite limitations their chronic illness may present.
The group itself becomes practice for connection, communication, conflict resolution, boundaries, and vulnerability. Some people join individual therapy specifically for the social skills component. You're learning through doing and practicing in real time. The skills learned in group transfer to outside relationships and help you form healthier friendships beyond therapy. Many people think of group sessions as a practice for relationship skills they can apply elsewhere.
Fear of aging, fear of death, or existential anxiety about mortality are universal human experiences. Cultural attitudes toward aging and death vary, but the anxiety is real everywhere. Therapy provides space to explore these fears and find meaning despite mortality.
You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. "Small" problems still affect your wellbeing. General stress, dissatisfaction, wanting personal growth, relationship maintenance, are all valid reasons for therapy. Therapy isn't just for severe mental illness. It's for anyone who wants support to improve their life. #
You might qualify for Medicaid depending on your state. Some therapists offer sliding scale for people on fixed incomes. Community mental health centers often serve people on disability. Free support groups exist for various conditions. It's harder to access therapy on limited income, but options exist. Research local resources for low-income mental health care. At Grouport we offer affordable therapy options like group therapy and individual therapy. Our groups cost only $25/session - $35/session depending on which group you sign up for.
Formal employee assistance programs are rare in Syria. Public-sector roles and most private employers in Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia do not fund counseling benefits, and NGO staff perks vary widely by contract. Grouport gives Syrian professionals a direct route to weekly video sessions of one-on-one members led by licensed therapists for $103 per session, billed in USD so it stays insulated from Syrian pound volatility. Sessions run on HIPAA-secure video, you can join right away, and no employer sign-off is needed.
Yes. English fluency is concentrated among university-educated individual care in Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia, and among Syrian young adults in the diaspora, which makes English-language groups genuinely accessible. Grouport runs weekly video sessions of one-on-one members with licensed therapists for $103 per session, scheduled in Eastern European Time so evening slots line up with student routines. Sessions are HIPAA-secure and you can join right away, giving students discreet peer support without navigating checkpoints, family disclosure, or overloaded university counseling services.
Where Grouport Serves Across Syria.
Regions
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
17111
If you have an address in Syria, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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