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Bare your soul: Meet the naked therapist who solves patients' problems by stripping off during sessions
There is something about getting a man to talk about his feelings that usually sends him running in the other direction.
But a 24-year-old psychology buff believes she has the answer - getting naked.
Sarah White has brought a brand new type of therapy to the people of New York.
By slowly peeling away the layers of her clothes during the session, she believes it will allow her to peel away the layers of her clients' subconscious.
She said: 'During the sessions I use the power of arousal to let you gain more control over your life.
'The goal is to use nakedness so you can understand yourself and your world better, so you can feel great and powerful, and so the excitement you feel during the sessions can lead to more excitement outside the sessions.'
The 24-year-old begins the session with her clothes on, as the hour-long appointment progresses, she takes off every item of clothing until there is nothing left.
The initial sessions, which cost $150, are conducted via a one-way web cam and text chat.
Once she builds a rapport with a client she moves to two-way Skype video appointments and then, in some cases, in-person consultations.
While Miss White's boyfriend supports her new business, her parents are still in the dark.
She said: 'I should probably tell them before they read it in the paper.'
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'I felt early on that something was missing from classical therapy, it seemed to encourage repression as opposed to encouraging people to open up.'
I don't agree.
She conceded that naked therapy is not approved by any mental health association. And she is not a licensed therapist.
Not surprisingly, professional psychologists are not sold on her idea.
Diana Kirschner, a New York-based clinical psychologist, told the Daily News: 'She's using the word therapy here, but I don't consider this therapy. I consider this interactive soft-core Internet porn.'
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.
Basically she is doing this to make a lot of money.