TABLE 2.

Sessions content.

Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Session 4	Session 5	Session 6	Session 7
– Introduction. – General explanation of contents and objectives. – Assessment of expectations. – HomeWork: read the text: emotional reactions to the disease.	– Psychoeducation. – Working with the emotional reactions to the disease. – Discriminating between healthy and non-adaptive emotions. – HW: emotional worksheet.	– Reviewing and working with the worksheets. – Promoting the use of adaptive emotions. – Relaxation audio (3 times a week). – Breathing control. – HW: read the text: irrational beliefs.	– Reviewing the HW. – Working with irrational beliefs: – A-B-C model. – Identifying irrational beliefs. – HW: Thoughts and irrational beliefs worksheets.	– Working with the worksheets: identifying cognitive distortions. – Modifying irrational beliefs and replacing them with alternative ones. – HW: • TREC self-help questionnaire. • Read the text: problem solving strategies.	– Working with the questionnaire and resolving questions. – Explanation of the problem solving therapy and its five steps. – Using the steps in a problem pointed out by each participant. – HW: Apply the solution found.	– Using the steps in a problem pointed out by each participant (2nd part). – Encouraging participants to keep working with the exercises learned throughout the intervention. – Farewell and group closing.