Online therapy for postpartum depression from just $25/session with licensed therapists (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) specializing in evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, and perinatal-focused therapy. At Grouport, we offer online individual therapy, online group therapy, and virtual IOP options designed to help you navigate the emotional challenges of new parenthood, process difficult feelings without judgment, and rebuild your sense of self during this transformative time.
Whether you prefer one-on-one care or the added support of therapist-led group therapy, our online postpartum depression therapy connects you to expert guidance and a community of parents who understand what you're going through, all from the comfort of your home.
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At Grouport, we offer a range of online therapy options to help new and expecting parents process the emotional challenges of the perinatal period, manage symptoms of depression and anxiety, and develop the support and skills needed to thrive as both a parent and an individual. Many members choose to mix and match therapy formats to create a comprehensive, personalized treatment plan.
Online therapy for postpartum depression: personalized, flexible, and therapist-led. We'll guide you with dedicated support every step of the way.
Whether you're interested in group therapy, individual sessions, couples or family therapy, or IOP, or a combination, you'll start by selecting the type of support that fits your needs. You can also choose the care frequency that works best for you. Complete our onboarding form and sign up directly for the plan that suits you best.
After signing up, you'll connect with a dedicated care coordinator who will walk you through available therapists, group options, and scheduling. You'll make the final choice about your care, including which therapists you'll meet with and when, based on your goals, preferences, and schedule.
Attend your weekly online sessions, whether group, individual, couples, family, or IOP, at the cadence that works best for you. Our team will be here to support you every step of the way, ensuring you're happy with your care plan and helping you make changes whenever needed.
Whether you're interested in online group therapy for postpartum depression, individual therapy sessions, a combination of both, or our virtual IOP for more intensive care, you'll start by selecting the format that fits your needs and schedule. You can customize the frequency of sessions and even pair live therapy with our DBT self-guided program for added support between sessions. Just complete our onboarding form and sign up directly for the plan that suits you best.
After signing up, you'll connect with a dedicated care coordinator who will discuss your mental health challenges, goals, and preferences. They'll walk you through the range of therapy options best suited to your needs for managing postpartum depression. You'll make the final choice about your care, including which therapists you'll meet with and select session times that are most convenient for you.
Attend your weekly online therapy sessions to build coping skills, mood regulation strategies, and stability tools tailored to postpartum depression. Our team will be here to support you at every step of the way, ensuring you're happy with your care plan and helping you make changes whenever needed.
Postpartum depression is not a sign of weakness or a failure as a parent. It is a medical condition caused by hormonal changes, sleep deprivation, and the enormous life adjustment of new parenthood. It affects up to 1 in 5 new mothers and can also affect fathers and non-birthing partners.
Common signs to watch for include:
If you recognize these patterns in yourself or a loved one, working with a licensed therapist can help.
Postpartum depression doesn't just affect your mood. It can reshape every aspect of your daily experience as a new parent, from your relationship with your baby to your sense of identity. Understanding these effects is the first step toward getting the support you deserve.
PPD can make it hard to feel the joy and connection with your baby that you expected. Difficulty bonding is one of the most distressing symptoms, but it is treatable. Therapy helps you develop secure attachment with your baby while processing the guilt and grief that comes with this experience.
The stress of new parenthood combined with PPD can strain even the strongest relationships. Communication breaks down, resentment builds, and intimacy can feel impossible. Therapy helps you and your partner navigate this transition and rebuild connection during a challenging time.
Many new parents experience a profound identity shift and feel they've "lost themselves." PPD amplifies this with feelings of failure, inadequacy, and guilt. Therapy helps you navigate the transition to parenthood while maintaining your sense of self and building confidence in your new role.
PPD compounds the physical toll of recovery and sleep deprivation. Chronic exhaustion, appetite changes, headaches, and body aches make daily functioning feel impossible. Our therapists help you develop realistic self-care strategies and address the mind-body connection during recovery.
Returning to work while managing PPD adds another layer of stress. Even daily household tasks can feel overwhelming when you're struggling with fatigue, low motivation, and difficulty concentrating. Therapy provides practical strategies for managing responsibilities while prioritizing your mental health.
Society expects new parents to be happy, which makes it incredibly hard to admit you're struggling. You may withdraw from friends, avoid social situations, or hide your symptoms behind a smile. Group therapy is especially powerful for PPD because it breaks the silence and connects you with others who understand.
Starting therapy can feel intimidating, especially if you're managing postpartum depression. Here's what your first few sessions typically look like, so you know exactly what to expect.
Your therapist will ask about your history with postpartum depression, including when symptoms first appeared, what your mood episodes look like, and any previous treatments you've tried. This isn't a test. It's a collaborative conversation designed to help your therapist understand where you are and what kind of support will help most.
You and your therapist will identify specific, achievable goals, such as reducing the frequency of mood episodes, improving relationships, building a crisis plan, or developing better sleep routines. These goals evolve as you progress and become the roadmap for your treatment.
Most therapists will introduce practical techniques early, such as mood tracking, identifying early warning signs, or basic DBT distress tolerance skills. You'll leave your first session with something tangible you can use immediately, not just a plan to "talk more next week."
By your third or fourth session, you'll start developing a clearer picture of your triggers, patterns, and strengths. Your therapist will begin introducing deeper interventions, whether that's CBT thought restructuring, DBT emotional regulation skills, or interpersonal strategies. Many Grouport members report feeling noticeably more stable within the first 4-6 weeks of consistent therapy.
See how our therapy options have helped our members experience 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."
At Grouport, our virtual postpartum depression therapy integrates several evidence-based therapeutic techniques designed to help you process the emotional challenges of new parenthood, manage symptoms, and rebuild your sense of well-being:
CBT helps new parents identify and restructure the distorted thought patterns that fuel postpartum depression ("I'm a terrible parent," "My baby would be better off without me," "Everyone else handles this easily"). It builds realistic expectations, challenges perfectionism around parenting, and develops healthier ways of processing the challenges of new parenthood.
DBT is especially helpful for the emotional overwhelm that often accompanies PPD. It teaches mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that help you manage intense mood swings, tolerate sleep deprivation, and communicate your needs to your partner and support system.
IPT is one of the most well-researched treatments for postpartum depression. It focuses on the major role transitions, relationship changes, and interpersonal conflicts that new parenthood brings. By improving your key relationships and processing the grief of your pre-baby identity, IPT helps resolve the interpersonal factors that maintain depression.
IPSRT focuses on stabilizing daily routines, particularly sleep, wake times, meals, and social interactions to reduce the likelihood of mood episodes. It also helps manage relationship problems that may trigger or worsen postpartum depression symptoms.
Psychoeducation helps you understand PPD as a medical condition with biological, hormonal, and psychological causes, not a personal failing. Normalizing your experience and understanding that recovery is possible is a powerful first step. Knowledge about PPD reduces shame, increases self-compassion, and improves treatment engagement.
The transition to parenthood involves a profound identity shift. Self-compassion work helps you release impossible standards of perfection, grieve the life you had before, and integrate your new identity as a parent with who you've always been. It teaches you to treat yourself with the same tenderness you want to give your baby.
Every Grouport therapist is a licensed, accredited mental health professional with specialized training in perinatal mental health, postpartum depression, and maternal well-being, so you can feel confident in the care you receive.
Our therapists typically have over a decade of clinical experience across diverse settings including hospitals, community mental health centers, and private practice, with specialized expertise in perinatal mood disorders, parent-infant attachment, and evidence-based interventions like CBT, IPT, and DBT.
We continually evaluate outcomes through internal studies and research collaborations with researchers from universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne, ensuring our postpartum depression therapy is grounded in the latest clinical evidence.
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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
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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Postpartum Depression often co-occurs with other mental health conditions. Our licensed therapists are experienced in treating a wide range of challenges, and many members address multiple concerns simultaneously through our flexible therapy options.
Grouport provides online group therapy, individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, teen therapy, intensive outpatient program (IOP), all held virtually over video chat. We also offer a DBT self-guided program, which gives you lifetime access to a self-paced DBT program with therapist-guided lessons.
Many members combine multiple therapy types, such as group + individual therapy, to best fit their needs.
Online therapy has revolutionized mental health care, making it easier to access licensed mental health professionals than ever before. It's convenient and accessible with no need to commute or wait in crowded offices. You can access postpartum depression treatment from your home, which is often the only realistic option when you have a newborn. No need to arrange childcare, travel, or leave your baby. Each group therapy session is led by licensed therapists with experience treating perinatal mood disorders. With group sessions starting at just $35, getting professional support during this critical time is within reach.
Virtual group therapy or online individual therapy for postpartum depression is designed to help you process the emotional challenges of new parenthood, manage symptoms, and rebuild your well-being in a supportive environment. The key objectives include:
Reducing Symptoms: Helping individuals manage the sadness, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and emotional overwhelm that characterize postpartum depression.
Strengthening Bonding: Teaching evidence-based techniques for building a secure attachment with your baby, even when depression makes bonding feel difficult.
Developing a Parent-Infant Attachment Work Plan: Creating personalized strategies for identifying early warning signs, managing high-risk situations, and maintaining accountability in your recovery.
Rebuilding Your Support System: Helping individuals communicate needs to partners and family, reduce isolation, and build a practical support network that sustains your recovery.
Perinatal mood disorders encompass several conditions that can occur during pregnancy or after delivery. Postpartum Depression (PPD) involves persistent sadness, hopelessness, and difficulty functioning for more than two weeks after delivery. Postpartum Anxiety involves excessive worry, racing thoughts, and physical symptoms of anxiety that go beyond normal new-parent concerns. Postpartum OCD involves intrusive, unwanted thoughts (often about harm to the baby) that cause significant distress. Prenatal (Antenatal) Depression occurs during pregnancy and affects up to 12% of expecting parents. Many people experience overlapping symptoms across these conditions. Compassionate, evidence-based treatment can help you feel like yourself again.
Yes, every Grouport therapist is accredited and licensed. Our network includes:
✅ Licensed Psychologists (PhD, PsyD)
✅ Licensed Social Workers (LCSW)
✅ Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC)
✅ Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT)
Our therapists typically have over a decade of experience. Learn more about the therapists
Grouport is available worldwide! All sessions are held virtually over video chat. We offer separate therapy groups for Adults (18+) and Teens & Adolescents (under 18), so each age group receives care tailored to their needs.
Many people with postpartum depression also experience co-occurring conditions. Our licensed therapists specialize in treating anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma and PTSD, borderline personality disorder, grief and loss, chronic illness, relationship issues, and anger management, among many other mental health conditions and life challenges.
We use evidence-based approaches including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), CBT, and other proven modalities. Many members address multiple concerns simultaneously through our flexible therapy options.
Yes! If you're signing up for 1 group session per week, you'll choose your preferred group, therapist, and schedule during signup. For bundled plans or other therapy types, a care coordinator will reach out to match you. Most members are placed within a few hours, or within 24-72 hours max. You can always switch groups or therapists.
Our therapy is backed by outcomes studies with researchers from leading universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne.
80% of members start with moderate to severe symptoms.
70% see clinically significant reduction within 8 weeks.
50% achieve remission levels within 8 weeks.
90% would be disappointed if they lost access to Grouport.
At Grouport, we make it easy to choose the best personalized services for your unique mental health challenges. Combine group therapy with other treatments, choose individual therapy for personalized attention, or tailor the frequency of sessions based on your schedule.
Our licensed therapists lead sessions multiple times a week to ensure flexibility. If you need help choosing the right treatment plan, our care coordinators are here to help! You can schedule a call with a care coordinator or email us at support@grouporttherapy.com.
We offer flexible therapy options with straightforward pricing:
Online Group Therapy: Averages $32/session ($140/month).
Online Individual Therapy: Averages $103/session ($448/month).
Online Couples Therapy: Averages $114/session ($492/month).
Online Family Therapy: Averages $148/session ($640/month).
Virtual IOP: Averages $311/week ($1,348/month).
Online Teen Therapy: Averages $103/session ($448/month).
DBT Self-Guided Program: One-time fee of $500.
Payment Options: Monthly, Quarterly (Save 10%), Biannually (Save 15%). No long-term commitment. Switch therapists anytime. Cancel anytime!
We currently do not accept insurance. However, Grouport offers flat monthly pricing with no surprise bills, FSA/HSA eligibility, and sessions averaging as low as $23–$32 for group therapy. We can provide detailed invoices for potential out-of-network reimbursement.
You can cancel your subscription at any time. No long-term commitment. Full access through your last billing period. If your sessions are accessed via email links, email us at support@grouporttherapy.com and we'll send you a quick cancellation form to fill out. If sessions occur within the member portal, cancel under the "manage subscription" tab.
The "baby blues" affect up to 80% of new mothers and typically involve mood swings, tearfulness, anxiety, and irritability in the first 1-2 weeks after delivery. These symptoms are mild and resolve on their own. Postpartum depression is more severe, lasts longer (beyond two weeks), and interferes with your ability to function and care for yourself or your baby. If you're experiencing persistent sadness, difficulty bonding, intrusive thoughts, overwhelming anxiety, or feelings of hopelessness for more than two weeks, it's important to seek professional support. When in doubt, reaching out early is always the right call.
Yes. Research shows that approximately 10% of new fathers experience postpartum depression, and non-birthing partners (including adoptive parents and same-sex partners) are also at risk. The stress of new parenthood, sleep deprivation, relationship changes, and feeling helpless while a partner struggles can all contribute. Our therapy is open to all new parents, regardless of gender or birthing status. If the transition to parenthood is causing you significant emotional distress, you deserve support.
This is an important question to discuss with your prescribing doctor, as medication safety during breastfeeding depends on the specific medication. Many antidepressants are considered compatible with breastfeeding. Therapy can be used alongside medication or, for mild to moderate PPD, as a standalone treatment. CBT and IPT have strong evidence as effective treatments for postpartum depression even without medication. Our therapists can support you in making the decision that's right for you and your family, in collaboration with your medical provider.
Whether you're struggling with sadness, anxiety, difficulty bonding, or the overwhelming weight of new parenthood, therapy can help you find your way back to yourself. You deserve support just as much as your baby does. Take the first step today.
