# The Observing Ego - Mood Tracker Built by a Therapist

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A psychodynamic mood tracker for iOS, built by a therapist. Connects feelings to habits, health, and clinical assessments. Psychodynamic journaling, DBT diary cards. 100% on-device.

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## Pages

- [Home](https://myobservingego.com/): The Observing Ego is a psychodynamic mood tracker for iOS that connects your emotions to habits, health, and clinical assessments. See yourself clearly.
- [Blog](https://myobservingego.com/blog/): Notes from a clinician on therapy preparation, mental-health privacy, and the careful design of tools that support real therapeutic work, by Casey Simon, Psy.D.
- [Nine questions: what a depression screening can tell you, and what it can't](https://myobservingego.com/blog/nine-questions-depression-screening/): A therapist on the nine-question depression screening clinics hand out in October: what the score means, the one question that matters most, and what to do next.
- [When the days get shorter: autumn, mood, and the value of a record](https://myobservingego.com/blog/when-the-days-get-shorter/): The light is leaving a few minutes a day. A therapist on what autumn does to mood, why memory will not notice, and what a simple record can catch in time.
- [Help Center](https://myobservingego.com/help-center/): Observing Ego help: answers to common questions about setup, mood logging, clinical assessments, privacy, subscription, and safety features.
- [For Therapists](https://myobservingego.com/for-therapists/): The Observing Ego is a private mood tracker built by a licensed therapist with a doctorate in clinical psychology, with the validated screening tools your clients already use. Recommend it to clients, evaluate Premium free, and read a clear report they can bring to session.
- [What psychoanalysis knows about suicide, and how to start the conversation](https://myobservingego.com/blog/suicide-prevention-start-the-conversation/): September is Suicide Prevention Month. A psychoanalytic therapist on the internal story suicidal pain tells, what more than a century of depth-psychological listening has taught us, and what to actually say.
- [About](https://myobservingego.com/about/): The Observing Ego was built by Casey Simon, Psy.D., a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. A note from the maker, his clinical background, and how to reach him.
- [Privacy Policy](https://myobservingego.com/privacy-policy/): How The Observing Ego handles your data: on-device storage, no analytics, no tracking. COPPA and TDPSA compliant. Full HealthKit disclosure. Updated April 2026.
- [Terms of Service](https://myobservingego.com/terms-of-service/): Terms of Service for The Observing Ego: eligibility, subscriptions, health data, clinical disclaimers, and safety features. Plain language. Updated April 2026.
- [Clinician Guide](https://myobservingego.com/clinician-guide/): The Observing Ego is a mood tracker for therapists with PHQ-9, GAD-7, safety flows, and clinical formulation reports for psychodynamic practice.
- [Why your mood data should never leave your phone](https://myobservingego.com/blog/why-mood-data-should-never-leave-your-phone/): Mental health data is more sensitive than financial data. A clinician's argument for on-device tracking, plus an 8-item checklist for evaluating any mood app's privacy.
- [What to bring to your therapy appointment](https://myobservingego.com/blog/what-to-bring-to-therapy/): A clinician's guide to making the most of fifty minutes: specific moments, sleep, medications, the screeners your doctor actually uses, and a five-minute prep checklist.
- [Patient mood data in session: a practical guide](https://myobservingego.com/blog/patient-mood-data-in-session/): A clinician's guide to using patient-tracked mood data without letting it replace the work: in-session patterns, common concerns answered, and the chart as a third object in the room.
- [You asked, we built. Notes from the first release cycle that took user feedback seriously.](https://myobservingego.com/blog/you-asked-we-built/): You asked, we built. Notes from the first release cycle that took user feedback seriously. | The Observing Ego Building in Public You asked, we built. Notes from the first release cycle that took user feedback seriously. Most apps treat user feedback like marketing data. The Observing Ego is run more like a clinical practice.
- [Accessibility](https://myobservingego.com/accessibility/): Accessibility statement for The Observing Ego: WCAG 2.1 AA target, VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and how to report accessibility issues.