Paid professional intimacy and companionship services come in both remote and in-person offerings, and sometimes in a combination thereof.
Remote offerings include virtual contact, for instance, through the Internet, phone, or texting. Live in-person offerings involve the professional companion meeting their client “in the flesh” to engage in specific agreed upon activities together.
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The goals and activities of intimacy and companionship services vary, but in a general sense, we can say that they provide clients with physical, sexual, emotional, mental, and/or spiritual support and wellbeing.
Travel companions, for instance, may be hired to accompany an individual on a difficult hike to ensure increased safety, but they may also serve as a means to be able to socialize and exchange ideas during a hike.
People who are at risk of loneliness or who have been lonely for some time may wish to have a companion who provides company, conversation, fun, entertainment, and emotional support. This can be a real person, but in some cases, their needs may be fulfilled through Artificial Human Companionship.
Other people, such as the elderly or incapacitated/ill people may need a companion to help them get things done in and around the house and/or need help with personal care, such as taking their medication, bathing, or going to the toilet, etc.
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Those who miss and crave physical or sexual intimacy and companionship may want to hire a surrogate girlfriend or escort, or maybe they engage in Cybersex, Cuddle Therapy, Dating Services, Sensual Erotic Massage, or perhaps they rather visit a brothel.
People who struggle with emotional issues and trauma with regard to intimacy, romantic relationships, and/or sexuality may seek help in specific treatments, therapies, coaching, or counseling, which involves a broad variety of options. Think of Intimacy Therapy, Intimacy & Relationship Coaching and Counseling, Sexological Bodywork, Somatic Sex Coaching and Somatic Sex Education, Tantric Sex training and retreats, Bondage Therapy, and/or Surrogate Partner Therapy, to name just a few possibilities.
At any rate, in our book about Professional Intimacy & Companionship, we discuss the many commercial options available for people who either simply need someone or “something” who/that provides intimacy and companionship, or — by contrast — need training, treatments, tools, and techniques to be able to function better in their current or future social, emotional, or sexual relationships.
