Daily check-in questions you choose for each client

Every check-in also asks for an overall mood score, which is what the patterns are measured against.

• Yes/no, for things that did or did not happen today
• A number, for counts and hours
• A 1–10 scale, for intensity
• Free text, for anything that needs the client’s own words

These are illustrations of how therapists tend to set Mendly up, not clinical recommendations. You know the client; build what fits them.

A client working on sleep: hours slept (number), caffeine after 2pm (yes/no), phone in bed (yes/no), how rested they felt (1–10).

A client working on avoidance: did the thing they had been putting off (yes/no), worry today (1–10), minutes spent outside (number), talked to a friend (yes/no).

A client rebuilding routine: left the house (yes/no), ate a proper breakfast (yes/no), exercised (yes/no), hours worked (number).

• Start with five to ten questions so the check-in stays quick
• Focus on what relates to the client’s goals
• Mix things likely to help with things likely to hurt
• Review the set every two to four weeks and drop what is not telling you anything

For a yes/no question, Mendly compares the average mood on days the answer was yes with days it was no. For a number or a scale, it shows how closely the two move together. Patterns appear once there are enough days to compare: three yes days and three no days for a yes/no question, or five answered days for a number or scale. About a week of check-ins is usually enough to start. They show association, not cause, and are there to inform your clinical judgement, not replace it.