Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH)
Free / donationCounselling for individuals and families. In-person sessions are donation-based and may be free if money is tight. Appointments required.
How are you?No, really. How are you?
It's easy to put your mental health on the back burner when life feels full with work, relationships, family and everything in between. Tryve helps you move from surviving to thriving with simple steps, practical tools and a supportive community.
It's not about being perfect. It's about trying.
The wellness spectrum
Wellbeing isn't a fixed state.
Mental wellbeing sits on a spectrum, and most of us move along it many times in a life. Tryve exists for every point on it, with the aim of helping more people spend more of their time at the thriving end.
CrisisNeeds urgent, professional help
StrugglingDaily life feels heavy
SurvivingGetting by, running on empty
ThrivingGrounded, connected, well
If you're in crisis right now, please go straight to the 24-hour helplines below.
Why "Tryve"?
Try to thrive, one intentional step at a time.
Tryve is a community-centred mental wellness community. We create space for open conversations and share resources that make mental health and therapy easier to talk about.
We empower young adults to prioritise their mental wellbeing in a sustainable, stigma-free way, through meaningful conversations, offline experiences and practical, accessible resources.
Our vision is a world where mental wellness is as understood as physical health, where people embrace self-care without shame, connect beyond screens and thrive in a supportive, informed community.
Rooted in Singapore, with a second home in the Netherlands.
- Wellness is a journey, not a destination.Small, intentional steps lead to lasting wellbeing.
- Self-care should be simple and accessible.Mental wellness isn't a luxury. It's a way of life.
- Balance over burnout, always.Productivity shouldn't come at the cost of your wellbeing.
- Your feelings are valid, even if you don't understand them yet.Self-awareness starts with self-compassion.
- Life happens beyond the screen.Disconnect to reconnect, with real conversations and real connections.
Our events
Screen-Free Saturday
A morning or afternoon without your phone. Inspired by the mindfulness and digital detox gatherings Tiffany found in Amsterdam, each edition hands you analogue things to do (a typewriter, a colouring book, a journal, a stranger to talk to) and gives you back a few unhurried hours.
Solace Saturday
Tryve's first event, held in Singapore for World Mental Health Day.
Screen-Free Saturday begins
The first edition, with NOST Singapore. Featured on Kiss92FM.
By the beachfront
With The Black Mirror at Canopy Garden Dining, Changi Village, to the sound of the sea.
Analogue Afternoon
A year-end edition with No Sleep Club: phones surrendered, a reflective journey through past, present and future, and a mindful mixology workshop.
Screen-Free Saturday at COMO
Our latest edition, above the city in Singapore. Photos below.
May 2026 · COMO, Singapore
An afternoon, offline
Letters typed to our future selves, colouring at the bar, and long conversations with nothing buzzing on the table.
Earlier gatherings
Where it started
Our first Screen-Free Saturday with NOST Singapore in October 2024, and some of the circles since.
Talk to someone
Therapy is a workout for your mind.
Just as you'd exercise to stay physically fit, therapy and counselling help keep you mentally fit. Not sure where to start? Here are some options in Singapore, across a range of budgets. Some are free.
Need help now? These lines are open 24 hours.
- 995
- Emergency ambulance, if someone is in immediate danger
- 1767
- Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)
- 1771
- National mindline, call or WhatsApp 6669 1771
- 6389 2222
- IMH Mental Health Helpline
Tryve is a community, not a medical or crisis service. We're not affiliated with the services listed here; they're shared as a starting point. Please check details and fees with each provider directly.
AWARE Women's Helpline
Free helplineA free helpline run by women, for women, from Singapore's gender-equality advocacy group. Counselling fees scale with income.
Counselling and Care Centre
AffordableSingapore's oldest counselling centre, established in 1966, with income-based rates for citizens and PRs.
Safe Expanse
Tryve partnerTherapy for children, teens, adults and couples, online or face to face, with a focus on building positive social connections beyond the therapy room.
Who we are
A small team, a wide circle.
An all-women team (for now), supported by a global network of volunteers and friends. Rooted in Singapore, connected across Asia and beyond.
Tiffany ChooFounder · Singapore / Netherlands
Zi SingEvent Organiser · Singapore
Partners and hosts
Brands and spaces who share our vision and have opened their doors to the community.
The Singing Bowl GalleryWellness partner
Safe ExpanseWellness partner
The Hush RetreatsWellness partner
The Cognitive SpaceWellness partner
NOST SingaporeEvent partner
The Black MirrorEvent partner
No Sleep ClubEvent partner
COMO, SingaporeVenue
Volunteer with us
Help reshape how Singapore talks about mental health.
Hosting, design, content or a spare Saturday: there's room for you. Email us a few lines about yourself and what you'd like to help with, and we'll be in touch.
Say hello
Share your story with us.
Questions, collaborations, or ideas for the next Screen-Free Saturday? Email us and a real person will reply.