Gay Therapy La With Ken Howard, Lcsw

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. 

Ken Howard, LCSW describes how our culture of origin can help gay men build resilience in tough times, and celebrate who we are, and where we came from.

Ken gives tips on how developing self-discipline can help you achieve what you want to do, be, or have, offering solutions to the things that get in your way. 

Ken gives a list of essential mental health coping skills for success for actors, writers, designers, and other creative professionals. 

Ken discusses an article by Elyssa Kirkham on the 7 must-have money conversations to have before cohabitation or marriage, but from a gay male perspective. 

Ken asks you to reflect on your "relationship" with alcohol and drugs.  What's the quality of this relationship?  What changes need to be made for your best life? How does one get help?

Ken discusses why nerds make the best boyfriends for gay men and other tips for gay men's dating. 

Ken discusses how the classic "Big Five" personality traits of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism apply to understanding gay men. 

Ken describes how using Problem-Solving Therapy can help reduce overwhelm/stress in the midst of COVID-19 and police brutality. 

Ken gives tips on how gay open relationships can overcome jealousy, STI risk, privacy, and other challenges. 

Ken discusses how to reach your life goals by making the most of your past, present, and future. 

Ken describes 4 main emotional reactions to COVID-19, and the 5 "coping types" among gay men observed in clinical practice.

Ken discusses crisis situations gay men can face like discrimination, financial, health, and personal losses, and how to cope with them.

Ken discusses why gay White men and other LGBT should be supporting #BlackLivesMatter as a collaboration of minority groups to fight social injustice with activism. 

Ken gives 12 tips on coping with life as a single gay man, based on case examples from clinical practice for being at your best.