Diary cards are one of the core tools used in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

They help clients track emotions, behaviors, and skill use between sessions, giving therapists valuable insight to support progress and guide treatment. In this video, Skyland Trail Assistant Director of DBT Andrea Schklar, LCSW, explains how diary cards are used during adult individual therapy sessions and why they play such an important role in recovery. Learn more about Skyland Trail's DBT treatment programs at skylandtrail.org/dbt.