biostudies-literatureUnknown9(1)Meyer A<h4>Background</h4>The therapeutic alliance is crucial for the success of face-to-face therapies. Little is known about how coaching functions and fosters the therapeutic alliance in asynchronous treatment modalities such as smartphone apps.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this paper was to assess how coaching functions and fosters the therapeutic alliance in asynchronous treatment modalities.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a selected review to gather preliminary data about the role of coaching in mobile technology use for mental health care. We identified 26 trials using a 2019 review by Tønning et al and a 2021 scoping review by Tokgöz et al to assess how coaching is currently being used across different studies.<h4>Results</h4>Our results showed a high level of heterogeneity as studies used vaJMIR human factorse28301https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8941429biostudies-literatureCoaching to Support Mental Health Apps: Exploratory Narrative Review.PMC8941429Wisniewski HTorous JMeyer AfalseCoaching to Support Mental Health Apps: Exploratory Narrative Review.<h4>Background</h4>The therapeutic alliance is crucial for the success of face-to-face therapies. Little is known about how coaching functions and fosters the therapeutic alliance in asynchronous treatment modalities such as smartphone apps.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this paper was to assess how coaching functions and fosters the therapeutic alliance in asynchronous treatment modalities.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a selected review to gather preliminary data about the role of coaching in mobile technology use for mental health care. We identified 26 trials using a 2019 review by Tønning et al and a 2021 scoping review by Tokgöz et al to assess how coaching is currently being used across different studies.<h4>Results</h4>Our results showed a high level of heterogeneity as studies used va2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Mar2025-04-26T10:14:47.727Z2025-04-06T13:18:33.697ZS-EPMC89414293525846810.2196/28301