FEATURED on NoCo NPR RADIO STATION!
https://www.kunc.org/podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-11/cuddle-therapy-changed-her-life-now-shes-a-professional-cuddler-and-part-of-a-growing-field
FEATURED on the COVER of WESTWORD DENVER!
https://www.westword.com/arts/Denver-profesional-cuddlers-here-to-help-23345147
FEATURED in SHOUTOUT COLORADO!
https://shoutoutcolorado.com/meet-jen-ikuta-professional-cuddle-therapist-and-real-estate-agent/
Community Cuddle Events Dates for 2025:
-Held at True Self Sanctuary in Arvada, CO, run by @hugginghealer
January 31, 2025 : 9 attended!
February 28, 2025 : 12 attended!
March 28, 2025 : SOLD OUT! (24 attendees)
April 25, 2025 : 15 RSVPs
May 23, 2025
June 27, 2025
July 25, 2025
August 29, 2025
September 26, 2025
October 24, 2025
Speaking Engagements:
Human Connection Conference, Denver, CO - January 2nd, 2025
If you'd like me to speak at an event near you, message me! Topics of interest to speak on: trauma, childhood ACES, touch trauma, professional cuddling vs enthusiast cuddling, how to cuddle safely, how to ask for and receive what you really really want.
Will you cuddle me? What's your favorite cuddle position?
Cuddle on the couch OR ...
- in a yurt
-in a bed
-on a beach
-on a train
-at the library
-at your favorite trailhead
-in an outdoor amphitheater
-in a car
-on a pontoon boat
-next to the campfire
-in an Airbnb
-in a corporate conference room
-at a group cuddle party
-at the movies
-at a drive-in
-in the park
-in a hookah lounge
-at a hotel
-on a standup paddleboard
-near the pool
-in the ski lodge
-at the baseball field
-on a mountain top watching the sun set
-airport terminal at the gate
-hotel pool on the Tampa bay
-*and my most favorite to date*- -on a paddleboard on the top deck of a pontoon boat
I'll cuddle you anywhere, just not here, at my home! Haha! (Unless we're friends or family.)
Business Practices: I *require* (no exceptions!) a Zoom chat before we meet to ensure that we're a good fit, 15 mins tops. I have a two hour minimum, with a $.65/mi fee, if the cuddle location is more than 20 miles from me. I prefer we chat for a few days, if not weeks, before meeting for a session. It helps me settle in, to not do "cold cuddles". Thanks for giving me as much advance notice of you coming to town as possible so we can make the best use of our time together!
I host private clients in my office spaces in Wheat Ridge, CO (Symmetry Collective) and in Arvada, CO at True Self Sanctuary); room rental is an extra $20/hr service fee. Pictures of the Arvada space in my photos!
Trainings I've completed:
new Cuddlist certification, February 2025 cohort
Cuddlist Trained (pros: message me for a promo code for this training😉)
Matthias J. Barker Understanding My Trauma Workshop
Mattias J. Barker A Free Mind Trauma Workshop
Biology of Trauma 2.0
Mentorship by Kassandra Brown of Cuddlist
As always... Gift sessions can be purchased. Sliding scale is available for those in need.