Putting a number on how someone’s doing.
In one sentence
Two short questionnaires that turn “how are you?” into a score you can track.
PHQ-9 asks nine questions about low mood; GAD-7 asks seven about anxiety. The client answers each on a small scale, and the app adds up a score.
The first score is your starting point. Repeating the questionnaire every few sessions shows whether things are genuinely improving — not just a good or bad day.
A PHQ-9 falling from 18 to 9 over two months is a real, measurable improvement you can show the client.