Practical resources for a clearer next step
Calculators, guided self-reflection and planning tools to help you understand patterns and prepare for a useful conversation.
Calculators & planners
A useful tool makes a question easier to explore. Begin with the alcohol calculator below, or browse the full collection by topic.
Alcohol · Calculator
Enter drink size, strength and number. Compare UK units with US or Australian standard drinks and add up a week or an occasion.
Open the calculatorImmediate results · No email required · Optional download
Choose the tool that fits your question, from everyday calculations to plans you can take to an appointment.
11 more tools
Sleep
Understand time asleep compared with time in bed, and prepare a printable diary of sleep patterns.
Open calculator & diaryRecovery
Count time since a chosen recovery date, see upcoming milestones and optionally estimate spending saved.
Open calculatorRecovery
Bring triggers, warning signs, coping actions and support contacts together in a downloadable plan.
Open plan builderTreatment planning
Explore levels of care and prepare questions about assessment, detox, outpatient care, residential treatment and continuing care.
Open explorerAlcohol
Review weekly, monthly and annual spending, with personal savings scenarios in CHF, EUR, GBP or USD.
Open calculatorSleep
Estimate caffeine intake and explore how timing may affect the amount remaining later, with uncertainty explained.
Open calculatorMental health
Record patterns and download a concise summary to bring to a therapy appointment.
Open trackerFamily support
Prepare a compassionate conversation, practical boundaries and questions about professional support.
Open plan builderBurnout
Map commitments, energy, rest and support into a manageable weekly plan.
Open plannerGambling
Summarise recorded spending, net losses and time, with links to relevant support.
Open calculatorAnxiety & grounding
Follow accessible exercises with optional animation, audio and printable instructions.
Open guided exerciseCondition assessments
Explore the assessments alongside each topic’s resources. Each page explains whether it uses a screening questionnaire or guided self-reflection, how to use the result and where to find support.
These are starting points for a conversation. They cannot confirm or rule out a condition.
Finding your next step
Use a calculator to clarify a quantity. Use a diary or planner to organise what matters to you. When a result raises questions, explore the related topic resources or take a summary to a clinician who knows your circumstances.
If you are considering care at THE BALANCE, our admissions team can talk through your situation and explain the assessment process.
Questions & answers
Choose a calculator for a specific question, such as how much alcohol a drink contains. Choose an assessment to reflect on a pattern of symptoms or experiences. A planner can help you prepare a next step. Each page explains its purpose and limitations.
An online assessment cannot establish a diagnosis. Some assessments use a named screening questionnaire; others offer guided self-reflection. The page identifies the format so you can understand what its output means. A clinician considers symptoms, history and individual circumstances.
The calculators, planners and trackers provide results without an account or email address. Their entries stay in the current browser tab and are not sent to THE BALANCE. You choose whether to download a copy or contact admissions separately.
Yes. Calculators and trackers provide a downloadable record, planners create a text outline, and each tool offers a print option you can use to save a PDF. Downloaded files stay under your control; the website does not keep a copy of your entries.
Each tool links to the relevant topic resources and treatment information where appropriate. If you would like individual guidance, a confidential conversation with admissions can help clarify whether THE BALANCE is a suitable setting.
Clear information is framed around complex and co-occurring presentations.
Assessment remains essential because needs and risks differ from person to person.
A confidential conversation can help clarify the most appropriate route forward.
A confidential first conversation can help clarify the presentation and whether our setting is appropriate.
If you are considering treatment for yourself, a family member or someone you advise, our team can help clarify the most appropriate next step.
Your admissions team
