Online therapy for substance use and addiction from just $25/session with licensed therapists (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) specializing in evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing. At Grouport, we offer online individual therapy, online group therapy, and virtual IOP options designed to help you understand your patterns, build healthier coping skills, and sustain lasting recovery.
Whether you prefer one-on-one care or the added support of therapist-led group therapy, our online substance use therapy connects you to expert guidance and a community that understands what recovery really takes.
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At Grouport, we offer a range of online therapy options to help individuals address substance use challenges, build sustainable recovery skills, and develop healthier ways of coping with stress, triggers, and underlying emotional pain. Many members choose to mix and match therapy formats to create a comprehensive, personalized treatment plan.
Online therapy for substance use and addiction: 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 substance use & addiction, 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 substance use & addiction. 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 substance use & addiction. 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.
Substance use disorder is more than a lack of willpower. It's a medical condition that changes how the brain processes reward, motivation, and self-control, and it can significantly impact your health, relationships, career, and overall quality of life.
Common signs to watch for include:
If you recognize these patterns in yourself or a loved one, working with a licensed therapist can help.
Addiction doesn't just affect the moments when you're using. It can reshape every part of your daily life, from your relationships and career to your physical health and sense of self. Understanding how it shows up is the first step toward building a life in recovery.
Substance use erodes trust with partners, family, and friends. Broken promises, secrecy, and unpredictable behavior create distance and resentment. Therapy helps you rebuild trust, improve communication, and develop the relational skills needed for lasting recovery.
Addiction can lead to missed workdays, declining performance, job loss, and financial strain from spending on substances. Therapy provides tools for rebuilding professional stability, managing stress without substances, and creating financial accountability.
Substance use takes a serious toll on physical health, including liver damage, cardiovascular issues, weakened immunity, and sleep disruption. It also worsens anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Our therapists help you address both substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges together.
Addiction often comes with deep shame, guilt, and a loss of identity. You may feel disconnected from the person you used to be or want to become. Therapy helps you process shame without judgment, rebuild a positive sense of self, and develop an identity rooted in your values rather than your substance use.
Substance use can lead to legal problems, damaged reputations, and strained community ties. These consequences create additional stress that can fuel continued use. Therapy helps you break this cycle by building coping strategies that address the root causes, not just the symptoms.
Addiction disrupts sleep, eating habits, exercise, and daily structure. Recovery depends on rebuilding consistent routines that support your well-being. Our therapists help you create practical daily structures, identify high-risk times, and develop healthy alternatives for the habits substance use has replaced.
Starting therapy can feel daunting, especially if you're unsure whether you're ready for change. Here's what your first few sessions typically look like, so you know exactly what to expect.
Your therapist will ask about your relationship with substances, including when use started, what your patterns look like now, and any previous treatment or recovery attempts. This is a collaborative, judgment-free 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 or stopping substance use, managing cravings, rebuilding relationships, developing healthier coping mechanisms, or addressing co-occurring mental health challenges. These goals evolve as you progress and become the roadmap for your treatment.
Most therapists will introduce practical techniques early, such as identifying triggers, building a cravings management plan, or developing a daily structure that supports recovery. You'll leave your first session with something tangible you can use immediately.
By your third or fourth session, you'll start developing a clearer picture of your triggers, patterns, and the underlying emotions driving your substance use. Your therapist will begin introducing deeper interventions, whether that's CBT for restructuring thought patterns, DBT for emotion regulation, motivational interviewing, or relapse prevention planning. Many Grouport members report feeling noticeably more in control 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 substance use therapy integrates several evidence-based therapeutic techniques designed to help you understand your patterns, build sustainable recovery skills, and address the root causes of addiction:
CBT helps individuals identify and restructure the thought patterns that drive substance use ("I need this to cope," "I can't have fun without it," "One more won't hurt"). It builds practical problem-solving skills, challenges denial and rationalization, and develops behavioral strategies for managing triggers and high-risk situations.
DBT is especially helpful for the emotional dysregulation that often underlies addiction. It teaches mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that help you manage cravings, tolerate discomfort without using, and build healthier relationships.
Motivational interviewing is a collaborative approach that helps you explore and resolve ambivalence about change. Rather than pressuring you into recovery, MI helps you connect with your own reasons for wanting change and builds internal motivation that sustains long-term commitment to sobriety.
IPSRT focuses on stabilizing daily routines, particularly sleep, wake times, meals, and social interactions to create the structure that supports recovery. It also helps manage relationship problems that may trigger substance use and builds healthier interpersonal patterns.
MBRP combines mindfulness meditation with relapse prevention strategies. It helps you develop awareness of cravings and triggers without automatically reacting to them, creating a pause between urge and action that is essential for maintaining recovery.
Contingency management uses positive reinforcement to reward recovery milestones and healthy behaviors. Combined with behavioral activation, it helps you rebuild a rewarding daily life filled with meaningful activities that replace the role substances once played.
Every Grouport therapist is a licensed, accredited mental health professional with specialized training in substance use disorders and addiction recovery, 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 substance use disorders, addiction recovery, and evidence-based interventions like CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing.
We continually evaluate outcomes through internal studies and outcomes studies with researchers from leading universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne, ensuring our substance use and addiction 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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Substance Use & Addiction 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 substance use treatment from your home, which removes barriers like transportation, scheduling conflicts, and the stigma of being seen walking into a treatment facility. Each group therapy session is led by licensed therapists with experience treating substance use disorders. With group sessions starting at just $35, getting professional support for recovery is within reach without financial strain.
Virtual group therapy or online individual therapy for substance use is designed to help you build sustainable recovery skills, address underlying causes of addiction, and achieve lasting change in a supportive environment. The key objectives include:
Understanding Your Triggers: Helping individuals recognize the specific situations, emotions, relationships, and thought patterns that drive substance use.
Building Coping Skills: Teaching evidence-based techniques for managing cravings, tolerating discomfort, regulating emotions, and handling high-risk situations without substances.
Developing a Relapse Prevention Plan: Creating personalized strategies for identifying early warning signs, managing high-risk situations, and maintaining accountability in your recovery.
Rebuilding Relationships & Trust: Helping individuals repair damaged relationships, develop healthy communication skills, and build a support network that reinforces recovery.
Substance use disorders vary based on the substance involved and the severity of the condition. Alcohol Use Disorder ranges from mild problem drinking to severe dependence and is the most common substance use disorder in the U.S. Drug Use Disorders include addiction to opioids, stimulants, benzodiazepines, cannabis, and other substances. Polysubstance Use involves the use of multiple substances simultaneously, which complicates treatment and increases health risks. Many people also experience co-occurring disorders (sometimes called dual diagnosis), where substance use occurs alongside depression, anxiety, PTSD, or other mental health conditions. Compassionate, evidence-based treatment can help you build a life in recovery.
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 substance use disorders 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.
Absolutely. Therapy and medication work best together. Medications like naltrexone, buprenorphine, or disulfiram can help manage cravings and withdrawal, while therapy addresses the behavioral, emotional, and relational factors that drive substance use. Many of our members combine medication management (through their prescribing provider) with Grouport therapy for the most comprehensive support. Our therapists are experienced in working alongside MAT programs and can help you build the skills and structures that sustain long-term recovery.
No. You do not need to be completely sober to begin therapy. Many people start therapy while still actively using, and working with a therapist can be a critical part of building the motivation and skills to reduce or stop use. Our therapists meet you where you are without judgment. Whether your goal is harm reduction, moderation, or complete abstinence, we can help you move toward it at a pace that feels realistic and sustainable for you.
Traditional rehab and inpatient programs provide 24/7 structured care and are best for individuals who need medical detox or are in acute crisis. Grouport's online therapy is designed for individuals who can safely manage their recovery while continuing to work, go to school, and maintain daily responsibilities. Our virtual IOP provides a higher level of care with multiple sessions per week, and can serve as a step-down from inpatient treatment or an alternative for those who need more than weekly therapy but less than residential care.
Whether you're struggling with alcohol, drugs, or behavioral patterns you can't seem to break, therapy can help you build the skills for lasting recovery. Take the first step toward a life defined by your choices, not your addiction.
