Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Patients within 24 months of having completed cancer treatment of the index cancer (or about to complete) with curative intent/long term remission for: breast cancer, lower gastrointestinal cancer, a urological cancer, a haematological cancer, head and neck cancer, and any other common cancer with good survival

Aged 18 years or over

Ability to give informed consent

Sufficient fluency in spoken English to be able to participate in a talking-based therapy delivered in English

With a score of 78 or less on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General (FACT-G)

Will not have completed their cancer treatment by the commencement of the trial (excepting those receiving long-term, ongoing maintenance treatment, e.g. androgen suppression therapy in prostate cancer)

Receiving treatment for symptom control alone

Currently receiving another psychological intervention (NB participants taking. antidepressants or anxiolytic drugs remain eligible)

Other serious co-morbid condition which would make it difficult for the participant to receive a talking-based one-to-one intervention

Require urgent psychiatric or clinical psychology assessment