Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST

Ken discusses gay men's approach to gay smartphone apps like Grindr and Scruff, and getting your sexual and emotional needs met with a clear perspective. 

Ken discusses the umbrella term "LGBT" and the consideration of the specific needs of gay men, and their political and social implications. 

Ken discusses the "gym crush" phenomenon and how our perceptions of fantasies versus reality support our well-being as gay men.

Ken describes how the end of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in many regions can mean recovering from a traumatic experience, with the symptoms and phases of recovery in a gay male context. 

Ken discusses Armine Asatryan, LMFT's 7 unhealthy traits in a relationship and their solutions, as applied to gay men. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, CST discusses improving gay men's relationships by meeting three needs: emotional, sexual, and interpersonal. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, offers three ways for gay men to improve their sex lives: communication, negotiation, and experimentation. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, applies the Braun-Harvey and Vigorito "Six Principles of Sexual Health" specifically to gay men. 

Ken shares some of the research of Dr. John Gottman, who identified the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" in relationship demise as Defensiveness, Criticism, Stonewalling, and Contempt, applied to gay men's relationships. 

Host Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, welcomes David Ley, Ph. D., CST-S, author of "The Myth of Sex Addiction" and other books, to revisit the idea of "sex addiction" or "porn addiction" in gay men. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, gay men's specialist therapist and coach, gives tips on money management for gay men. 

Ken gives tips on how to deal with your "ex" in what's called the "post-relationship relationship," and how to succeed in moving on. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, gives guidance on how sex therapy for gay men helps your quality of sex life with yourself, partner(s), or others in affirming ways. 

Ken gives practical tips for success for 2021, in many areas of your life, including emotionally, physically, financially, relationally, and professionally. 

Ken discusses the terms we use in gay male relationships to describe functions and roles, about what you are -- and what you want to be. 

Ken discusses gay men who fall in love with straight or unavailable men. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, gives tips to gay male couples who no longer have sex, and practical ways to "thaw" the stalemate and restore sex. 

GayTherapyLA founder, Ken Howard, LCSW gives tips on dealing with the stress of COVID-19, how to avoid pitfalls, and ultimately prepare for recovery. 

Ken gives tips to prospective gay dads on questions to ask yourselves and each other about the option of having kids in a gay male relationship. 

Ken gives tips for gay men on how to approach sex in the new era of COVID-19, from a Harm Reduction approach. 

Ken gives tips on how gay men who have a much younger or a much older partner can make their relationship thrive for the long term. 

Ken Howard, LCSW, a specialist in gay men's relationship advice, gay couples therapy, and gay sex therapy, gives tips on how to manage a gay long-distance relationship. 

Ken discusses the need for gay men to have bars, clubs, and other social "safe spaces" of their own, which are being increasingly threatened during COVID-19 and social changes. 

Ken shares the Mental Health chapter from his book, "Self-Empowerment: Have the Life You Want!" and its application to gay men. 

Ken gives case examples of how gay couples face the dilemma of being two "tops" or two "bottoms", and how couples therapy and sex therapy can help.