The Saalvio app
Most people don't book a therapist first. They reach for their phone at midnight. They search for something that might help. They look for a place that feels safe enough to be honest. Saalvio is a mental health therapy app built for that exact moment. It brings everything together in one place: book and attend therapy sessions with our clinical team, take free self-assessments, read our blog library, and talk to Thrive AI, our CBT chatbot that is free to try with standard chat usage. Three paid plans unlock more chat messages, AI-guided exercises, cognitive games, calming music, and videos. Available on iPhone and Android across Canada and the United States.
New here? Canadian residents get 1 year of any paid plan free with code CANADAHEALS See the offer
The right emotional health app is not one that tells you how to feel. It is one that meets you where you are and walks with you from there. Every Saalvio feature is built around that idea. Therapy access and self-assessments are open to all users on every plan, free or paid. The four subscription tiers unlock the rest.
Book sessions with Saalvio registered psychotherapists and registered social workers right in the app.Your first session is free under CANADAHEALS, then our $100 to $150 collaborative range. Therapy is billed separately from the app subscription and is not part of the CANADAHEALS promotion.
Available to every Saalvio user, free or paid
Plain-language mental health self-assessments and our blog library, both free to anyone with the app. Use them on their own or bring them into a conversation with your therapist. They can help you find the words for what you have been carrying. .
Available to every Saalvio user, free or paid
Talk through what you are feeling. Work through cognitive-behavioural exercises in real conversation. Among the many online therapy apps available today, Saalvio’s Thrive AI stands apart because it is built on the same evidence-based CBT framework our therapists use. Free to try with standard chat usage. Paid plans raise the daily message cap.
Free tier + all paid plans
Small check-ins add up to something useful. Daily mood tracking inside our mental wellness app helps you notice patterns you might otherwise miss. The data stays private to you. Your therapist sees only what you choose to share.
Free tier + all paid plans
Structured cognitive-behavioural exercises that Thrive AI walks you through, one step at a time. At the end of every exercise, Thrive AI gives you a personalized recommendation for what to try next. Clear, calm, and built around what you just worked through.
Saalvio Starter, Plus, and Pro plans only.
Short attention, memory, and emotional-regulation games that fit into a coffee break. Built alongside our clinical team to be genuinely useful rather than habit-forming. They are not here to keep you scrolling. They are here to help you practise.
Saalvio Starter, Plus, and Pro plans only.
Our therapy app curated a library of music for focus, sleep, and anxious moments, plus short videos for guided reflection. The kind of thing you reach for at 11 p.m. when the kids are asleep and you finally have a minute to breathe.
Saalvio Plus and Pro plans only.
Four tiers. Start free and upgrade when you want more, or grab a full paid year free with CANADAHEALS to begin on any paid plan at no cost. Getting started is simple: download the app, pick your plan inside, and you are ready in minutes. Here is exactly what each plan includes and roughly how many Thrive AI messages you get each day.
| Plan | Price (CAD) | Ads | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saalvio Free | $0 | Between AI chat sessions | Thrive AI chatbot, free blogs, and self-assessments. No AI-guided exercises. |
| Saalvio Basic | $4.99 per month | Fewer between sessions | Everything in Free, plus AI-guided exercises, end-of-exercise Thrive AI recommendations, and cognitive games. |
| Saalvio Pro | $9.99 per month | No ads between sessions | Everything in Starter, plus calming music and videos. No ads, ever. |
| Saalvio Premium | $14.99 per month | No ads between sessions | Everything in Plus, with unlimited daily Thrive AI messages. For people who use it every day. |
Subscriptions are picked from within the mental health app itself, not from this website. Open the app, go to Settings, and choose the plan that fits where you are right now.
Your subscription is billed monthly through the Apple App Store or Google Play, processed by our payment partner Stripe under their terms. Saalvio never sees your card data.
Manage or cancel your subscription from your Apple ID or Google Play account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing cycle. You keep access until then.
Download the Saalvio app from the App Store or Google Play, create your account, then choose any paid plan and enter the code CANADAHEALS. You get 1 year of that plan at no cost.
Yes. Thrive AI is available on the free tier with a limit of standard usage cap per day. As a standalone online therapy app feature, that is enough to get a real sense of what Thrive can do. Paid plans raise the daily cap and unlock AI-guided exercises, cognitive games, and calming music.
Your subscription auto-renews at the regular monthly rate of whichever plan you picked: Saalvio Starter $4.99, Saalvio Plus $9.99, or Saalvio Pro $14.99 CAD. To avoid the auto-renewal, cancel through your Apple ID or Google Play account settings before the renewal date. You keep the rest of your free year either way.
Cancellation happens through your Apple ID or Google Play account, not through Saalvio. On iPhone: Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, find Saalvio, tap Cancel. On Android: Google Play app, tap your profile, choose Payments and subscriptions, find Saalvio, and cancel. You keep access until the end of your current billing cycle.
Apple and Google set their own price tiers and currency rules. The price in your store may differ slightly from the CAD prices listed here because of conversion and store-specific rounding. The store's price is what you pay.
Most mental health apps offer generic content with no clinical backbone. Saalvio connects everyday self-help tools directly to a team of registered clinicians. You can message a therapist before you ever book, use Thrive AI in between sessions, and keep your daily mood data private. The clinical thread runs through everything.
Yes. Thrive AI and the guided exercises inside Saalvio are built on cognitive-behavioural principles. Unlike many CBT-based mobile apps that apply CBT loosely, Saalvio's tools were designed alongside our clinical team and are aligned with the same framework our registered psychotherapists use in sessions.
Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade any time through your app store subscription settings. Apple and Google handle the prorating. Whether the change is immediate or takes effect at your next billing cycle depends on their policies.
Yes. Online therapy in Canada is available through Saalvio for Ontario residents, with expansion underway across Canada. The app's self-help tools are available across North America. Messaging a therapist before your book is available wherever therapy is offered.
Yes. Saalvio app data is governed by our Privacy Policy. The app runs on PHIPA-aligned Canadian infrastructure. Saalvio never sees your card data. Apple, Google, and Stripe handle billing. See our Security and Compliance page for the full safeguards summary.
No. The Saalvio app is a self-help product. The broader conversation about online therapy and its role in Canadian mental health care is one we take seriously, and it is exactly why our clinical team is available for booked sessions. The app itself is not therapy, not a crisis service, and not a regulated medical device.
Saalvio is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911. If you are in a mental health crisis, please call 9-8-8, the Suicide Crisis Helpline of Canada, or visit your nearest emergency department.
