Before-and-After Mood Tracker complete therapy resource page

Emotional Awareness · EA-10

Before-and-After Mood Tracker

Compare two moments and notice what stayed the same or changed.

Clinician-created · facilitator review required
Developmental range: Ages 7+5-15 minutesActivityAdult professional use

For clinician-facilitated use

This is a professional resource, not a child-facing online service. A licensed clinician or other qualified adult must determine suitability, explain and adapt the activity, and supervise its use. Do not direct a child to access this webpage independently or enter client information.

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The full-resolution WebP includes print-safe margins and should be downloaded by an adult professional. Read the guidance below before using the page.

How to use it

  1. Before an activity, note a feeling, intensity, or body cue if you want.
  2. Afterward, check in again without trying to create a particular result.
  3. Record what changed, what stayed the same, or what is hard to tell.

Reflection prompts

  • What do you notice when you compare the two moments?
  • What else may have influenced the difference?
  • What would you choose next: continue, adjust, stop, or seek support?

Facilitator guidance

Use to support observation rather than prove that an activity worked. Normalize no change, mixed change, delayed change, or increased discomfort.

Adaptations & accessibility

  • Use colors, symbols, or photographs instead of words.
  • Space the check-ins farther apart or complete only one.
  • Offer an unsure option for every field.

Professional-use review

Standard licensed-clinician review required before use.

This clinician-created resource is published for professional evaluation. Before client use, the treating clinician or other qualified adult must determine whether it is appropriate and complete every specialist, accessibility, safeguarding, and local-policy review named above. Publication does not represent individualized clinical approval.