Clarity is thepreconditionfor softness.

Yes, with no grey area. No sexual acts, no sexual intent, no exception for regulars. That isn't a marketing line, it is the condition I work under — and the reason cuddle therapy can work at all. Anyone looking for something else gets a friendly but final no on the phone already.

No. Clothes stay on, from the first minute to the last. Ideally something comfortable and long-sleeved without zips or buckles. The only bare skin is hands, arms and face.

60 minutes cost €90, 90 minutes €120, 120 minutes €150. The introductory phone call beforehand is free. You pay in cash on site or by bank transfer after the appointment — no prepayment, no deposit. Home visits carry a travel surcharge; a cuddle party is €20, or €15 reduced.

Four parts, always in this order: around 15 minutes of arriving over a cup of tea, about 10 minutes in which we go through the rules out loud and note your personal boundaries, then the main part with touch — clothed, usually lying down, often in silence — and finally around 10 minutes of coming back. Stop applies at any time and without a reason.

Specialists call it chronic touch deprivation: the state of being touched kindly rarely or not at all over a long period. Around 40 % of all households in Germany are single-person households — people living in them go some weeks without anyone touching them. Touch calms the nervous system, lowers the pulse and quietens the head; its absence hurts accordingly. A cuddle session is not a cure for that, but it is a reliable place where the lack stops for an hour or two.

A simple model for consent: with every touch there are two questions — who is doing it, and whom is it for. That produces four roles: taking, giving, allowing and serving. Most people mainly know “allowing” from everyday life — letting something happen because you don't want to disappoint anyone. That is exactly what we unlearn here, by saying out loud before every touch what is meant to happen and for whom.

CCE stands for Conscious Cuddle Experience. It is a facilitated evening of around three hours with eight to twenty people in Mönchengladbach. It doesn't start with cuddling but with the rules read out loud and exercises in saying no; after that the room is open for free cuddling. Anyone who wants to sit at the edge and just watch all evening may do so — that is a permitted variant, not a failure.

By four things: the rules are published and read out loud on site. Sex-freeness is stated clearly, not hinted at. There is a host you can approach who stays in the room and intervenes. And alcohol is ruled out — before and during. If one of these is missing, don't go.

It can happen and it's nothing terrible — the body doesn't cleanly distinguish between closeness and arousal. What matters is only what happens next: we take a break, change position, and it stays sex-free. Nobody here finds that embarrassing.

Then you cry. For many people the first session is the first time in years that they are held — and something often comes up. I can hold that, I won't talk you out of it, and I won't interpret it.

60 minutes are exactly right for a first time: arriving, the rules and coming back already take up almost half of it. If you are unsure, come to a cuddle party first — there you can look at everything from two metres away before you lie down.

No. I am a certified cuddle therapist, not a doctor and not a psychotherapist. I make no diagnoses, I treat no illnesses and I promise no healing. In acute psychological crises or during ongoing trauma therapy, please speak to your practitioner first.

A group format over two to four days with accommodation: outdoors during the day with nature and wilderness education, Emotional Release Breathwork after kernwärts© in the afternoon, a cuddle round in the evening. Small groups, separate sleeping places, a shared room — and the same rules as in a one-to-one session.

Yes, home visits in Mönchengladbach and within 30 km are possible — for a small travel surcharge. The framework is exactly the same: the same rules, the same clarity.

Yes. The practice room is in Mönchengladbach-Hardt, right by the A52 and A61, with parking outside the door. It's around 30 minutes from Düsseldorf and around 50 from Cologne. People regularly come from Viersen, Krefeld, Neuss, Kaarst, Erkelenz and Heinsberg.

Yes. Sessions, the pre-talk and the agreement can all be in English, at no extra cost. Just tell me when you get in touch. Cuddle therapy in Mönchengladbach is available in German and English alike.

You pay on site or by bank transfer after the appointment. Cancelling is free up to 24 hours beforehand — after that I charge half, because the time was blocked for others.

In the practice room in Mönchengladbach-Hardt, very conveniently placed by the A52 and A61. You get the exact address of the room with your appointment confirmation — that is customary in this field and protects both sides. The full business address is in the imprint.