<p>I submit this review with respect for the work that the authors invested in writing it. The manuscript proposes to deliver a description of conversations conducted with a group of teenagers in order to help them prepare for active participation in a group about sexuality and in order to make the group a safe and welcoming place in which the participants can freely discuss sexuality. I found that the authors did deliver an adequate description of the process, but a major problem I detected with the manuscript is lack of clarity as to the relevance and effectiveness of such preparatory conversations. I believe this problem is connected to the core issue with the manuscript and that is lack of focus. The authors provide an extensive theoretical review of social constructionism as well as collaborative practices but there is little in the way of showing how these approaches improve psychological interventions. Indeed it is unclear if improvement of psychological interventions is at all the aim of the authors. With that in mind, I find it impossible to offer constructive ways in which the manuscript could be further improved.</p>
<p>Methodologically speaking, I would like to understand why these particular adolescents were selected for participation in the study; what was the method of data analysis, and how do the data relate to social constructionism. Some connections to collaborative practices were offered by the authors.</p>
<p>There are problems in the manuscript with APA style and its consistent application.</p>
<p>Several references and at least one in-text citation are missing. Missing references include: Guanes (2006), Aragaki et al. (2014), Spink et al. (2014). Missing in text citation for Harlene Anderson and Harry Goolishian (p. 1).</p>
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