Bridging Recovery Allies in Virtual Environments

Inclusion Criteria: * subjects with a traumatic brain injury * between the age of 18 and 80 * living in the community * able to read and speak English, * are more than 1-year post-injury * are accessible by phone, * report independent computer usage over the last 6 months * have access to a computer meeting minimum specifications for the Learning in Virtual Environments (LIVE) platform (requires Windows) * have broadband Internet connection, * achieve a Galveston Orientation Assessment Test (GOAT) score \>75 to ensure appropriate levels of cognition for the study * and score \>93.8 on the Western Battery Aphasia-Revised (WAB-R) scale to indicate sufficient communicative abilities to participate in a social support group and exit interview group. * able to understand and independently consent for the study and provide written consent prior to enrollment in the study Exclusion Criteria: \- verbal communication impairments will be excluded as measured by the WAB-R, as this study intends to focus on persons with social communication deficits rather than verbal deficits.