Intimacy can be a deeply complicated and personal thing to navigate for most people — and, for many, it can come with its own unique challenges. Particularly for those looking to overcome sexual ...

Surrogate partner and sex coach Eileen Chao believes her work to be integral in overcoming discomfort and anxiety around intimacy caused by physical and mental trauma—issues that are incredibly ...

Surrogate partner therapy (SPT) is a new way to address struggles with trauma and sexuality. Unlike traditional talk therapy, SPT involves working hands-on with a surrogate on trust- and ...

Many people were first introduced to the concept of surrogate partner therapy by a movie called “The Sessions” starring John Hawkes and Helen Hunt. It is based on the real-life experiences of the late ...

Sex surrogates are also referred to as surrogate partners. These individuals are trained in addressing issues of intimacy and sexuality. 1 Sex surrogates will typically help clients with sex education ...

"Kari," who didn't want to use her real name, says a sex surrogate changed her life in profound ways. "It isn't that I got my life back - it's that I got a life," said Kari, a 43-year-old single ...

Channel 4’s eyebrow-raising new show Virgin Island follows 12 adult virgins as they enter a luxury sex therapy retreat on a Croatian island, in a bid to overcome their intimacy issues and have sex for ...

Q: I’m in a pickle. All I want is to experience touch, intimacy and sexual pleasure – but without freaking out. I grew up with a lot of negative messages from men due to developing early, as well as ...

How many of you saw the movie The Sessions, about a sex surrogate's treatment of a severely disabled man who had never had sex?Just about everyone I spoke with agreed the movie was very moving, but no ...

"Kari," who didn't want to use her real name, says a sex surrogate changed her life in profound ways. "It isn't that I got my life back - it's that I got a life," said Kari, a 43-year-old single ...