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Table 1 Braun and Clarke’s six stages of thematic analysis

From: Exploring staff perceptions of the utility of clinician connections when working with emotionally dysregulated clients

StagesAction
FamiliarisationAudio files were listened to, transcribed, read and re-read by the researcher
Coding the dataA systematic, line-by-line approach was employed, and codes were assigned to interesting concepts within the data. Illustrative quotes were extracted
ThemesThe codes were grouped based on commonalities and subsequent superordinate and subordinate themes were developed
Review of themesThemes were checked with illustrative quotes and a thematic map was produced
Defining the themesThemes were succinctly defined, using the language of the participants where possible, to capture the core meaning of the theme
The reportThemes were analysed and reported within the context of service evaluation and provision