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Save your week as a PDF

Open your weekly summary, pick your dates, and save it as a PDF. Read it before your session, or upload it to your clinic's portal.

Your diary cards add up to a summary: safety, engagement, and what showed up in your notes. You pick the dates, from a single day up to 90 days, and save it as a PDF.

About 2 minutes Up to 90 days at a time Nothing is sent for you
Your datesStart from your last session, or pick the stretch you want to talk about.
One tapSave as PDF, straight from the summary.
Yours to shareIt only goes where you choose to put it.

Open your weekly summary

  1. Open Okaya and go to the DBT tab in the top menu.
  2. Right under Your DBT Journey, tap the Your weekly summary card.
  3. Your summary opens on the last 7 days.

Pick your dates

  1. Last 7 days is where the summary starts.
  2. Tap Since… and pick the date of your last session. The summary covers every day from then through today.
  3. Tap Custom range to look back at another stretch. Pick a start and an end date, up to 90 days.
  4. The arrows step back and forward by the same number of days. Whatever dates are showing are the dates that get saved.

Save it as a PDF

  1. Tap Save as PDF, the dark button pinned at the bottom of the summary.
  2. Check your notes before saving opens with each day's notes. Edit any note for this printout and tap Use my edits, or tap Use as is.
  3. Your device's print options open, with a preview of the summary.
  4. Choose to save it as a PDF, then pick where to keep it. The wording is a little different on each device, so pick yours below.

  1. Tap Save as PDF

    An Options screen slides up, showing No Printer Selected, paper size, and a preview. That's your iPhone's print screen. You don't need a printer.

  2. Tap the Share icon, top right

    The Share icon sits at the top of the Options screen, just left of the grey printer button.

  3. Choose "Save to Files"

    Your week appears as a PDF Document. Tap Save to Files, pick a folder, and tap Save.

What's in the summary you're saving

Four parts, in this order. Worth a look before you save, so you know what you're sharing.

This week's signals

  • How many of the seven days have a saved diary card, compared with last week.
  • Which days you missed.

Safety

  • Self-harm urges and suicidal thoughts logged that week.
  • Your vulnerability on the days you flagged urges.
  • The skills you logged on those same days.

Therapy engagement

  • A Monday-to-Sunday strip showing which days you completed.
  • Completion rate, days with skills logged, and quick vs. full entries.
  • The goal you set last week.

What else showed up

  • Any behaviors you added to your own diary card, with the days you checked them.
  • Words that came up in your notes, and notes worth reading again.
  • Daily detail: emotions and vulnerability factors across the week, scored 0 to 5.
This isn't a grade: it's here to help you notice patterns you missed in the moment.

Sharing it with your therapist

You're all set

Open the DBT tab, tap Your weekly summary, choose your dates, then Save as PDF.

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Frequently asked

Can I save an older stretch of days?

Yes. Tap Custom range and pick a start and an end date, up to 90 days. The dates showing on screen are the dates that get saved.

Can I change a note before I share the PDF?

Yes. When you tap Save as PDF, you can edit each day's notes for that printout. Your saved diary cards don't change.

Why does my summary say “no entries logged this week”?

The summary is built from saved diary cards. If a week has no saved cards, there's nothing for it to show. Save a card or two and it fills in.

Does Okaya email this to my therapist?

No. Okaya never sends the summary for you. You save the PDF, then upload it to your clinic’s secure portal if you want it shared.

Do I need a printer?

No. That's how your device makes a PDF. Choose the PDF option instead of a printer and nothing gets printed on paper.

How long is the PDF?

Usually two pages on letter-size paper. The app bar and the Save as PDF button are left out, so you only get the summary itself.

Can I bring it to my session on my phone instead?

Yes. Opening the weekly summary in Okaya works just as well. The PDF is for when you want a copy to keep, or to upload to your clinic's portal.