Table 2.

Therapists (T) participants’ demographic information and homework examples they brought up during the interview

ID	Age	Gender	Race	Homework Examples
T1	26	Woman	Middle Eastern	Cognitive strategies: name what they are feeling (e.g., avoidance), be comfortable with feeling it; reflect after homework/ what client has learned; have clients try to eat a bit more (for eating disorders)
T2	28	Woman	Caucasian/ White	Behavior chart; exposure (for anxiety) to put the client in a situation that is uncomfortable
T3	36	Woman	Caucasian/ White	Worksheets (e.g., emotional arc) or apps to log sleep or track mood; mindfulness/ meditation; exposure: getting a client, who doesn’t want to leave the house, to walk their dog once a day, or take the dog to the backyard; abstaining from alcohol for a week (for substance addiction)
T4	39	Woman	Caucasian/ White	Exposure: eating fear foods, mirror exposure, delaying purging (for eating disorders); meditation or journaling (for regular anxiety)
T5	33	Did not identify	Caucasian/ White	Exposure: not washing hands, touching toilet seat (for obsessive-compulsive disorder); give a presentation (for social anxiety); behavioral activation: get out of bed and do something that day; short term homework: tracking mood, tracking avoidance levels; self-monitoring or DBT’s diary cards; mindfulness/ meditation
T6	29	Woman	Caucasian/ White	Running 1 mile 3x/week; eating ice cream 3x/week; meditation; going out with friends (for social anxiety); cognitive strategies: challenging a thought/ generating alternate thoughts, noticing thoughts/ distancing from thoughts
T7	29	Woman	Caucasian/ White	Changing behavior to change thoughts; exposure: go to a party or go out to dinner with one person (for social anxiety), diet self-monitoring (for eating disorders); logging thoughts (in a worksheet or digital document)
T8	31	Woman	Caucasian/ White	Reading and listening on 1st session: psychoeducation; podcast; exposure: touching toilet seat or watching someone getting their blood drawn (for anxiety); adaptive statements: reflection/writing down what the client has learned after exposure
T9	27	Man	Caucasian/ White	Behavioral activation (doing activities that are pleasurable and enjoyable); doing specific routines such as physical exercise 3x/week; write a resume (goal: apply for jobs); exposures
T10	32	Woman	Caucasian/ White	CBT techniques: managing intrusive thoughts (in worksheet or digital document); habit tracker app
T10	32	Woman	Caucasian/ White	CBT techniques: managing intrusive thoughts (in worksheet or digital document); habit tracker app
T11	33	Woman	Caucasian/ White	Behavioral activation: one self care activity per day (e.g., taking a shower, going for a walk 10 min/day), diary card once a day: writing the feelings you had that day; cutting down to 2 drinks/night; putting cold ice on face when feeling overwhelmed; connecting with friends
T12	53	Did not identify	Caucasian/ White	Healthier eating habits next week; how to do something else instead of smoking
T13	34	Did not identify	Caucasian/ White	What day and time is the client going to send an email to a friend they want to get back in touch; set appointment with financial planner; worksheets