ObjectiveTo quantitatively describe therapists' use of coaching with stroke survivors, in a hospital-based rehabilitation setting, to promote perseverance with longer-term practice.DesignProspective observational behavioural mapping study.SettingRehabilitation unit of a regional public hospital in Queensland, Australia.Main measuresA custom-designed behavioural mapping tool was used to collect rehabilitation session contextual data and therapists' use of coaching. Data were captured in 3-minute epochs for a maximum of 30 minutes. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics.ResultsThirty-six rehabilitation sessions, including 34 participants (therapists