DBT Session Note

• Template structure

  The DBT Session Note template captures these sections automatically from your recording.

  1. Diary Card Review
  2. Target Behaviours
  3. Skills Module
  4. Skills Practice
  5. Chain Analysis
  6. Homework

• Built for

  • Psychologist
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Psychotherapist
  • Social Worker
  • Counsellor
  • Mental Health Nurse
  • School Counsellor
  • School Psychologist
  • Youth Worker
  • Addiction Counsellor
  • Trauma Therapist
  • Psychiatrist

1. 01 Record or dictate the session

   In-person, telehealth, or hybrid. Audio is deleted immediately once it's processed. If it can't upload, it stays on your own device so you can retry; if it uploads but can't be processed, it's held in Australia for up to 48 hours, then deleted.

2. 02 Pick the DBT Session Note template

   Or make it your default template so future recordings use it automatically.

3. 03 Review and finalise

   Your note is generated in the structure above. Edit anything you want — your practice, your voice — then save to the client record.

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