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03-02-2011, 11:37 AM
She does webcam sessions too
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There’s something about a naked woman that can make a man do strange things.
Like discuss his feelings.
That’s the theory, at least, behind “naked therapy,” a new psychoanalytic tool not approved by any professional mental health association, but practiced right now by a 24-year-old New York City woman named Sarah White.
“The goal is to show patients I have nothing to hide, and to encourage them to be more honest,” explains White.
“For men in particular, seeing a naked woman can really help them focus, look deeply into themselves and speak their minds openly.”
Sessions begin with White fully clothed. As the hour proceeds, she asks if the patient (who are, unsurprisingly, mostly male) minds if she removes her shirt.
Then her skirt. Then her bra and underwear. The patient rarely minds.
One-hour sessions cost $150, and at first are conducted over webcam. Once a level of trust has been established, patients can book in-person sessions, though the price increases fivefold.
The decision to keep one’s own clothes on is entirely up to the patient.
For my own naked therapy session, I opted to stay dressed throughout our discussion about my pesky (and life-threatening) problem of nicotine addiction.
As the naked therapist’s clothes came off, I found myself “more concentrated, insightful, thoughtful and excited about exploring [my] life and making positive changes.” Just as White predicted on sarahwhitelive.com.
I actually got downright effusive about my struggle with the smokes, as though I wanted to prove that I could analyze a complicated subject from every angle.
I was trying to impress her.
White hasn’t exactly been embraced by the mainstream of psychotherapy. But she has begun work on a Ph.D. dissertation about naked therapy.
Any sexual interaction between patient and therapist is considered highly unethical by the American Psychoanalytic Association, the largest and oldest such organization in the nation. Even physical contact violates its code of professional conduct.
But there is no physical contact in naked therapy. And, as White points out, “It’s not like I’m having relationships with any of my patients.”
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/02/28/news-naked-therapy-1-2/
8uEyah7ALNU
There’s something about a naked woman that can make a man do strange things.
Like discuss his feelings.
That’s the theory, at least, behind “naked therapy,” a new psychoanalytic tool not approved by any professional mental health association, but practiced right now by a 24-year-old New York City woman named Sarah White.
“The goal is to show patients I have nothing to hide, and to encourage them to be more honest,” explains White.
“For men in particular, seeing a naked woman can really help them focus, look deeply into themselves and speak their minds openly.”
Sessions begin with White fully clothed. As the hour proceeds, she asks if the patient (who are, unsurprisingly, mostly male) minds if she removes her shirt.
Then her skirt. Then her bra and underwear. The patient rarely minds.
One-hour sessions cost $150, and at first are conducted over webcam. Once a level of trust has been established, patients can book in-person sessions, though the price increases fivefold.
The decision to keep one’s own clothes on is entirely up to the patient.
For my own naked therapy session, I opted to stay dressed throughout our discussion about my pesky (and life-threatening) problem of nicotine addiction.
As the naked therapist’s clothes came off, I found myself “more concentrated, insightful, thoughtful and excited about exploring [my] life and making positive changes.” Just as White predicted on sarahwhitelive.com.
I actually got downright effusive about my struggle with the smokes, as though I wanted to prove that I could analyze a complicated subject from every angle.
I was trying to impress her.
White hasn’t exactly been embraced by the mainstream of psychotherapy. But she has begun work on a Ph.D. dissertation about naked therapy.
Any sexual interaction between patient and therapist is considered highly unethical by the American Psychoanalytic Association, the largest and oldest such organization in the nation. Even physical contact violates its code of professional conduct.
But there is no physical contact in naked therapy. And, as White points out, “It’s not like I’m having relationships with any of my patients.”
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/02/28/news-naked-therapy-1-2/