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Safe Space Your Partner in Scalable Digital Mental Health
100,000+ lives impacted · 30 countries · 500+ therapists ·
94% client satisfaction

Safe Space™ is Asia’s trusted B2B2C digital mental health EAP platform, providing discreet, accessible, and high-quality counselling and coaching for individuals, employees, and communities. Founded in 2017, we’ve impacted 100,000+ lives across 30 countries and 30 languages, supported by a network of 500+ licensed therapists and ICF-certified coaches. Our hybrid model combines real-time matching algorithm for personalized therapy to deliver effective care anytime, anywhere. For organizations, Safe Space™ is a proven partner in employee assistance programs (EAPs), corporate mental wellness, educatiion and preventive mental health support. With 94% client satisfaction, 75% retention rates, and 7-figure revenues, we are driving measurable outcomes for both people and businesses. We are proud to be recognized among the Top 20 Hottest Startups in Singapore (2023) and to extend our mission through Safe Space Cares, offering pro bono / low bono for underserved youth, women, and persons with disabilities. Our mission: To make mental health care accessible, affordable, and stigma-free across Asia.

-Our partners: Corporates, Schools, Hospitals, Insurers and governments committed to mental well-being.
-Our specialties: Counselling, corporate wellness, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) solutions, and social impact innovation.

What if everything you thought you knew about resilience needed a rethink?We recently hosted *Powering Your Resilience Q...
20/10/2026

What if everything you thought you knew about resilience needed a rethink?

We recently hosted *Powering Your Resilience Quotient* with Safe Space therapist Nandini, and what stood out was how differently she approached the subject.

From exploring the science behind ice baths and our stress response to challenging the advice we often give older adults experiencing anxiety or depression, Nandi made resilience practical, relatable and thought-provoking.

One insight that stayed with us after a 90 mins workshop?

Sometimes, what people need isn't more rest. It's something meaningful to look forward to.

Instead of simply talking at participants, she brought them into real-world scenarios, role-play and conversations that challenged their assumptions.

This is the direction I believe workplace mental health education needs to move towards.

1. Less passive listening. More participation.

2. Less generic advice. More context.

3. Less telling people to be resilient. More helping them understand how resilience actually works.

We explored all three at our Powering Your Resilience Quotient workshop with Cambridge Cares and we can bring this to your workplace too.

A big thank you to Nandini for bringing this refreshing perspective to our Safe Space training.

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Want to bring engaging, science-informed mental health workshops to your organisation?

Book your next workshop with Safe Space™: https://www.safespace.sg/for-organization

Nine years of Safe Space . Our camera roll tells quite a story. Mental health EAPs, webinars and milestones. Team birthd...
16/10/2026

Nine years of Safe Space . Our camera roll tells quite a story.

Mental health EAPs, webinars and milestones. Team birthdays, shared meals and some enthusiastic attempts at fitness.

Looking through these photos reminded us how much of building a business happens between the big moments. People showing up for each other. Learning as we go. Finding reasons to laugh, even during the difficult times e.g COVID-19, Fundraising Winter, Personal health scares etc

Today, we’re grateful to everyone who has shaped Safe Space™; our team, past and present; our therapists, clients, partners and community.

Thank you for trusting us, challenging us and helping us bring mental health conversations into more rooms.

There is still so much to do. We want a future where asking for support feels easier, care feels closer, and more people feel seen.

For now, a little look back at the people and moments that brought us here. Swipe through. You might spot yourself. 📸

Here’s to making more space, together.

We're incredibly proud to share that our Co-Founder & COO, Lynette Seow, has been shortlisted for the Social Entrepreneu...
12/10/2026

We're incredibly proud to share that our Co-Founder & COO, Lynette Seow, has been shortlisted for the Social Entrepreneur - Women of the Future Awards SEA 2026! 🎉

From her early days in technology consulting to joining the founding team at Safe Space™, Lynette Seow has always believed that meaningful impact comes from turning big ideas into real, lasting change.

Over the years, she's helped our CEO. Antoinette Patterson build Safe Space™ into more than a mental healthcare platform but into a true infrastructure and ecosystem. It now supports clients across 28+ countries, proving that purpose and operational excellence can go hand in hand.

Behind every ambitious vision is someone making sure it actually happens; and that's Lynette.

A huge congratulations from all of us at Safe Space™! Were so proud to see your hard work, dedication and leadership recognised on a regional stage.

Thank you to Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia for recognising women who are shaping the future of our region.

Your teams are taking us places. Literally. 🌍Safe Space is expanding into Latvia, Malta and China, building on our exist...
12/10/2026

Your teams are taking us places. Literally. 🌍

Safe Space is expanding into Latvia, Malta and China, building on our existing reach across 28 countries in APAC, EMEA and ANZ.

Behind that growth are clients who continue to bring us into new markets—trusting us to support their people as their organisations grow.

Thank you for opening those doors. 💚 We’re proud to grow alongside you and bring mental health support, coaching and education to more teams.

With October’s onboarding sessions, webinars and workshops already underway, there’s plenty to share.

Have teams in a market you’d like us to support? Let’s talk. You could help shape where Safe Space goes next.

Mental health support deserves more than a slide in the employee handbook.October has already been busy at Safe Space, w...
09/10/2026

Mental health support deserves more than a slide in the employee handbook.

October has already been busy at Safe Space, with employee onboarding sessions, webinars and workshops.

Each serves a different purpose: introducing people to their support options, opening up conversations and making space to learn practical skills.

To the teams making time for these sessions, and the facilitators bringing them to life—thank you. 💚

We’ll be sharing moments and takeaways throughout the month. Stay tuned.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from all of us at Safe Space™ 🌕To our clients and partners, thank you for the trust and care y...
25/09/2026

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from all of us at Safe Space™ 🌕

To our clients and partners, thank you for the trust and care you bring to the people we support together.

However you’re spending today e.g sharing mooncakes, catching up with loved ones, or enjoying a quiet evening, we hope you find a moment to slow down and feel connected.

Wishing you a warm and peaceful Mid-Autumn Festival.

Some secrets are meant to be shared.. around a mahjong table 🀄Safe Space™ is teaming up with Mahjong Lah x The Ritual fo...
11/09/2026

Some secrets are meant to be shared.. around a mahjong table 🀄

Safe Space™ is teaming up with Mahjong Lah x The Ritual for:

The Secret Mahjong Club — an after-hours mahjong night with good company, friendly competition and a little dose of social wellness.

When The Ritual closes for the day, the mahjong tables come out.
📅 Wed, 14 Oct 2026
⏰ 7–10pm SGT
📍 The Ritual, 383 Bukit Timah Road
🫔 Includes a curated selection of wellness-inspired small bites and drinks from The Ritual.
🐦 Early Bird tickets are available now until 14 Sep 2026

Sometimes mental wellbeing looks like laughing too loudly around a mahjong table. Whether you already play or just want to join us for a fun night out, come along.

Get Your Early Bird Tickets Here: https://lnkd.in/gtRw3Yha?

27/08/2026

Loved seeing this moment during our TBWA x Safe Space™ on-site talk: Hidden Costs in the Modern Workplace: The Psychology of Stress, Energy, & Burnout Prevention.

One of the simplest activities of the session? Turn to the person next to you and give them a genuine, specific compliment.

It takes 20 seconds. But in a busy workplace, that small moment of recognition can remind someone that they are seen.

Led by Dr. Adam Seet, the session explored how the demands of modern work can quietly drain our physical, cognitive and emotional batteries and what we can do before they hit 1%.

Our Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Relief isn’t always recovery.
Scrolling, switching off or doing something “easy” may feel good in the moment, but it doesn’t necessarily leave us restored. Real recovery means understanding what your physical, cognitive or emotional battery actually needs.

2. Don’t wait until you’re running on 1%.
Burnout prevention starts much earlier. Notice where your energy is being depleted, recharge early, and make recovery part of the working week rather than something you postpone until the weekend.

3. Connection is a form of emotional recharge.
Sometimes people don’t need another solution. They need to feel heard, understood and supported. Even something as simple as a thoughtful compliment can create a moment of human connection at work.

Perhaps the biggest reminder from the session: Stress is normal. Burnout is not inevitable.

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With World Mental Health Day on 10 October approaching, now is the time for organisations to start planning — not when every speaker, therapist and activity slot is already booked.

Safe Space™ works with organisations on on-site talks, workshops, webinars, interactive roadshows, group sessions and employee mental health programmes designed around what their teams actually need.

If you're planning your World Mental Health Day 2026 activities, speak to us early and let's create something your employees will genuinely remember and use. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4c9Gyfd or email us at [email protected]

This piece of feedback made us smile: ‘I never thought I’d like therapy sessions till I was introduced to Safe Space.A m...
13/08/2026

This piece of feedback made us smile: ‘I never thought I’d like therapy sessions till I was introduced to Safe Space.

A mental health benefit can be available to every employee — and still go largely unused.

That’s why at Safe Space™, we think a lot about the difference between availability and engagement.

Availability is giving someone access to therapy.

Engagement is whether they feel comfortable enough to book, feel understood when they show up, and see enough value to come back.

One recent post-session survey gave us a good reminder of what that looks like in practice:

⭐ 10/10 — Felt heard, understood and respected
⭐ 10/10 — Worked on the goals and topics that mattered
⭐ 10/10 — Therapist approach was the right fit
⭐ 10/10 — Session felt right for them
⭐ 10/10 — Likelihood of booking another session

But the comment that stood out most was:

“I never thought I’d like therapy sessions till I was introduced to Safe Space :)”

For us, this is why client experience matters so much.

The goal isn't simply to put a counselling benefit on an employee benefits page.

It is to build enough trust, quality and fit that people actually want to use the support available to them.

Because access is only the first step. Engagement is where the impact starts.

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