‘Having Someone that's Checking on You’: Importance of regularity of sessions
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This theme highlights the importance of providing the opportunity for regular IAPT practitioner check‐ins and encouraging individuals to ask others in their network to check in on them, to enhance the sense of feeling ‘answerable’. This suggests that interventions should aim to keep sessions regular and could explore recruiting social networks for check‐ins with clients. The importance of feeling ‘answerable’ is consistent with the literature on the role of social processes in addiction mutual help organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous.