Online therapy in Ontario, mental wellness across Canada
Start the conversation you have been putting off.
You do not have to decide everything tonight. Send a message to a registered psychotherapist or registered social worker on our team and ask whatever you need to ask, before you book anything. Messaging is free under CANADAHEALS. So is your first therapy session. Ongoing sessions are $100 to $150 CAD, set with the therapist you choose.
PHIPA in Ontario, PIPEDA across Canada. Your messages stay between you and your therapist. Reviewed by Saalvio's clinical team of registered psychotherapists and registered social workers. Not a crisis service.
- PHIPA + PIPEDA aligned
- Registered psychotherapists + social workers
- Free first session under CANADAHEALS
- AODA WCAG 2.1 AA
One platform, three ways in
The hardest part is rarely picking the right tool. The hardest part is the first step. Pick what feels possible tonight. Use one, or all three. There is no single right way through this.
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Module 3
Available nowLicensed virtual therapy
Talk therapy over secure video with a registered psychotherapist or registered social worker on our team. English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Pashto. Whether she has worked with someone like you, whether she speaks your first language, whether her approach fits what you are going through. Message any therapist before you book, at no cost and with no commitment. Your first session is free under CANADAHEALS.
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Module 2
Available nowThrive AI, our CBT chatbot
A multilingual chatbot inside the Saalvio app that talks through what you are feeling, suggests brief cognitive-behavioural exercises, and notices patterns in your mood over time. Not therapy, not a clinician, not a crisis service.
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Module 1
Available nowSelf-help tools in the Saalvio app
Mood tracking, journaling, guided cognitive-behavioural exercises, structured self-assessments, sleep tools, calming music, and cognitive games. The full self-help library lives inside the Saalvio mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The CANADAHEALS app year gives every Canadian one year of premium, free.
Therapy for Common Mental Health Challenges
You do not need a crisis to ask for help. Saalvio's clinical team of registered psychotherapists and registered social workers supports Canadians through many different struggles, big and small. Whatever you are carrying, there is likely a kind of support built for it. You can message a therapist with your questions before you book anything. There is no cost and no pressure.
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Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety can feel like your mind will not slow down. Maybe your heart races for no clear reason, or worry follows you all day. Our therapists use proven methods to help you feel steady, even on hard days. You can message a therapist before you book to ask if this approach feels right for you.
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Depression Therapy
Depression can make everything feel heavy and far away. Low mood, lost interest, and tiredness that sleep does not fix are common signs. Depression management therapy offers a kind, steady place to be honest about how you feel. Our team works alongside you, not at you. You do not have to explain everything at once. You can message us first, before any commitment, to see if it feels like a fit.
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Stress Therapy
Work, money, and family life can pile up fast. Stress therapy in Canada helps you find your footing again before burnout takes hold. Our registered psychotherapists help you spot the patterns driving your stress and build small, real changes into your week. This is not about doing more. It is about carrying less.
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Grief & Loss Therapy
Grief does not follow a schedule. It can show up months later, or all at once. Grief and loss support gives you space to feel what you feel, without being rushed to "move on." Our therapists walk beside you as you find your way through. There is no wrong way to grieve. You can reach out whenever you are ready, even if that is not today.
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Addiction Therapy
Addiction is hard to talk about, and even harder to face alone. Our therapists offer caring, non-judgmental support for Canadians working through addiction. We do not view this as a weakness. We view it as something you deserve real help with. If you have questions about whether our team can support you, you can ask first, before deciding anything.
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Anger Management Therapy
Anger is often a signal that something underneath needs attention. Online anger management therapy helps you understand what is really going on and respond in ways that feel more like you. Our therapists teach practical skills to help you pause, think, and choose your next step. You can reach out to a therapist first via our app with your questions before you book a first session.
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Trauma Therapy
Trauma can stay in the body long after the moment has passed. Online trauma therapy in Ontario is delivered with care, at your pace, never forcing you to share before you are ready. Our therapists use trauma-informed approaches built on safety and trust. You set the pace.
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Teen Therapy
Being a teenager today comes with pressures past generations did not face. Online support can give a teen a private, comfortable space to talk. We are building this part of our team and want to share more as it grows. For now, this is general information only, not a confirmed service on our current roster. If you are a parent looking for support today, you are welcome to message our team with your questions.
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Couples Therapy
Relationships go through hard seasons. Support that helps partners communicate openly and reconnect can make a real difference. Couples therapy helps partners work through conflict, improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen their relationship in a supportive space.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) helps you notice the link between your thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is widely used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Together with your therapist, you learn to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new ways of responding. It is practical and skill-based. You can book a free first session with a therapist trained in this approach.
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) was built for big emotions and hard relationships. It blends acceptance with practical change. You learn skills for handling distress, staying present, and communicating clearly with people you care about. It can be especially helpful when emotions feel too big to manage alone.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) helps you make room for hard feelings instead of fighting them. The goal is psychological flexibility: the ability to keep moving toward what matters to you, even when life feels difficult. It is less about getting rid of pain and more about not letting it run the show.
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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy) looks at how strict or unhelpful beliefs can drive distress. The approach gently challenges thoughts like "everything must go perfectly" and helps build more flexible ones. Our clinical team used this evidence-based approach to help you to understand your emotions.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) blends CBT with mindfulness practices like breathing and gentle awareness. It is often used to help prevent depression from returning. Instead of fighting difficult thoughts, you learn to notice them without being pulled in.
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Somatic Therapy
Somatic therapy works with the connection between mind and body. Trauma and stress are not only stored in thoughts. They can live in the body too, in tension, breath, and posture. Somatic experiencing helps release some of that stored stress through gentle, body-aware techniques alongside talk therapy.
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Attachment-Focused Therapy
Attachment-focused therapy looks at how early relationships shape the way we connect with others now. It can help explain patterns in trust, closeness, or conflict that repeat across relationships. This section is shared as general education. It is not yet a confirmed approach offered by our current clinical team.
Why Saalvio
Care built by clinicians, for the people we grew up with.
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Clinically led
Every page on this site that touches mental health is read by Saalvio's clinical team of registered psychotherapists and registered social workers before it goes live. Therapy and content are held to the same clinical bar. A bad post on a mental health site is not a minor offence, and we treat it that way.
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Culturally grounded
Therapy in English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, and Pashto. A Canadian who has carried her grief in Urdu for forty years should not have to leave her language at the door to ask for help. South Asian, Muslim, immigrant, and multicultural experiences are at the centre of the work, not at the edges of it.
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Private by design
PHIPA in Ontario, PIPEDA across Canada. Your therapy records stay in Canada, your messages stay between you and your therapist, and nothing is used to train AI.
About Saalvio
A mental health organization, built for the communities we serve.
Saalvio is a Canadian mental health organization operating as Zen Mind Inc. We connect Ontario residents with our clinical team of registered psychotherapists and registered social workers for licensed talk therapy, and we offer Thrive AI and a guided self-help library inside the Saalvio mobile app across Canada and the United States.
Messaging connects the platform's three modules: write to any of our therapists before you book a session, and stay in touch with the therapist you have booked between sessions. Pre-booking messaging is free under the standing CANADAHEALS public health commitment.
Our work is held to clinical and accessibility standards: PHIPA and PIPEDA in Canada, a HIPAA-aligned posture across US infrastructure, WCAG 2.1 AA across the site, and clinical review on every page that touches mental health information.
- Legal entity Zen Mind Inc., operating as Saalvio
- Head office Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical scope Regulated talk therapy in Ontario
- Privacy posture PHIPA, PIPEDA, HIPAA-aligned
Sessions with a registered psychotherapist or registered social worker are typically reimbursable under most Canadian extended health benefit plans.
Saalvio does not bill insurers directly. You pay for the session, we send you a detailed receipt, and you submit it to your insurer. Reimbursement depends on your specific plan; check with your provider for the amount and any session limits.
- Sun Life
- Manulife
- Canada Life
- Green Shield
- Blue Cross
- Desjardins Insurance
- Industrial Alliance (iA)
- Equitable Life
- SSQ Insurance
- GroupHEALTH
- Beneva
- ClaimSecure
Communities we serve
For the people who have been talked over.
Saalvio was built because mental health care does not always make room for who you are.
Our clinical team works in English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, and Pashto, across South Asian, Muslim, immigrant, and multicultural experiences.
You are welcome here, in plain words, in the language that fits you.
Take the first step today.
Your first session is free under CANADAHEALS. Pre-booking messaging is free too, and there is no commitment.