Summary
The article is about a person who started a phone sex business and discovered that, for many clients, the calls were more about connection and emotional support than sex. The experience led the business owner to pursue a career in therapy, as they recognized the therapeutic aspects of their phone conversations.
Key Facts
- The business was called "Dial-A-Friend Fantasy Phone Sex."
- Customers wanted not only the thrill of phone sex but also emotional support and a safe space to share secrets.
- The business owner realized that the phone conversations had a therapeutic quality.
- The business owner decided to pursue a career in therapy and enrolled in a master's program in clinical psychology.
- In 1982, offering therapy over the phone was a new idea.
- To become a licensed marriage and family therapist, the business owner needed to complete 3,000 supervised therapy hours.
