Couples Massage Sessions

[HELP! i lost my keys!]

Just wondering how many of you have done couples sessions & if you enjoyed doing them? Any particular pros or cons?

I'm posting this because I've been doing a few appointments of late at a local spa as an independent contractor. They have had someone call in for a couples session but it would be for late in the day, this coming Saturday (starting at either 4 or 5 PM) - when I normally don't take clients & I'd have to bring in my own table to do this, as they only have one room that's large enough to accommodate this appointment, which usually only has one stationary table in it.

Personally I'm not all that interested in taking on the session & they're leaving up to me & the other therapist they've called as to whether we're interested in doing the sessions. It may not end up happening anyway if the other therapist doesn't want to do it either...so I'm not sure yet how things will end up working out.

Would be curious as to what others think & what they would choose to do.

 

[Resaaa]

Couples Massage Sessions

I do couples massages @ the day spa where I work practically daily... as a matter of fact we have 2 couples treatment rooms because there are some occasions (we are in a tourist area) when we actually use both single treatment rooms for massage, as well as both couples rooms. In addition we have 2 skin care rooms which could also be used for massage if needed.

I usually like doing couples massage, it just depends on who your "partner" is... and the clients. If the clients are pleasant and your couples massage partner has a style that is somewhat similar to you it can be quite pleasant. On the other hand, I find it distracting if I am seated massaging a client's neck and my "partner" therapist gets up and starts doing Reiki or something. I find it's easiest if you can "sync" yourself to the other therapist (or they to you)... so that you both start face up or down... and that you tend to take things at a similar pace.

A couple of my co-workers have been a bit hard for me to "sync" with... one of my current ones occasionally loses track of time & asks for 10 more minutes... :irked:

It's ok if you don't have a full day booked, but if you do, that can set you back quite a bit by the end of the day.

I get a lot of female clients who think they would never enjoy a couples massage because they are afarid their hubby will talk the whole massage. I just laugh & say, "You'd be surprised how little talking there usually is! He usually leans over a few minutes into the massage and says, "Honey, this is a really great idea you had!" And a few minutes later she'll lean over and say, "Frank! Frank! Stop snoring!" :

Anything else you want to know riversinger?

 

[ross097]

Couples Massage Sessions

The main regulars that my son picked up was from us doing couples massages. After the couples massage, they began booking in separate rooms at the same time so they still arrive and leave together, but without the extra cost of room set up. We have 3 regular couples, one of them book once a week, the others once a month.

 

[Boudicca]

Couples Massage Sessions

So just out of curiosity for those of you who do couples sessions, either now & then or regularly do you charge the same as your normal rate for a single session (for each person of course)? Or do you have extra set up fees since you have to move an extra table into the room ?

 

[SLipknOT FTW]

Couples Massage Sessions

So just out of curiosity for those of you who do couples sessions, either now & then or regularly do you charge the same as your normal rate for a single session (for each person of course)? Or do you have extra set up fees since you have to move an extra table into the room ?

We charge $10 extra for setting up in same room. And we just had another cpl today who are going to be regulars for us when we go mobile next month. Woohoo!!

 

[Pompal 09.]

Couples Massage Sessions

As it turns out the spa where I've done the IC thing, ended up with the couple canceling - but I certainly appreciate the input from those of you who have experience with working this way. Personally if I'm receiving a session I much prefer it to be just me & the MT, as I would tend to be distracted & less relaxed with 2 more people in the room!

 

[Alanna..x]

Couples Massage Sessions

So just out of curiosity for those of you who do couples sessions, either now & then or regularly do you charge the same as your normal rate for a single session (for each person of course)? Or do you have extra set up fees since you have to move an extra table into the room ?

Since in the spa our rooms are already set up as a "couples" room there is no additional charge. We charge our normal rate for whatever type massage we are doing. There are certain types of massage I don't feel do as well in a couples massage environment... but it can be fun if you're open to it!

 

[Blue Turtle]

Couples Massage Sessions

I know your question is now resolved, but thought I would add to the thread for others for future reference.

I have done a lot of couples massage. I have never felt the need to sync with the other therapist. Each client has individual needs and trying to give them both a similar massage is not always possible. Maybe one client wants all back and neck deep tissue, with focused work on one shoulder and the other wants full body swedish. However, it is more fun to do couples massage with a therapist I get along with and has a sense of time. I usually make a time check before we go in "Okay, so we're doing 60 minutes." and then when there is 5 minutes left to the session I give a hand signal to the other therapist letting them know we have 5 minutes.

I also enjoy doing couples massage with other therapists because I can check out their techniques and see how other therapists do their work, which I find interesting. It's not like I'm watching them the whole time, but it's almost impossible not to notice what they're doing some of the time. Another benefit of having another therapist in the room is that I find myself more aware of my own body mechanics and posture, mainly because I might notice them hunching over or something and feel the need to adjust my own posture.

At our spa we actually give a discount for couples massage. We have two rooms set up for couples massage so there is no additional set-up time. In fact, if people choose to do couples massage we can fit more clients in at once (5 at once as compared to 3 at once) this can be really helpful on busy days.