Table 2.

Contents of the ten sessions of the intervention program.

Session number	Content
1	- Group rules and presentation of the intervention - Participants' introductions - Psychoeducation: disenfranchised grief - Training in self-registration
2	- Description of the SUDS procedure (Subjective Units of Distress Scale) - Imaginal exposure - Working on rewarding activities - Working on goals
3	- Imaginal exposure - Working on personal resource management - Discussing avoided situations. Information
4	- Imaginal exposure - Discussing specific memories - Working on avoided situations - Working on rewarding activities and goals
5	- Imaginal exposure - Discussing specific memories
6	- Imaginal exposure - Working on avoided situations - Hot spots (remembering moments of exposure with high SUDS scores)
7	- Imaginal exposure - Discussing personal changes - Hot spots (remembering moments of exposure with high SUDS scores)
8	- Imaginal exposure - Discussing positive aspects in life
9	- Imaginal exposure - Role-playing and empty-chair technique with the affected family member - Anticipating and planning for painful dates/situations
10	- Imaginal exposure - Summary of the treatment - Identifying and dealing with feelings about the end of treatment. Encouraging acceptance of the new situation and developing the new bond - Discussing the potential for joy and satisfaction in life and positive feelings about working with patients - Goodbye