Interview of Host Ken Howard, LCSW, CST on the History of Gay Men's Therapy and His Career
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Release Date: 01/21/2025
Gay Widowers: Navigating Loss, Identity, and Rebirth
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Losing a partner is devastating—especially for gay men, whose grief is often marginalized. In this episode, gay men’s specialist psychotherapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, explores the emotional journey of gay widowers, including AIDS-era losses, the five stages of grief, coping strategies, and how therapy or coaching can help. Whether you're grieving or supporting someone who is, this conversation offers healing and hope.
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Radical Erotic Aging: Gay Men, Desire, and the Audacity to Stay Sexy
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Aging as a gay man can feel like becoming invisible—but it doesn’t have to. In this episode, Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, shares insights from 30+ years of helping gay men reclaim sexual confidence, confront ageism, and embrace desire at any age. It's time to get real about erotic aging—and radically refuse to disappear.
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Gilligan’s Island & The Seven Deadly Sins: What a 60s Sitcom Can Teach Gay Men
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
What if Gilligan’s Island was more than a goofy sitcom? What if it was a mirror for gay men’s internal struggles with shame, identity, and survival? This episode explores how each castaway reflects one of the Seven Deadly Sins—and how these moral archetypes echo the messages many gay men internalize. Through humor, camp, and therapeutic insight, this episode reclaims “sin” as a source of healing, not harm.
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Gay Men Overcoming Unconscious Barriers to Success
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
What holds us back from achieving our full potential? In this episode, Ken Howard, LCSW, CST explores the unconscious barriers many gay men face—like self-doubt, fear of success, cultural pressure to stay small, and toxic professional competition. With insights from 30+ years of clinical practice, he shares empowering strategies from cognitive and positive psychology to help move past internalized limitations and build a life aligned with your true goals.
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Gay Men and Understanding Personality Traits: The OCEAN Model
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Discover how the Big Five OCEAN personality traits—Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism—can help gay men improve relationships, communication, and self-understanding, with insights from therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST.
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Flash vs. Substance: Pop Psychology Gurus vs. Real Clinicians
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Tired of flashy social media gurus? In this episode, Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, breaks down the difference between pop psych soundbites and real therapy that heals—especially for gay men seeking depth, substance, and actual growth.
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Gay Men and Coping with the Forms of Betrayal
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
In this episode, I explore the many ways gay men experience betrayal—in relationships, friendships, family, and professional life—and how we can heal from these wounds with clarity and strength. If betrayal has touched your life, listen in and consider therapy or coaching with me to reclaim your peace of mind and restore trust in yourself and others.
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Positive Masculinity for Gay Men in a Changing World
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
In this episode, Ken explores how gay men can reclaim positive masculinity—balancing strength, emotional intelligence, and authenticity amid today’s political and cultural battles. Learn how evolving healthy masculinity empowers gay men personally, professionally, and within our larger society.
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The Success Principles for Gay Men: What We Can Learn from Jack Canfield
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Gay men’s specialist psychotherapist and coach Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, breaks down Jack Canfield’s The Success Principles through a queer lens, showing how its life-changing tools can help gay men overcome internalized shame, build self-worth, and boldly pursue their goals. Ken shares practical, affirming insights inspired by Canfield's book to help you design the life you truly want.
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White Lotus and Gay Men's Fantasies - The Teasing Taboo of Pop Culture
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, explores The White Lotus Season 3’s buzzed-about gay incest story line, why taboo fantasies intrigue gay men, and how pop culture stirs both desire and discomfort. A candid look at erotic imagination, psychological nuance, and separating fantasy from reality.
info_outlineGayTherapyLA Podcast producer, Austen Weinhart, interviews host Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, on the history of Gay Men's Therapy and his own career path over 30 years as a gay men's specialist therapist, coach, sex therapist, author, and activisit.