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>> for justin, touching and being touched, being naked and being intimate is about much more than just sex. how did this experience change your life? >> i can look in theirror now and not hate my body. before i did that with emiko i thought right when i found a girlfriend, i would marry them and that would be it. now i feel like someone is going to be out there for me, and i don't need to settle. there's still times where i don't thank you i'm dateable. but it doesn't last very long. >> justin has been actively dating online. >> i do coffee and bagel, i use okcupid and occasionally tinder.

>> i would, yes, very much. >> let's get really super, super, super, super, supercomfortable. >> for keith, it's been a long, slow journey, but in his work with emiko, he's made great strides. >> deep breaths. ah. >> at 60 years old, it's taken his entire adult life, but keith has finally experienced the joy of touch. >> all my life it's felt dirty. i was afra of admitting that i was a sexual and sensual being. now it feels just like a really beautiful loving thing that's necessary. we all need that kind of connection. and without that there's a part of us that's missing. >> back in los angele...

Different textures and temperatures and contours. would you please describe to me what it feels like to you? >> it all felt amazing. there were moments where your hand was on my cheek, and i just kind of wanted to sink in, you know. but most i was just really experiencing the touch and it felt so good. >> i needed to hear from emiko that my touch felt pleasurable to her. i was afraid my touch would feel to my partner the way my parents' touch felt to me. >> it felt good to be touched, but for you really it was knowing that your touch was not a dangerous touch. >> yes. it was an enormous relief...

Feeling our hands connected. >> mindful of the years of abuse keith endured during his childhood, emiko takes a slow and patient approach to their sessions together. >> while her work with clients can sometimes lead to actually having sex, with keith, she takes baby steps. >> so the purpose of this exercise is for you to just really enjoy. i will let you know if anything feels uncomfortable. >> okay. good. >> and just relax and have fun. >> yes. may i touch your face? >> yes, you may. >> for keith, learning that touch can be kind, loving and gentle has been a struggle. it's taken him three lon...

Just thought these people are so brave to be doing this. and it's so -- i wasn't even thinking twice about the fact that you were naked. you know? you're just bodies. we're just bodies, you know? and we all have them. and we're all different. and your bodies are beautiful. >> we've got some really amazing beautiful bodies going on right now. yeah, we really do. >> i certainly didn't start my day thinking that i was going to take off all my clothes, but when i watched justin and emiko looking at themselves and so confidently carrying on a conversation without a shred of clothing on, i wanted to...