Anchor

What Anchor is

Anchor is a web-based daily companion for addiction recovery, betrayal-trauma healing, and rebuilding trust between partners. Morning check-ins cover mood, sobriety, and an intention for the day; a six-question reflection supports evening review. For difficult moments, grounding tools include box breathing, a 5-4-3-2-1 senses exercise, and a three-minute urge-surfing timer. Users can record triggers with severity, location, and context, then review recurring patterns. Journal entries are private by default. The AI coach can use journal entries, triggers, and scores only when a user explicitly chooses to share them. Partners can work with shared goals, appreciations, weekly meetings, and trust-building exercises while keeping journal entries private unless shared. Anchor supports behavioral and substance recovery, including alcohol, drugs, pornography, gambling, and compulsive behaviors affecting relationships. Users can upload therapist worksheets and notes for the coach to reference. Core daily tools are free; upgrading unlocks the AI coach, deeper analytics, documents, and the full Couple experience. Anchor says it complements therapy and recovery groups, not clinical care or crisis services.

Who it suits

Anchor may suit people seeking guided daily tools for recovery or trust-building, and partners who want shared activities while keeping journals private. It complements, rather than replaces, therapy, recovery groups, or crisis services.

Limits

The free plan includes the core daily companion, check-ins, journaling, trigger tracking, daily planner, and emergency grounding. AI coaching, deeper analytics, documents, and the full Couple experience require upgrading.

Getting started

1. Open Anchor at its website
2. Start with the free plan
3. Use morning check-ins, journaling, trigger tracking, the daily planner, and emergency grounding
4. Choose whether to share entries, triggers, or scores with the AI coach
5. Upload therapist worksheets or notes if you want the coach to reference them
6. Upgrade for AI coaching, deeper analytics, documents, or the full Couple experience

Verdict

Anchor brings check-ins, reflection, trigger tracking, grounding, and optional partner activities together in a free-to-start web service. Its own guidance is clear that it does not replace clinical care or crisis support.