| Focus group 1 (n = 6) | Focus group 2 (n = 9) | FreqMech therapist sample (n = 70) |
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Demographics | |||
 Female (%) | 83.4% | 100% | 81.4% |
 Age (years + range) | 36.80 (26.61–55.25) | 40.63 (27.91–58.49) | 39.02 (25–60) |
Profession (n)a | |||
 Clinical Nurse Specialist | 1 (16.66%) | 0 | 4 (5.71%) |
 Clinical Psychologist | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.85%) |
 Licensed mental health psychologist (GZ-psycholoog) in training for clinical psychologist | 1 (16.66%) | 1 (11.11%) | 3 (4.28%) |
 Licensed mental health psychologist (GZ-psycholoog) & psychotherapist | 0 | 0 | 3 (4.28%) |
 Licensed mental health psychologist (GZ-psycholoog) | 2 (33.33%) | 2 (22.22%) | 22 (30.88%) |
 Psychologist MSc in training for licensed mental health psychologist | 1 (16.66%) | 4 (44.44%) | 9 (13.23%) |
 Psychologist MSc | 1 (16.66%) | 0 | 18 (25%) |
 Psychotherapist | 0 | 1 (11.11%) | 5 (7.35%) |
 Psychotherapist in training | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.85%) |
 Psychiatrist | 0 | 1 (11.11%) | 2 (2.85%) |
Clinical experience (in years) | |||
 General (median + range) | 7.75 (10; 2–14) | 11.22 (8; 5–28) | 10.02 (7; 1–29) |
 CBT (median + range) | 5.83 (4; 2–12) | 7.11 (6; 0–28) | 7.20 (5; 1–26) |
 IPT (median + range) | 1.75 (1; 0–3) | 3.66 (1; 0–22) | 3.25 (.5; 0–25) |