Meet the "holistic" Yorkshire sex worker who quit her job as a sales executive and now helps people with disabilities and mental health issues experience intimacy. Charlie Stephens, 41, has worked in the sex industry for five years and specialises in seeing people with trauma and disabilities. Read more: Drugs raid on Halifax newsagents leads to four arrests as fire service called in to crack safe She has clients who have been unable to develop connections or physical relationships - and charges £120 per hour session.
From sensory massages and naked cuddles and occasional full-service, Charlie says it's a chance for people to "be themselves". Charlie's clients have varied from war veterans to people with mental and physical disabilities and those suffering from mental health related illnesses. She has seen people who have never been touched before and says people have cried in her arms for an hour.
Charlie says she finds "everybody" beautiful when working as a holistic sex worker. "I'm a massive empath and very good at making (people) feel relaxed," she said. Read more: Sex on Yorkshire foreshore forces couple to move "I have a massive passion for helping people who don't have access to standard physical and emotional relationships.
"I see people who have maybe physical disabilities and are unable to connect with people in their local area. "It's not just about the sex, it's about the experience you have with a professional in a beautiful space that is designed for purpose. .
