Table 6.

Therapists: traditional condition.

Domains	Categories	Core ideas
- Perception of change after treatment	Positive change perceived (general)	Therapists say the treatment was very useful
- Treatment features that have hindered the therapy process	- Therapeutic techniques (variant) - Emotional processing (typical) - Specific elements (rare)	Therapists state that exposition in vivo is sometimes difficult to carry out Therapists say that there are patients that have difficulties in imagining the diverse situations Therapists state that exposure in imagination presents some problems, the application of this technique was quite hard to accomplish Therapists state that ideas expressed in words sometimes are not as intensely and realistically remembered as when using images
-Treatment features that have helped them	- Acceptability of the patients (typical) - Techniques/treatment components (variant) - Manualization of the treatments (rare)	Therapists state that patients feel understood and accept the treatment Therapists say that exposure in imagination and in vivo are very powerful and effective Therapists mention that having manualized treatment protocols makes it much easier when programming the sessions They are brief treatment protocols where an improvement is perceived from the very first sessions