Compass · Personal
Choosing and preparing for support
Understand where Compass fits, prepare to ask for help and organise questions for professionals.
Can I use Compass while waiting for professional support?
Compass may help you organise questions, describe your situation in your own words and identify practical support you can ask for while waiting. Keep any existing care plan and contact arrangements with your provider. Contact your provider or an appropriate local service if your needs change; seek emergency help for immediate danger.
How can I maintain progress after coaching or professional support?
Use the goals and plans you agreed with the professional as your starting point. Notice what is working, what has become difficult and what you want to discuss at a follow-up. Compass can help you organise that reflection and plan everyday actions. Bring setbacks or new concerns back to the relevant professional.
How do I know whether Compass is the right kind of support?
Start with what you need: practical reflection, specialist advice, an ongoing human relationship or urgent help. Compass is a structured coaching and reflection tool for thinking through situations and possible next steps. Use the dedicated questions on professional support and appropriate use to check whether it fits your needs.
How can I ask for help when I do not know what to say?
You do not need a complete explanation before contacting someone. Start with what is happening, how it is affecting daily life and what you hope the conversation will help with. Compass can help you organise a short note or questions for a trusted person or professional. If you are in immediate danger or may harm yourself or someone else, contact emergency or crisis support directly instead of waiting to perfect the wording.