Remote session
Focus sessions and hard moments, on video
$25/ session
About $25, final price at launch
Verified companions
Be present for the moments that matter most.
Beside pairs you with a verified companion trained to simply be present. No advice, no obligation, no expectation of friendship. They show up, stay, and listen if you speak.
Remote focus sessions
The task you keep avoiding, with someone quietly there.
For ADHD brains and chronic procrastinators, starting is the hard part. A focus session is body doubling: a calm, verified companion on video while you do the thing.
- Say your one task at the start. That is the only check-in.
- Camera on, mic as you like. They work quietly or simply sit.
- Book the same companion again when it works for you.
Hard moments, remote or in person
Some days you don't need help. You need someone there.
01
A medical procedure
The waiting room, the scan, the drive-home wait. Someone in the next chair.
02
A life decision
Signing, resigning, leaving, moving. Room to think out loud, or not at all.
03
Grief
The first visit, the empty flat, the anniversary. Company without the casseroles.
04
Loss
A diagnosis, an ending, a door closing. Presence without questions.
How it works
01
Tell us the moment
A two-hour focus block on Tuesday. A scan on the 14th. A call you have been putting off. Say what it is, as much or as little as you like.
02
Meet your companion
We pair you with a verified, trained companion who is free when you need them. You see who they are before the session.
03
They stay
On video, or beside you in person. They arrive on time, stay the whole session, and listen if you speak. Then they leave, with nothing owed.
What Beside is not.
Plenty of services fill the gap with something else. We kept only the part that matters: a verified, trained human who simply stays.
- Not a room of strangers
- You are not dropped into a random coworking match. The same kind of trained person shows up every time, on purpose.
- Not chores or errands
- Companions are not home help. They do not cook, drive or tidy. Their whole job is presence.
- Not a text chat
- No typing into a void at 2 a.m. A real human, on camera or in the room, for the full session.
- Not advice
- No coaching, no fixing, no opinions on your decision. You lead; they stay.
Simple, per session.
Pay for the session you book. No packages to buy before launch.
In-person session
A companion beside you, where your moment is
$60/ session
About $60, final price at launch
Remote subscription
Regular focus sessions for a steady routine
Pricing announced at launch
Waitlist members hear first
Questions, answered.
Is this therapy?
No. Companions are not therapists or counsellors and they do not give advice. Beside is not a crisis service. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, call your local emergency number now.
How are companions verified?
Every companion passes an identity check and a background check before their first session, then completes Beside training on simply being present: arriving on time, staying, listening without steering, and respecting your boundaries.
Do I have to talk?
No. Silence is a perfectly good session. Your companion follows your lead: talk, work, sit, or wait together.
What is a focus session?
Body doubling. You and your companion join a video call, you say what you will work on, and they stay with you while you do it. Many people with ADHD or a procrastination habit find that another calm human present is what gets them started.
Where do in-person sessions happen?
Where your moment is: a hospital waiting room, a clinic, an appointment, a public place you choose. You set the place and time when you book.
Will there be a subscription?
Yes, for remote focus sessions. Its price will be announced at launch; people on the waitlist hear first.
Someone beside you, soon.
Join the waitlist and we'll tell you when focus sessions and in-person companions open. One email, no spam.