Table 3.

MHN engagement mapped to two systems of thinking adapted from (1).

Three subcategories – the three me’s (and their dimensions)
Ordinary intuitive engagement	Ordinary/professional engagement	Professional engagement
Ordinary communication: lay language through informal concepts	Ordinary Communication: mingling professional concepts with everyday language	Communication: structured via professional concepts and jargon
Two systems of thinking and MHN engagement
Engagement guided by intuitive thinking with lazy conscious oversight, feels effortless and comfortable. Including banter, humour, self-disclosure and informative responses to questions. System 1 has no means of alerting system 2 when it gets into trouble	System 2 ‘waking up’ to more effort required in guiding the engagement, may become noticeable to communication partner, as hesitancy. System 2 may not recognise its conscious, planned approach is required in any particular situation	Engagement is under system 2 effortful control, is consciously planned, and control is usually obvious to communication partners. Therapeutic engagement is structured and setting becomes contained within professional standards, training and supervision