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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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Вміст надано Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, Ken Howard, LCSW, and CST. Весь вміст подкастів, включаючи епізоди, графіку та описи подкастів, завантажується та надається безпосередньо компанією Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, Ken Howard, LCSW, and CST або його партнером по платформі подкастів. Якщо ви вважаєте, що хтось використовує ваш захищений авторським правом твір без вашого дозволу, ви можете виконати процедуру, описану тут https://uk.player.fm/legal.
GayTherapyLA is a private practice for psychotherapy (California) and coaching services (worldwide), with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, as its founder and director, with over 32 years experience providing services for gay men, as individuals, couples, and polycules, from his office in Los Angeles and serving gay men all over the world via phone or webcam sessions. Ken provides help for gay men to maximize their quality of life in both their personal lives and careers. While a podcast cannot substitute for therapy and is provided as educational information only, these episodes reflect the work done at GayTherapyLA with clients, daily. Your questions and comments are welcome! (copyright 2024 by Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, all rights reserved).
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Вміст надано Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, Ken Howard, LCSW, and CST. Весь вміст подкастів, включаючи епізоди, графіку та описи подкастів, завантажується та надається безпосередньо компанією Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, Ken Howard, LCSW, and CST або його партнером по платформі подкастів. Якщо ви вважаєте, що хтось використовує ваш захищений авторським правом твір без вашого дозволу, ви можете виконати процедуру, описану тут https://uk.player.fm/legal.
GayTherapyLA is a private practice for psychotherapy (California) and coaching services (worldwide), with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, as its founder and director, with over 32 years experience providing services for gay men, as individuals, couples, and polycules, from his office in Los Angeles and serving gay men all over the world via phone or webcam sessions. Ken provides help for gay men to maximize their quality of life in both their personal lives and careers. While a podcast cannot substitute for therapy and is provided as educational information only, these episodes reflect the work done at GayTherapyLA with clients, daily. Your questions and comments are welcome! (copyright 2024 by Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, all rights reserved).
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Discover how the Big Five OCEAN personality traits—Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism—can help gay men improve relationships, communication, and self-understanding, with insights from therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Tired of flashy social media gurus? In this episode, Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, breaks down the difference between pop psych soundbites and real therapy that heals—especially for gay men seeking depth, substance, and actual growth.
In this episode, I explore the many ways gay men experience betrayal—in relationships, friendships, family, and professional life—and how we can heal from these wounds with clarity and strength. If betrayal has touched your life, listen in and consider therapy or coaching with me to reclaim your peace of mind and restore trust in yourself and others.…
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

In this episode, Ken explores how gay men can reclaim positive masculinity—balancing strength, emotional intelligence, and authenticity amid today’s political and cultural battles. Learn how evolving healthy masculinity empowers gay men personally, professionally, and within our larger society.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Gay men’s specialist psychotherapist and coach Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, breaks down Jack Canfield’s The Success Principles through a queer lens, showing how its life-changing tools can help gay men overcome internalized shame, build self-worth, and boldly pursue their goals. Ken shares practical, affirming insights inspired by Canfield's book to help you design the life you truly want.…
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, explores The White Lotus Season 3’s buzzed-about gay incest story line, why taboo fantasies intrigue gay men, and how pop culture stirs both desire and discomfort. A candid look at erotic imagination, psychological nuance, and separating fantasy from reality.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

1 The Healthcare Hustle: What Gay Men Need to Know 1:00:33
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Navigating healthcare as a gay man isn’t just about checkups—it’s about self-advocacy, access, and fighting systemic bias. In this episode, I break down the clinical, financial, cultural, and emotional barriers that make medical care more challenging for gay men, from dealing with dismissive doctors to securing PrEP, HIV treatment, or mental health support. If you’ve ever felt frustrated by insurance battles, medical gaslighting, or the stress of getting the care you need, let’s talk about how therapy and coaching can help you take back control.…
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Too many gay men delay vital legal planning—until it’s too late. In this episode, Ken covers key protections like wills, medical directives, and financial security to safeguard your relationship from a psychotherapist's perspective. Learn how to take charge now for a secure and empowered future!
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

In a society where "pretty privilege" often dictates social dynamics, many gay men confront the challenge of not fitting conventional beauty standards. In this frank episode, Ken delves into embracing one's identity beyond physical appearance, highlighting the power of charm, confidence, and kindness. Listen in to discover strategies for building emotional resilience and redefining self-worth in a gay world that often prioritizes looks.…
Ken discusses the often-overlooked role of therapy in supporting gay men through legal battles. From workplace discrimination to hate crimes, gay men can face legal challenges that demand both legal representation and emotional resilience. Therapy can prepare clients for high-stress situations like depositions and cross-examinations, build psychological stamina for long-term legal fights, and strengthen self-worth in the face of systemic bias. Therapy can be a crucial ally in your fight for fairness, empowerment, and self-advocacy.…
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

GayTherapyLA Podcast producer, Austen Weinhart, interviews host Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, on the history of Gay Men's Therapy and his own career path over 30 years as a gay men's specialist therapist, coach, sex therapist, author, and activisit.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

1 Gay Executive Coaching and The Dark Side of Ambition: Navigating Toxic Competition in the Workplace 41:35
This episode discusses the unique challenges gay men face in competitive professional environments. It explores how toxic competition, workplace biases, and generational tensions can undermine professional growth and mental health, and how executive coaching can foster resilience, authenticity, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills.…
Gay men's specialist therapist and life coach Ken Howard, LCSW, CST discusses the new musical movie, "Wicked," and the lessons gay men can learn from its themes, characters, and songs.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken exposes the myths around therapy, life coaching, psychiaty, and medicine, and how to understand and access these services.
Ken gives tips on how to cope with anxiety over the re-election of Trump and its implications for LGBT+ and gay rights, discussed in an historical context of the re-election of George W. Bush in 2004, and how to critically examine sources of anxiety.
Ken gives tips when gay men act as caregivers for aging parents, discussing navigating family history, conflicts, work/life balance, emotional ambivalence, cultural issues, and how therapy or coaching can help you get through it.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

In this re-reading of his November 2, 2016 blog article, Ken revisits an analysis of the Modern American Conservative, Republican/Trump Supporters, on the eve of the 2024 election, and how the 2016 warning is a lesson for today.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken discusses gay men and the need for attention; healthy vs. unhealthy narcissism; inclusion and exclusion from gay groups; and practical tips for meeting guys in gay social settings.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken teaches about the TFID (Type, Frequency, Intensity, Duration) model for managing mental health challenges for gay men such as depression, anxiety, and others, with practical exercises to bring symptom relief.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

1 Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” – Gay Psychotherapist on Healing for Gay Male Survivors of Sexual Trauma 50:37
Ken discusses Netflix's "Monster: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" and its themes of notoriety, abuse, and healing, and applies these in the context of gay male adult sexual trauma and abuse survivors.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken provides education on how gay male relationships (couples or polycules) can establish ground rules agreements for Consensual Non-Monogamy using the Who What When Where Why structure.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken teaches about supporting gay men leaving religion and reclaiming their identity with secular alternatives, free of religious abuse and embracing secular solace or an affirmative tradition that works for them.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken gives tips and "modules" for coping with election anxiety in this 2024 election season, and how to cope with anxiety symptoms, increase self-empowerment, and practice compassionate self-support.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken describes how IFS, Internal Family Systems, a model of evidence-based psychotherapy, can apply to gay men to help you integrate the different parts of you into a cohesive, confident sense of Self.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken gives tips for gay men's dating on what gay men complain about their dates to their therapist or their friends, and what to do about them.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken gives guidance on how gay men in relationships can discuss whether to have kids, and their options for doing so.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

1 Episode 149: Confronting Religious Moralism in Therapy for Gay Men 1:11:20
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Ken discusses the subtle and insidious ways that religious moralism undermines professional mental health services delivery (psychotherapy) for the broader LGBTQ+ community and more specifically for gay men, and how to counter this.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken reviews the psychological, clinical dynamics of money management, planning aspects of your financial life, and how to talk to the people in your life to reduce financial anxiety and support long-term financial stability.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Based on his 32 years as a gay men's specialist psychotherapist, sex therapist, and coach, Ken Howard, LCSW, CST gives 21 tips for gay men and how to recover from a breakup.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken gives guidance on gay men and starting your own business, based on his own experience owning a business for over 25 years, and providing career/executive coaching to the Gay Male Solo Entpreneur, a preview of his upcoming e-course.
Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, gives thirteen tips for gay men on how to be a better lover, based on his thirty-year experience as a gay men's specialist therapist, coach, and sex therapist.
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1 Episode 144: Gay Men and Wealth: Coping with Rewards and Challenges 1:02:12
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Gay therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, discusses gay men and wealth: rewards, challenges, how to cope with those challenges, and how to develop a social support network.
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Gay therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST gives seven secret tips and recommendations for how gay male couples and polycules can enhance their relationship for both longevity and satisfaction.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken describes the emotional benefits of kink play for gay men, with their implications for daily life and personal self-empowerment.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken describes Gender Role Enforcement Rage: what it is, who is doing it, its harms, and what to do about it.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken takes a Mindfulness look at how gay men can enjoy the Holiday Season with the five senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
Ken discusses gay men and "Santa Daddy," gay men's approaches to Santa Claus, inspired by the song, "Santa Baby," and inspiration for the holiday season.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken discusses the most common unconscious barriers gay men have to reaching their full potential from 30 years practicing therapy and coaching for gay men.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken discusses how gay men can reclaim their right to spirituality even after abuse by religious institutions.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken gives tips on how to start each day with a strong mental health to give inspiration and focus to meet our goals as gay men. (To support the show, visit glow.fm/gaytherapylawithkenhowardlcswcst)
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken describes the Top 10 reasons gay male couples break up, as observed in over 30 years of practice as a gay specialist therapist, and offers a coping strategy to prevent each one.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken describes his role offering Executive Coaching for gay men and its many purposes and functions.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken reviews the most common complaints and challenges from single gay male clients in dating, and how to adaptively cope with each of them.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken discusses lessons learned in writing his full-length, LGBT-themed musical play, "On the Boulevard," its concept album, and its themes for gay men's self-acceptance.
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken gives tips for gay male relationships managing the economics of time, energy, money, convenience, space, control, and sex.
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