Table 1 Session-by-session summary of the CBT and CBT-M+
Session (minutes) | CBT | CBT-M + |
|---|---|---|
1 (100 min) | • Presentation and establishment of work standards • Presentation of the intervention and therapeutic objectives • Psychoeducation on abuse and intimate partner violence and its consequences • Signing of the therapeutic contract • Identification of individual objectives • Breathing control training | • Presentation and establishment of work standards • Presentation of the intervention and therapeutic objectives • Psychoeducation on abuse and intimate partner violence and its consequences • Signing of the therapeutic contract • Identification of individual objectives • Breathing control training |
2 (95 min) | • Task review • Training to improve self-esteem and cognitive reevaluation • Increase in rewarding activities • Breathing control training | • Task review • Training to improve self-esteem and cognitive reevaluation • Increase in rewarding activities • Breathing control training |
3 (90 min) | • Task review • Training to improve self-esteem • Introduction to the exposure technique • Breathing control training | • Task review • Training to improve self-esteem • Introduction to the exposure technique • Breathing control training |
4 (80 min) | • Task review • Introduction to the exposure of the history of abuse • Introduction to the exposure of neutral images • Warm-up: visualization exercise • Breathing control training | • Task review • Introduction to the exposure of the history of abuse • Introduction to the exposure of positive memories • Warm-up: visualization exercise • Breathing control training |
5 (95 min) | • Task review • Exposure to history of abuse • Processing of exposure to history of abuse • Breathing control training • Exposure to the neutral image • Processing of exposure to the neutral image | • Task review • Exposure to history of abuse • Processing of exposure to history of abuse • Breathing control training • Exposure to positive memory • Processing of exposure to positive memory |
6 (95 min) | • Task review • Exposure to history of abuse • Processing of exposure to history of abuse • Breathing control training • Exposure to the neutral image • Processing of exposure to the neutral image | • Task review • Exposure to history of abuse • Processing of exposure to history of abuse • Breathing control training • Exposure to positive memory • Processing of exposure to positive memory |
7 (100 min) | • Task review • Exposure to history of abuse (hot spots) • Processing of exposure to history of abuse • Breathing control training • Exposure to the neutral image • Processing of exposure to the neutral image | • Task review • Exposure to history of abuse (hot spots) • Processing of exposure to history of abuse • Breathing control training • Exposure to positive memory • Processing of exposure to positive memory |
8 (90 min) | • Task review • Review of therapeutic objectives • Relapse prevention • Farewell and follow-up planning | • Task review • Review of therapeutic objectives • Relapse prevention • Farewell and follow-up planning |