Break Free from Social Anxiety with Online Therapy

Grouport’s network includes licensed therapists trained specifically in CBT and exposure-based approaches for social anxiety. Sessions run through individual therapy or group therapy over secure video, and starting online can itself be a gentler first exposure step for people whose anxiety makes even booking an in-person appointment feel overwhelming.

Grouport’s licensed therapists can be booked directly through individual therapy or group therapy, with sessions held entirely over secure video chat. Members choose their preferred therapist and schedule directly during signup, without needing to navigate a phone call or in-person intake that social anxiety often makes disproportionately stressful.

Yes, and often a genuinely better starting point, not just a substitute. For social anxiety specifically, the process of finding, calling, and visiting an unfamiliar local therapist can itself trigger significant anxiety before treatment even begins. Grouport’s therapists deliver the same evidence-based care over secure video, removing that initial barrier while still connecting you with a specialist trained in this exact condition.

Grouport’s therapists apply CBT specifically adapted for social anxiety:

• Identifying and challenging catastrophic predictions about how others will judge you in social situations
• Reducing safety behaviors, like avoiding eye contact or rehearsing conversations, that quietly maintain the anxiety
• Building gradual, structured exposure to feared social situations rather than avoiding them indefinitely

Yes. Individual therapy provides fully private, one-on-one sessions with a licensed therapist, delivered entirely over secure video chat. For many people with social anxiety, this privacy makes it significantly easier to be honest about specific fears and avoidance patterns than discussing them in a waiting room or shared clinical space.

Grouport offers a full range of formats for social phobia treatment:

• Individual therapy for private, personalized exposure work at your own pace
• Group therapy, which doubles as built-in exposure practice with real people in a supported setting
• Virtual IOP for more severe avoidance needing multiple weekly sessions

Grouport’s therapists layer these approaches together:

• CBT addresses the underlying catastrophic thoughts about social judgment
• Exposure therapy provides structured, gradual practice with feared social situations
• DBT skills support distress tolerance during exposure work when anxiety spikes

Grouport offers separate therapy groups for adults (18+) and teens and adolescents (under 18), since social anxiety commonly emerges during adolescence around school and peer dynamics specifically. Teen therapy programs use age-appropriate exposure exercises and CBT techniques suited to a teenager’s specific social environment.

Yes, when social anxiety is affecting a relationship or household directly:

• Couples therapy can help a partner understand avoidance patterns that might otherwise feel like disinterest or withdrawal
• Family therapy supports households navigating a member’s social avoidance of family events or gatherings
• Individual treatment typically continues alongside either format for direct exposure work

For more severe social anxiety, Grouport’s virtual IOP offers a few specific advantages:

• Multiple sessions per week rather than a single weekly appointment for more consistent clinical contact
• Combined individual and group formats, giving structured exposure practice alongside personalized work
• Faster accumulation of exposure experience, which tends to accelerate progress for more entrenched avoidance

Group therapy averages $32 per session ($140 per month), and individual therapy averages $103 per session ($448 per month). Billing can be monthly, quarterly, or biannual, each offering an increasing discount, with no long-term commitment required. Full pricing across every format is listed under cost and billing.

Grouport doesn’t bill insurance directly, but flat, transparent monthly pricing means you’ll never face a surprise charge after a session, and detailed invoices are available if you want to pursue out-of-network reimbursement through your own plan. Sessions are also FSA and HSA eligible, which lets you use pre-tax dollars without dealing with an insurance claim at all. Full rates by format are listed under cost and billing.

Most members are placed within a few hours to 72 hours of signing up. If you choose a single weekly group therapy session, you select your therapist and schedule directly during signup. Switching afterward is available at any time without penalty if the initial fit doesn’t feel right, since comfort with your therapist matters especially for exposure-based work.

The fastest path is choosing a single weekly group therapy session, where you select your therapist, group, and schedule directly during signup. If you’re unsure whether individual therapy or group fits your comfort level better, a care coordinator can help clarify the right starting point before you commit.

No. Shyness and introversion are personality traits that don’t typically cause significant distress or interfere with daily functioning. Social anxiety disorder is a diagnosable condition involving intense fear of judgment that leads to avoiding work opportunities, relationships, or everyday situations like eating in public or making phone calls, often accompanied by physical symptoms like a racing heart or nausea beforehand. If social discomfort is limiting your life rather than simply reflecting your personality, that distinction matters, and it’s treatable with the right approach.