Table 1 Overview of topics covered by the intervention per session

1

Introduction, technical aspects, goal-setting, and behavioral activation in the context of basic psychological needs and important personal values

2

Identifying problems and tackling them through behavioral activation

3

Psychoeducation on depression and anxiety

4

Cognitive restructuring and challenging negative thoughts

5

Identifying the most prominent complaints and accordingly follow either:

a) problem-solving strategies for more prominent depressive complaintsb) exposure strategies for more prominent anxiety complaints

6

Deepening the training on the route chosen in session 5

7

Making a plan for the future

8

Booster session (four weeks after session 7)