I'm not totally sure I understand the question. You mean things clients mean to do on their own, but might need a little help with outside of session when they actually go to do them? And what the therapist wants them to do in terms of contact to get that extra help?

If I'm understanding correctly, this is what that scenario looked like in my therapy:

Me: I'm planning to do X.
Them: I think that's an excellent idea.

(Next session)
Me: I did X.
Them: Good, I think that was a good thing for you to do.

The one time I reached out was when I was having trouble getting something necessary done because a doctor's office was giving me the runaround. I asked one of mine to call as a fellow professional and say, "she needs to talk to someone about this." I was very hesitant to ask, but it was fine with her to try to intervene.

I probably could have reached out to both more than I actually did. So I think my answer is, I don't know them very well in the respect you're asking about.