Inside The Secret Life Of A Sex Surrogate: Public Service Or Glorified Prostitution, Decide For Yourself!

However, Derrelle Janey, a defense attorney at Manhattan law firm Gottleib and Gordon, argues that a sex surrogate is just a glorified prostitute.

"It doesn’t matter if the client is disabled, it doesn’t matter if he is suffering from some kind of emotional distress - that just makes it kind of sad. They have agreed to pay money for a sexual experience, and everyone understands that's the transaction. In my view, that’s prostitution," he told the New York Post.

Despite Janey’s reservations, Arden defends her profession. She claims that staff at Abel 2 Counseling Center offer a public service and says they are "professionally trained clinicians."

"You would typically need a partner to resolve most sexual problems and for single men that is obviously an issue. Most of the men who come to my center are sexually inexperienced, so the surrogate program allows them to progress with their treatment," Arden said.

"People have this perception of a sex surrogate as: 'Oh wow, I am going to have a sexual teacher and we're going to have hot sex!' but it’s not that way at all.

"The sessions with the surrogate evolve gradually. It’s a very gradual, sensual process of getting used to holding hands, caressing and kissing.

"The clients could come into treatment for several visits before they even take their clothes off."

Arden's "surrogate partners" are required to be tested for STDs at least once every two months, just like her clients.

One of the surrogates, known only as Sarah, shared her techniques.

"I usually begin sessions by working on eye contact and the way they hold their bodies," she confessed. "We use massage and touch therapy, so the client can learn to be in the moment, be comfortable with their bodies and become aware of the sensations.