Synopsis
GayTherapyLA is a private practice for psychotherapy and coaching services, with Ken Howard, LCSW, as its founder and director, with over 27 years experience providing services for gay men, as individuals and couples, with offices in Los Angeles and serving others nationwide in the U.S. or guys all over the world via phone or webcam sessions. Ken and his associates provide help for gay men to achieve their optimum 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!
Episodes
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Episode 90: For a Job, For a Guy, For a Change: Gay Men and the Decision to Relocate
03/08/2021 Duration: 37minKen discusses how gay men make the decision to relocate to a different town, city, state, or country and the reasons why.
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Episode 89: Gay Men Using Apps: The Dilemma of Dating Versus Hookups
11/07/2021 Duration: 28minKen 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.
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Episode 88: The Needs of Gay Men in the Volatile “LGBT” Era
25/06/2021 Duration: 27minKen discusses the umbrella term "LGBT" and the consideration of the specific needs of gay men, and their political and social implications.
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Episode 87: Gay Men and Gym Crushes: Cherish Your Romantic Notions
18/06/2021 Duration: 23minKen discusses the "gym crush" phenomenon and how our perceptions of fantasies versus reality support our well-being as gay men.
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Episode 86: COVID's End as Trauma Recovery in Gay Men
01/06/2021 Duration: 56minKen 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.
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Episode 85: Healthy Relationships Don't Do That: A Guide for Gay Men's Dating and More
15/05/2021 Duration: 45minKen discusses Armine Asatryan, LMFT's 7 unhealthy traits in a relationship and their solutions, as applied to gay men.
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Episode 84: Improving Gay Men's Relationships: Meeting Three Needs
11/05/2021 Duration: 40minKen Howard, LCSW, CST discusses improving gay men's relationships by meeting three needs: emotional, sexual, and interpersonal.
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Episode 83: Three Ways to Improve Your Sex Life for Gay Men
27/04/2021 Duration: 26minKen Howard, LCSW, CST, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, offers three ways for gay men to improve their sex lives: communication, negotiation, and experimentation.
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Episode 82: The Six Principles of Sexual Health As Applied to Gay Men
12/04/2021 Duration: 41minKen Howard, LCSW, CST, AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, applies the Braun-Harvey and Vigorito "Six Principles of Sexual Health" specifically to gay men.
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Episode 81: How to Avoid a Gay Relationship Breakup - The Four Risks
30/03/2021 Duration: 27minKen 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.
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Episode 80: Revisiting Sex Addiction and Porn Addiction with Guest David Ley, Ph.D.
17/03/2021 Duration: 46minHost 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.
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Episode 79: Gay Men and Money Management: How to Empower Yourself
07/03/2021 Duration: 40minKen Howard, LCSW, gay men's specialist therapist and coach, gives tips on money management for gay men.
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Episode 78: Gay Men's Relationships: How to Deal with Your Ex
23/02/2021 Duration: 26minKen gives tips on how to deal with your "ex" in what's called the "post-relationship relationship," and how to succeed in moving on.
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Episode 77: Gay Therapist on Sexual Mental Health: The Triumvirate of Self, Partner, Others
10/02/2021 Duration: 45minKen 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.
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Episode 76: Gay Men's Goals: How Do You Define Success in the New Year?
26/01/2021 Duration: 36minKen gives practical tips for success for 2021, in many areas of your life, including emotionally, physically, financially, relationally, and professionally.
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Episode 75: Gay Men's Relationship Vocabulary: Partner? Husband? Hookup?
12/01/2021 Duration: 28minKen discusses the terms we use in gay male relationships to describe functions and roles, about what you are -- and what you want to be.
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Episode 74: Gay Men’s Dilemmas: Falling in Love with Straight or Unavailable Men
29/12/2020 Duration: 23minKen discusses gay men who fall in love with straight or unavailable men.
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Episode 73: Gay Relationships and the ‘Sexual Thaw’: Restoring Sex After a Long Stalemate
09/12/2020 Duration: 41minKen Howard, LCSW, gives tips to gay male couples who no longer have sex, and practical ways to "thaw" the stalemate and restore sex.
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Episode 72: Gay Men, COVID-19, and Avoiding the Pitfalls: Substances, Lethargy, and Despair
25/11/2020 Duration: 39minGayTherapyLA founder, Ken Howard, LCSW gives tips on dealing with the stress of COVID-19, how to avoid pitfalls, and ultimately prepare for recovery.
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Episode 71: Gay Male Couples and the Decision to Have Kids
13/11/2020 Duration: 32minKen 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.