Basic
$4.99 a month after the free year
Standard Thrive AI chat usage, fewer ads than the free tier, plus AI-guided exercises and cognitive games inside our online mental health app.
A Saalvio public health initiative
The first step toward help should not cost a Canadian anything.
Too many Canadians wait until they are already in crisis, because the help costs more than they can risk on a stranger they have never met. CANADAHEALS is how Saalvio answers that. It opens two doors, and you decide which one fits today.
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The app year
One year of the premium Saalvio app, free.
The full self-help library in the Saalvio mobile app, including Thrive AI, AI-guided exercises, cognitive games, calming music, and videos. Pick any paid plan, enter the code, and the year is on us. If you are exploring digital mental health resources across North America, this complete toolkit provides structured, everyday support entirely at zero cost.
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A free 30-minute conversation
Your first 30 minutes of virtual therapy is a free consultation.
Thirty minutes with a registered psychotherapist or registered social worker on our team, over secure video. You decide afterward whether you want to continue. For anyone navigating Mental Health Canada options, looking for accessible free counselling Canada programs, or seeking licensed online therapy Canada-wide, this initial step removes all financial pressure.
Why we built it this way
The public mental health services Canada waitlists that prompted us to build Saalvio in the first place have not gone away. CANADAHEALS is how we make sure cost, fit anxiety, and not knowing where to start are not the things that stop a Canadian from getting help.
The two paths exist because the barriers to mental health care in Canada come in a different order for different people. For some, the wall is a cost. For others, it is not knowing whether a therapist will understand the family they come from, or speak their first language, or have sat with someone like them before.
The app year gives you a private space to start on your own terms, tonight, on your phone. The free 30-minute consultation gives you a real human conversation with a registered therapist when you are ready for one. Messaging sits between the two: it lets you ask a therapist your questions before you ever book, so booking your consultation is a choice you made, not a leap you took blind.
The initiative is named CANADAHEALS for the country Saalvio started in, the country whose public waitlists shaped the way the platform works. If you are looking for therapy online in Canada, navigating the available mental health support across Canada can feel overwhelming. The app year is also redeemable in the United States. Therapy and messaging are scoped to where Saalvio is licensed to deliver them; today, that is Ontario, with staged expansion underway.
Path A: the app year
Claim one year of the premium Saalvio app, free
Pick any paid plan in the Saalvio mobile app, enter code CANADAHEALS, and the year is on us. After the twelve free months, the subscription auto-renews at the regular monthly rate of whichever plan you picked, unless you cancel through Apple or Google before the renewal date.
Pro
$9.99 a month after the free year
Everything in Basic, with no ads at all, higher Thrive AI chat usage, plus our calming music library and short reflection videos. Most chosen plan.
Premium
$14.99 a month after the free year
Everything in Pro, with the highest Thrive AI chat usage cap. For daily users who lean on Thrive AI throughout the day.
How to redeem the year
- Download the Saalvio app. Free on the Apple App Store and on Google Play. This gives you instant, on-the-go access to our full suite of premium digital resources.
- Create your Saalvio account. An email and a password are enough. We ask for the basics required by privacy regulations; nothing more, nothing more, making it a secure starting point.
- Enter code CANADAHEALS in the subscription screen. Pick your plan, enter the code, and confirm. The free therapy Canada year applies immediately. No payment is taken during the free year.
Scan to download
On a laptop or desktop? Scan one of these with your phone's camera to jump straight to the Saalvio app in the right store.
Path B: a free 30-minute conversation
Your first 30 minutes is a free consultation
Deciding to see a therapist should not be a hundred-and-fifty-dollar gamble on whether the fit will work. So your first 30 minutes is a free consultation with a registered psychotherapist or registered social worker, over secure video. You meet, talk through what brought you there, and decide together whether to keep going. There is no obligation to book a full session afterward, and no credit card is needed to schedule the consultation.
For people exploring free online therapy Canada options, this free consultation offers a chance to get started without cost.
After the free consultation, ongoing sessions are $100 to $150 CAD per 50-minute session, set together with your therapist based on what is sustainable for you. Our goal is to provide a truly affordable therapy Canada-wide solution that fits your budget. We do not bill insurers directly; we send a detailed receipt that is typically reimbursable under most Canadian extended health benefit plans.
Licensed Saalvio therapy is live in Ontario today. Other Canadian provinces and the United States are rolling out in stages.
Path B: the easiest first step
Message a therapist before you book, free
You should be able to ask a therapist a question before you ever sit down with one. If a free consultation still feels like a lot, write a message first. Open any therapist's profile and use the Message button. Ask what you need to ask: whether she speaks your first language, whether she has worked with someone like you, her training, her approach, what a first session feels like. There is no cost, and there is no commitment.
For some people seeking mental health help Canada, asking a question first feels easier than booking immediately.
Messages are not therapy by text and not a clinical assessment. They are not crisis support; messaging is asynchronous and is not monitored in real time. They are the short conversation a careful person would reasonably want to have with a real clinician before they pick one.
Once you have started therapy, messaging stays open with your therapist for brief clarifications between sessions. It is the connecting feature across Saalvio's platform and complements our therapy online Canada services.
The small print
- CANADAHEALS is a standing initiative, not a limited-time sale. We will publish a notice on this page well in advance if any part of it ever changes.
- The app year (Path A) is a promotional offer marketed in Canada and redeemable by code CANADAHEALS in Canada and the United States. The Saalvio app is listed on the US Apple App Store and the global Google Play. One redemption per Apple ID or Google account.
- After the free year, the app subscription auto-renews at the regular monthly rate of whichever plan you picked. Subscriptions are billed through Apple and Google under their billing terms; Saalvio cannot directly issue refunds for app store purchases. Cancel before the renewal date through your Apple ID or Google Play account settings, and you keep the rest of the free year.
- The free 30-minute consultation (Path B) is access to clinical care, not a promotion or a code. It is currently available to clients located in Ontario as part of our online therapy Canada free initiative. Other Canadian provinces and the United States open as we are licensed to deliver therapy there.
- Pre-booking messaging is free and available wherever the Saalvio mobile app or the web client portal is available.
- See our Terms of Service or the full app subscription terms and the therapy-session terms.
How to cancel the app subscription before the year ends
- Cancel on iPhone
- Settings, tap your name, Subscriptions, find Saalvio, tap Cancel.
- Cancel on Android
- Google Play app, tap your profile picture, Payments and subscriptions, find Saalvio, Cancel.
If you are in crisis
The Saalvio app, Thrive AI, and pre-booking messaging are not crisis services. Saalvio is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911. If you are in mental health crisis, please call 988 (the Suicide Crisis Helpline of Canada) or visit your nearest emergency department.