EXPERT TEEN CARE
Treatment plans personalized for teen mental health support in Louisiana. If you're a teen struggling with difficult thoughts, feelings, or behaviors? Or, just feeling stuck? We know that managing mental health conditions while dealing with physical, social, and academic pressures is a challenge. Meet regularly with a licensed therapist, who will help you build a comprehensive plan to tackle and overcome these hurdles.
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Understanding the landscape of mental health care access and the challenges
teens face across the state.
Therapy wait times in Louisiana average 12–16 weeks.
Louisiana's median household income is $60,023.
In Louisiana, 21.8 percent of residents who needed mental health treatment did not receive it.
Louisiana has 314.9 mental health providers per 100,000 residents.
Louisiana's mental health access constraints show up clearly across Louisiana's parishes and regions. The mental illness prevalence rate in Louisiana is 24.3 percent among residents, reflecting a large share of households from New Orleans and Baton Rouge to Lafayette, Shreveport, and the Delta where teen mental health needs may also be present and require timely support. In Louisiana, 21.8 percent of residents who needed mental health treatment did not receive it, a gap that often affects how quickly a teen can get evaluated, start care, and stay consistent once support begins. Capacity limits are visible in the workforce: Louisiana has 314.9 mental health providers per 100,000 residents, with adolescent-trained clinicians concentrated in Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, and Caddo parishes. System strain is also reflected in timing, with the average wait time for therapy in Louisiana at 12-16 weeks, delaying access during a school year already shaped by hurricane season disruptions.
These figures matter in day-to-day decision-making for Louisiana families because they describe a system where demand is high, supply is uneven, and delays are routine. When 72.30 percent of areas are designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas, families in the Atchafalaya basin, the Florida Parishes, Cajun Country, and the rural northern parishes often have fewer realistic options for teen-focused support. Louisiana's geography adds friction to an already tight system: 4,597,740 residents are spread across 52,378 square miles, with 87.8 people per square mile across 64 parishes shaped by bayous, the Mississippi River, and low-lying coastal terrain. For many families in Plaquemines, Terrebonne, Cameron, or Vermilion parishes, reaching care can involve a 60-mile round trip over flood-prone roads and long rural highway stretches, and what looks like a 30-mile trip on a map can take 2+ hours in practice. That travel pattern is tied to direct costs of $11 in fuel per session and $572 annually, plus the indirect cost of time away from work in a state where the median household income is $60,023 and parent schedules are shaped by oil-and-gas rotations on the rigs, port and shipping work along the Mississippi and at Port Fourchon, agriculture in the sugar parishes and Delta cotton country, and tourism and hospitality across the French Quarter and Acadiana. When wait times run 12-16 weeks, the delay compounds the logistical burden, and families can end up cycling between availability constraints and missed opportunities to start consistent teen therapy.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Louisiana's 4,597,740 residents spread across 52,378 square miles of coastal plains, bayous, and Delta farmland face unique barriers to accessing teen therapy. With 87.8 people per square mile across 64 parishes of low-lying terrain shaped by the Mississippi River, the Atchafalaya basin, and the Gulf coast, families face significant travel challenges to reach adolescent-trained clinicians. A 60-mile round trip over flood-prone roads from Plaquemines, Terrebonne, Cameron, or rural northern parishes means what looks like a 30-mile trip on a map can take 2+ hours in reality, costing $11 in fuel per session and $572 annually. Louisiana's 72.30 percent shortage rate means just 314.9 therapists per 100,000 residents are concentrated in Orleans, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Caddo parishes, leaving Cajun Country, the Florida Parishes, and the Delta with thinner rosters during a school calendar already disrupted by hurricane season and parent shifts in oil-and-gas, shipping, agriculture, and hospitality work.
Louisiana's 87.8 people per square mile across 64 parishes of bayous, the Mississippi River, and low-lying coastal terrain means 1,117,261 residents experiencing mental illness face flood-prone roads and long rural highway stretches just to reach adolescent-trained providers in Orleans, East Baton Rouge, or Caddo parishes. Hurricane season and severe storms make access worse from August through October, when roads in Plaquemines, Terrebonne, and Cameron parishes become impassable, appointments are cancelled, and teens go weeks without care heading into the school year. For families across Cajun Country, the Delta, and the Florida Parishes where work is shaped by oil-and-gas rotations, port and shipping schedules along the Mississippi, sugarcane and cotton harvests, and French Quarter hospitality shifts, taking 2+ hours away from work for an $11 round trip means lost income against Louisiana's median household income of $60,023. The 12-16 week wait adds further discouragement, by the time families overcome geographic barriers, they face months-long delays before teen therapy begins.
For Louisiana's 1,117,261 residents needing care across 52,378 square miles of coastal plains, bayous, and Delta farmland, Grouport eliminates the 60-mile round trips over flood-prone roads, $572 in annual fuel costs, and 12-16 week waitlists. Louisiana teens connect with licensed clinicians specializing in adolescent care via secure video from home, so a household in Plaquemines, Terrebonne, Cameron, or Vermilion parish, in the Atchafalaya basin, or in a rural Florida Parish accesses the same care as a New Orleans or Baton Rouge peer. No hurricane-season disruptions, no 2-hour drives toward Orleans or East Baton Rouge parish for the few practices with adolescent specialists. Clinicians match within 24 to 48 hours versus Louisiana's 12-16 week average. At $103 per session on average ($448 per month), Louisiana families on the state's $60,023 median income save $572 annually in fuel costs alone while reaching care that 314.9 providers per 100,000 residents cannot consistently deliver across 64 parishes shaped by oil-and-gas, port and shipping, agriculture, and tourism work.
Our mental health treatments are tailored to you. Choose the right teen therapy service you are looking for and then simply sign up for a plan.
We’ll get in touch with you to get brief context to make sure we match you with the therapist and mental health services that best fits your needs & schedule. (Typically match in 24-72 hours)
Meet weekly in group therapy, individual therapy, or Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), whichever you choose and best suits your needs.

Licensed therapists specially trained to work with teens and adolescents (11 -18)
Our approach is rooted in evidence based treatments that are relevant to the teen’s specific situation. These treatments include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, & Compassion Focused Therapy where applicable.
No two teens are the same, which means no care plans are either. We create highly customized treatment plans catered to the teen's needs.
Therapists provide teens with specific tools to empower resilient, fulfilling lives
See a therapist in as little as one week. And with sessions offered virtually, you can access care when and where you need it most
You can share with your therapist relationship or mental health challenges you’re going through. These are just a few of the areas where our therapists specialize in:
Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, panic disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, specific phobias, Somatic Symptom Disorder, agoraphobia,
Major depression, melancholic depression, atypical depression, seasonal affective disorder, persistent depressive disorder, Bipolar, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), dissociative identity disorder
Avoidant personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, impulsive personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, obsessive compulsive personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and histrionic personality disorder
PTSD, Acute trauma, chronic trauma, complex trauma, Adjustment Disorder, Narcissistic abuse recovery, Childhood abuse
Self-harm, self-injury, excoriation disorder, trichotillomania, suicidal ideation, suicide survival
Tantrums, Defiance, Impulsivity
ADHD, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, learning difficulties, development issues, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia
School Stress, Relationships, Friendship Drama, Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Grief & Loss, Sexual or gender identity, Gender Dysphoria, DBT, Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, Insomnia, Loneliness, Low Self Esteem, Imposter Sydnrome, Attachment Issues, Burnout, Divorce, Codependency, Racial, ethnic, or cultural identity, Family Conflict, Transition to school, Transition to camp, Bullying
We’ll create a care plan that’s tailored to your needs

Meet weekly with your therapist & group members

Meet weekly 1:1 with a therapist for 45-minute individual sessions

Meet weekly in 9 groups & 1-3 Individual Sessions.

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.
Check out how our online therapy for teens has helped our members see life-changing results
Sarah

"It’s helped our family improve communication, control anger, and it’s helped my husband and I parent better. I’m forever grateful for bringing our family even closer together."
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."
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."
Benjamin

"Adam is helping me to approach my anxieties from a different perspective. So I’m working on developing this awareness and not be too fearful about it."
Charlotte

“Group therapy depends on the facilitator and the participants. This particular one is great for both.”
Melanie

“I love getting another perspective on an issue from another participant. It changes my whole thought process and really helps me see things clearly. I like Grouport because there is no pressure to discuss your problems. During my good weeks, I usually have a similar problem to someone else in the group that's in the back of my mind. They bring that problem to life when they talk about their own situations. We always come to a solution for these negative thoughts or emotions.”
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.
$112/session
billed at $448/month
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Being LGBTQ+ in areas with no visible queer community? That's profoundly isolating. Potential hostility. No LGBTQ+ resources. Online therapy provides affirming support you can't find locally, helps you cope with the isolation, navigate whether to stay or leave, and connect with LGBTQ+ community online even if it doesn't exist in person where you live**.
Teachers in shortage areas face difficult situations. Underfunded schools. Students with serious needs and zero support services. Professional isolation. Community pressure. Terrible pay. Burnout is universal. Therapy provides space to process the stress, figure out if you can sustain teaching there, and maintain mental health in a difficult job. You can't keep pouring into students when you're having a tough time yourself.
If you have an address in Louisiana, Grouport can serve you regardless of your ZIP code.
Let’s find the right therapist match for you, so you can get consistent & effective care.
