TRS Companion App

Recovery is personal. What helps one person may not be what another person needs, and even the same person can need something different from one day to the next.

That is why The Recovery Space is developing Recovery Companion — a person-centred app designed to help people understand what is happening for them in the moment and explore what their next safe step could be.

Our aim is simple:

 

When recovery feels difficult, Recovery Companion helps you understand what’s happening and choose your next step.
 

What is Recovery Companion?

Recovery Companion is being designed to start with something simple:

How are you doing right now?

You may be feeling anxious, tired, stressed, low, lonely, overwhelmed, triggered, restless, experiencing urges, or simply want to check in with yourself.

There will also be a clear “I need help right now” option for the moments when things feel particularly difficult.
 

Rather than simply recording how you feel, Recovery Companion is being developed to respond to what you tell it. You may be invited to rate how strongly something is affecting you and then explore options such as calming your body, grounding yourself, working through an urge, reflecting on a trigger, reconnecting with your Recovery Plan or finding additional support.

The aim is not to tell you what you should do.

It is to help you pause, understand what may be happening and decide what feels like the most helpful next step for you.

Recovery Companion notices. You decide.
 

Designed around the person

Recovery Companion is being developed around a person-centred approach.

Over time, the app may be able to understand more about the things you choose to share — such as your recovery goals, triggers, warning signs, routines, coping strategies, values, support network and the things that have helped you before.
 

This means the experience can become increasingly relevant to your recovery, rather than sending everyone through the same generic pathway.

The app will also draw on principles informed by Motivational Interviewing, helping people explore their own ideas, reasons for change and possible next steps rather than being told what they “should” do.

Elements of The S.E.C.R.E.T. Recovery Framework — Stop, Explore, Challenge, Reconnect, Exchange and Take Action — will also help shape the tools and support available within the app.
 

Support for the moments that matter

Recovery Companion is currently being developed around ideas including personal check-ins, guided breathing and grounding, recovery tools, reflection, personal recovery planning, My Recovery Traffic Lights, support for difficult moments and Recovery Reset.

Recovery Reset is particularly important to us.

If somebody experiences a setback, the app will not be designed around shame, failure or a huge “Day Zero” message.

Instead:

Something happened. Let’s work out what you need now.

Because one difficult moment does not erase everything somebody has learned or achieved.

Private, accessible and supportive

Recovery information can be deeply personal, so privacy and accessibility will be important parts of Recovery Companion from the beginning.

The app is being designed to be supportive rather than clinical, with the person remaining in control of their own choices and information.

Accessibility will also be considered throughout development, including readable text, clear layouts, strong contrast, screen-reader compatibility and support for people who need enlarged or magnified content.

Essential recovery support will not be treated as a premium extra.
 

Be part of the journey from the beginning

Recovery Companion is currently in the very early stages of development, and there is no confirmed release date yet.

That also means this is only the beginning.

As development progresses, we’ll share previews, new features, design updates, testing opportunities and eventually launch information.

If Recovery Companion sounds like something you would like to follow, you can subscribe below for occasional updates from The Recovery Space, including news about the app, new self-help tools, journals and other future resources.
 

Recovery Companion — In Early Development
Release date: TBA