| Résumé: | <p><strong>Background:</strong> Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a debilitating condition that usually begins in adolescence. We recently demonstrated preliminary efficacy of an internet-delivered therapist-assisted version of Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) for
adolescents called Online Social anxiety Cognitive therapy for Adolescents (OSCA). Here we
report on the helpfulness, support, and overall acceptability of OSCA from the perspective of
trial participants.</p>
<p><strong>Methods:</strong> Participants were 17 young people aged 15-18 years who had participated in a trial of OSCA. Post-treatment, participants completed an online treatment acceptability
questionnaire and took part in a semi-structured interview to gain an understanding of their
experience of OSCA.</p>
<p><strong>Results:</strong> Overall, there was a very high rate of treatment satisfaction. Core aspects of the treatment were viewed as most helpful, including behavioural experiments even though
participants found them challenging. Participants found the online nature of the treatment
helpful, allowing for easier communication with the therapist, regular encouragement from
the therapist, and the ability to go back to their treatment and view their progress. Challenges
were, for some, the quantity of content and practical issues around scheduling the short
weekly calls with their therapist.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study suggests that young people felt helped and supported by OSCA.</p>
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