So I'd see no issue in contracting work for her. Forget you ever saw her (if it is her). That's the beauty of P4P, when the door closes between you, there are no strings... you are strangers once more. Remain professional.
So, I receive a call from a lady asking for my IRL services. As she is talking to me, I get this "hmmmm" feeling. She provides an email address which links to an IRL social media account and YEP, it's a provider I saw about a year ago. So, what's the protocol.... Don't say anything, and hope she doesn't recognize me... Tell her in advance? My preference would be to say nothing and never bring it up. (and of course provide her my usual outstanding services)...
Providers are people too and need all the regular services everyone else needs. Now, it will depend on what kind of services you offer as to whether she will feel comfortable engaging you.
Not sure that it matters, but in any case, the conservative approach would be to not mix RL with the hobby.
I would pass to be safe
I would think this is just a coincidence. However as someone pointed out, providers are people too and need stuff/services just like everyone else. I have provided services to providers who walked in knowing past relationship. Which was fine with me. A buck is a buck and I am good at what I do and besides, how do I know I haven't provided services to other providers I don't know... Oh, well, just play it by ear and professionally
I've actually had this happen to me. And we recognized each other pretty much instantly. It was awkward. I was in her real-live home, dealing with the person attached to her full name (she was a DIY massage provider who went by - it turns out - her real first name). Outsiders were involved - her mom was paying for it, and my IRL boss at the time sent me out. If she had mentioned anything, I'd have just said, "that was the other world, I'll solve your problem, get on with life & forget any details of my visit".
I sorely wanted to go full-escort with her, and actually had enough cash in my pocket to pay her every cent that her mom put on the credit card (which would have covered at least 90 minutes) but I drew a line for myself. Other World/Real World - ne'er shall the twain meet. If I hadn't been married at the time, it would have been a tougher decision. Turns out, she was a camgirl, too. On the scam-to-legit scale, if you got to the end of her rainbow, she was a DIY massage girl. But a smokin' hot one.
I stayed professional. I sure as Hell didn't want to. And it was the right thing to do.
I don't know that there is one correct answer for this but there is definitely some wrong ones which should be obvious. I can only answer for myself here but I would prefer that you remain professional and let me know that you believe you have met me (remaining discreet) and continue as you normally would otherwise.
At that point the ball is back in her court.
I have no desire to engage her provider services again. If she asks if we have seen each other, I will not lie. But my current feeling is to just remain professional and say nothing. My question was actually should I say I feel we have met, before our meeting... But after thinking about it... I feel we "met" in late 2014, so it has been a while, so I will just hope she doesn't recognize me, especially since I am not 100% certain it is her... just 95%
Is she asking you to baptize her child?
So I'd see no issue in contracting work for her. Forget you ever saw her (if it is her). That's the beauty of P4P, when the door closes between you, there are no strings... you are strangers once more. Remain professional.