Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Latest Episodes
Special Bonus Episode: In Defense of Hate: Understanding the Modern American Conservative
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 wa
Gay Men and the Need for Attention: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Narcissism
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.
Managing Symptoms in Gay Men’s Mental Health: A Path to Empowerment
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 sym
Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” – Gay Psychotherapist on Healing for Gay Male Survivors of Sexual Trauma
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 survivor
Gay Men Open Relationship Ground Rules: Who What When Where Why
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.
Support for Gay Men Leaving Religion: Reclaiming Your Identity with Secular Alternatives
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 wor
How to Survive Election Season 2024: Coping with Election Anxiety
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.
Episode 152: Gay Men and Internal Family Systems: The Different Parts of You
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.
Episode 151: Gay Men's Dating: What Your Dates Aren't Telling You
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.
Episode 150: Gay Men's Relationships: When You Want Kids and He Doesn't
Ken gives guidance on how gay men in relationships can discuss whether to have kids, and their options for doing so.