Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

In the second of this two-part episode, Ken discusses more "deal breakers" in gay men's dating, and gives tips for their alternatives. 

In Part One of this two-part episode, Ken gives guidance on six of the most common dating "no-go's" for gay men, how to cope with them and their alternatives. 

A discussion of the mental health and sociio-political impacts of Monkey Pox for gay men, and how to cope with them. 

Gay men's specialist psychotherapist, life/career/executive coach, and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, gives an overview of gay men and recovering from trauma to reclaim our lives. 

In this Part Two of "Gay Men and Kink: Sensory Enhancements to Sex: Materials, Circumstances, and Fabrics: An Overview", Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, gives information on how leather, rubber, and other materials can be used in erotic play for gay men. 

Licensed psychotherapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, provides an overview for gay men of the materials and circumstances for kink play in a safe and consensual context. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, offers stories about LGBT Pride Season 2022, and the value of the summer vacation romance. 

Gay men's specialist licensed psychotherapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist offers perspectives on reconciling your religious beliefs with your sexuality.

Gay men's specialist sex therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, gives tips for gay male couples to manage mismatched libidos and desire discrepancy. 

Ken discusses how to focus on the five senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch -- to enhance a gay man's sexual experience, reduce anxiety, and improve sexual functioning. 

Ken gives guidance on eight common pitfalls in dating for gay men, and strategies for how to cope with each of them. 

Ken discusses how diagnosable (DSM-5) psychiatric disorders can affect mental health and sexual health for gay men and couples. 

Ken describes six areas of boundaries within a gay male relationship to discuss and reduce conflict.

Ken gives examples of various incidents of bad luck in gay men's lives, with a corresponding coping strategy for each. 

Ken discusses the challenges in gay male relationships when one partner has traits of ADD/ADHD and the other has traits of OCD/OCPD, and how to create harmony. 

Ken discusses gay men's relationship to food, at any phase of life, with its rewards and challenges. 

Ken discusses the ancient Greeks' Eight Types of Love, and applies them to gay men for inspiration and quality of life. 

Ken offers a perspective on a non-religious, secular humanistic view of the themes of the Christmas season. 

Ken gives guidance for when you need to break up with a relationship partner. 

Ken describes a personal crisis being hospitalized with cellulitis, and the perspective learned from sudden severe illness. 

Ken gives guidance on how gay male couples can cope with living together too early in their relationship. 

Ken gives guidance for gay male relationships who want to be Consensual Non-Monogamous (CNM) early in a new relationship. 

Ken gives ten tips on how to ruin a friendship -- and how to address them. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, discusses the contributing factors in erectile dysfunction (ED) in gay men, the emotional, physical, interpersonal, and cultural. 

Ken discusses how gay men make the decision to relocate to a different town, city, state, or country and the reasons why.