PathwayNotes First-Time Setup Guide for Clients

First-Time Setup — For Clients

When you open PathwayNotes for the first time, you'll be greeted by name with the time of day. Everything is already configured for you. Your therapist has set up your clinical profile, your therapeutic approach, and your AI journaling settings before you arrived.

Your only job is to show up and write. Select a mood — there are seven options — then choose whether you want a personalized prompt or prefer to start on a blank page. The app guides you through the rest.

The one thing worth doing early: make sure notifications are turned on. Go to Settings on your iPhone, tap PathwayNotes, tap Notifications, and confirm Allow Notifications is enabled. Without this, you won't receive journal reminders or messages from your therapist through the app.

Notifications matter. If they're off, the app can't check in with you between sessions — which defeats the purpose. Take thirty seconds to confirm they're enabled.

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