If it were to be regularly offered i think half price would be fair
I'm curios as to what professional therapists charge for phone sessions. If such a service would be offered it would need to be well below that since the service is (most likely) being provided by someone without the same training and knowledge.
A quick google shows $50-100 per hour for a phone therapy session. Some charge $2-4 per minute.
As there are free services for those in crisis I still wonder what the price should be. Half of a usual cuddle session ($40 for me) seems to close to the cost of a professional therapy session. Maybe something around $20 would be more reasonable. It's not a free crisis service but isn't close to the cost of other paid phone services (therapy or other 900#s). So maybe a good balance.
Then there is the content. I'm curious as to what people would want to talk about. Would they just want someone to listen to their frustrations? I have a lot of clients that like to tell me their frustrations with work, love life etc during a session anyway. So I guess a phone session may be similar?
$20 seems reasonable but probably a little low for most. Maybe between $20 and half your cuddling rate?
Look at me, getting all mathmetized (patent pending).
Yay for mathmetizing! Yeah maybe between $20-30 per hour would work for most.
I'm still not sure if such a service is needed or appropriate here but it's an interesting thought experiment.
Professional therapists charge the same rate whether by phone or in person. Their time is their time. The APA agrees.
Oh I didn't know it was the same rates for therapy .
But I think the correlation doesn't apply here. Therapy in person and therapy over the phone are roughly the same service. You can't convert a physical service (cuddling) to talking over a phone line so by that reasoning charging the full session price seems... off to me. It is basically providing a whole different service that is not cuddling but part of the usual physical cuddle experience.
But if that is a price the client agrees upon with the cuddler that's their prerogative. I don't judge pricing since that is up to the cuddler and the client. There are no mandated pricing structure so for good or bad anything goes.
Random tangent that this thread made me think of. I can't wait until VR gets fully interactive and becomes a sensory experience. I would love to see cuddle VR sites set up that would work like cuddle parties. I think that would be awesome for people with anxiety or who are in remote places with no closeby options for cuddling.
20-30 is fair. My original comment was for those charging the same price as a cuddle session. And oh boy have I see tons of those profiles in the past
Agree @GeekCuddles.
The correlation doesn't apply.
Hard to understand why someone would charge the exact same cuddling rate as a phone rate.
It is a platonic service and it should be acceptable to advertise it on here. That being said I have never done one. First many people don’t live near cuddlers as this is a small community, so this might be a great alternative. Second while hotlines are a good option I don’t think are the same as one this can be a FaceTime/skype situation and the cuddler will also share about there own lives instead of following a script as many hotlines do. Third it can actually be harder to do a phone session as you have to keep the conversation going, you can not rely on a physical connection you have to make a very stronge emotional connection. As for price let that be decided by every pro cuddler for themselves. I don’t like the term fair, I prefer to look at thing as is it worth it to me. Also comparing this to therapy for pricing is a totally different professional services. A therapist won’t open up their life, as it is unprofessional, they won’t smile(FaceTime session)or laugh, be bubbly, text you in between sessions.
I have no real opinion on phone sessions either way. But it is fair to point out that with someone with pure intentions they aren't being paid to be your friend. They are being paid for their time. They are taking time out of their day to give you their undivided attention. That's not always a luxury that your friends can give you. Not to mention the fact that some people would rather open up to a relative stranger than to friends. There is less risk of embarrassment and it's easier to say things to someone you aren't face to face with.
@Sashamcgee Yeah, there are so many things I will say to someone I'm paying that I would never even THINK about around my friends. My friends are my friends, not my therapist. And I would not want to snuggle up to the lady prescribing me meds.
I think a cuddler is a good in-between point... They're providing therapy AND intimacy, but they're not a psychologist or a friend.
Phone cuddling? I don't get it.
And I would not want to snuggle up to the lady prescribing me meds.
That comment made me laugh for some reason. lol