Case study · Mental health · in production
Mending Tempo.
mending-tempo.web.app
Therapy notes shouldn't live in three different places.
EMDR is a structured, phase-based modality — but the tooling around it usually isn't. Clinicians end up stitching together spreadsheets, paper, and generic note apps, and clients only ever show up to the conversation with what they can remember from the last seven days.
Mending Tempo started from a question: what if the structure of the session and the rhythm of the week could live in the same place — with appropriate boundaries, appropriate privacy, and as little friction as possible for both sides?
The result is a tool that respects the work. It's not a replacement for therapy. It's an organizational tool that lets the work itself be more focused.
Two-sided product (therapist + client). Web-first PWA, installable on phones, tablets, and computers — no app store required. Built and operated by a single small team.
Two sides, one rhythm.
The product is shaped around two distinct experiences that share one source of truth. Therapists get a structured workspace that maps to how EMDR actually unfolds. Clients get a quiet, friction-light daily check-in that respects their time and their privacy.
A workspace that follows the phases.
- Structured EMDR session wizard following the recognized four-phase flow — Baseline, Target, Processing, Closure
- Progress graphs charting SUDs (Subjective Units of Distress) and VOC (Validity of Cognition) over time per client
- Customizable Negative Cognition / Positive Cognition templates practitioners build into their own library
- Target Tree for linking related sessions within a longer treatment plan
- Client management with a secure invitation flow — clients arrive already linked to the practice
- Mood patterns view that surfaces, in plain language, how a client's mood relates to environmental and physical factors over the past 90 days
- Per-phase notes and "what came up" capture built into the session workflow
- Session export for record-keeping
A check-in that fits a real day.
- Daily mood check-in on a simple 1-to-5 scale, with optional layers for pain, fatigue, chronic-condition tracking, and illness
- Automatic environmental context captured with each entry — weather, air quality, and barometric pressure with rising or falling trend
- Mood history calendar with a clear visual timeline
- Optional weekly survey for noting what changed and what's worth sharing with their clinician
- Daily reminders sent at 9 AM in their own time zone — push notifications or email
- Installable as an app on phones, tablets, and computers — no app store required
The therapist side is dense and structured because EMDR practitioners are working in a known framework. The client side is sparse and forgiving because a missed day shouldn't feel like failure.
Built around the four-phase flow.
Rather than impose a generic note shape on EMDR, the session wizard is structured around the modality's recognized phases. Each phase has its own focused capture surface — and the wizard remembers where a session was left off if it runs across appointments.
Baseline
Mood, presenting concerns, and the state the client is arriving in today.
Target
Choose or revisit the target memory or theme; capture image, sensation, negative and positive cognition, and SUDs / VOC baselines.
Processing
Iterative sets with quick capture of what came up between sets. Charts track SUDs falling and VOC rising in real time.
Closure
Resourcing prompts, "what to watch for this week" notes, and a clean handoff into the client's daily check-ins.
Sessions get recorded in the shape the practitioner is already working in. The data structure follows the modality, not the other way around.
Priced for actual practices.
All paid therapist plans include a 14-day free trial. No annual lock-in.
For therapists
For clients
Pricing is intentionally accessible at the solo end — independent practitioners shouldn't have to choose between good tooling and a sustainable practice.
Built for the data it actually holds.
Mending Tempo handles sensitive personal information and is built accordingly. Security wasn't bolted on after the fact — it informed the architecture from day one.
Mending Tempo is a clinical-support tool. It does not provide diagnosis, treatment, or clinical judgment, and is not a substitute for licensed mental-health care. If you are in crisis, please contact emergency services or a crisis line in your country.
Open it in your browser.
Mending Tempo is a web app. Open it on any modern browser and choose "Install" to keep it on your home screen — works on phones, tablets, and computers without going through an app store.
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