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The most experienced gay men's coach in the United States today.

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Ken Howard LCSW, CST

What are you trying to achieve in your life? What challenges are you facing where you want help?

Gay men and gay male couples hire me to help them make important, lasting changes for the better in their lives, such as in their relationships, careers, health, sex life, finances, social life, or overall well-being, when you need an experienced and trusted long-time expert who “gets you” as a gay man.

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Meet Ken Howard LCSW, CST, a gay men's specialist.

(via phone/webcam)

I have more experience doing coaching as a specialist in gay men than anyone else currently in the United States, with over 31 years of experience.  I can help you get relief from the life challenges, mental health struggles, stressors, and symptoms you face now. Specialities include help for depression, anxiety, OCD, ADD, PTSD, and substance use challenges. 

An LGBT-affirmative coach, and more specifically, a gay men’s specialist coach, is equipped to help you in ways that are deeper, more nuanced, and ultimately more effective than even the most well-meaning straight therapist can. 

There are cultural issues, socio-political dynamics, historical context, men’s psychology considerations, terminology, academic knowledge, clinical insights, and other details of “cultural competency” to work specifically with gay men that I offer, that only decades of clinical experience, writing, research, and personal perspective living with and among the LGBT community can provide.

  • Specializing in Complex Cases
  • Convenient Telehealth Services
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Coaching Services

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Life

My Life Coaching services specifically designed for gay men can help you close the gap between how life is, and how you would like it to be, in important areas like your health, career, finances, sex, relationships, social life, and family.
Through a combination of support, challenge, accountability, and motivation for incremental gains over time, you move toward your goals and go further with coaching than you could on your own.
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Career

Career Coaching helps you to stay on track for the arc of your career in the short term and the long term to do work that you find both meaningful and lucrative.
By being coached on making the most of your commercial professional skills, and your unique interests and talents, a career that is both emotionally and financially fulfilling is possible.
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Executive

Today’s busy executives have a lot of workplace responsibility for productivity, leadership, and managing both finances and staff. Gay men have additional challenges with these in a diverse organizational cultural context.
Executive Coaching helps you be at your best skills and leadership, so that your staff and your organization are at their best.
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Relationship

Relationship Coaching differs from couples therapy in that therapy involves helping someone who needs treatment for even a mild diagnosable psychiatric disability or stressor and how their partner can help with that.
Relationship Coaching is focused on emotional, domestic, sexual, social, career, community, and family goals for you and your partner to work toward for a secure future. This can include sex coaching and education, with my background as a certified sex educator from AASECT, the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, one of the few gay men nationwide who hold this two-year training credential.
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Healthy Aging

I have a special background in studying developmental psychology and how to age successfully through the lifespan. Coaching for healthy aging helps you be at your best emotionally, professionally, socially, interpersonally, sexually, and financially at every age, from youth to middle age to seniorhood, when each phase has unique challenges and rewards.
Aging doesn’t have to mean decline; Healthy Aging Coaching helps you cope with challenges at any age to learn to enjoy each time in your life.
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See What My Clients Have To Say
"Ken is a consummate professional, combining the best in common sense, practical business coaching. There are few of his ilk. I have become a better and more secure manager of my own life with his help. I recommend him to friends, particularly gay professionals who seek improved personal and interpersonal skills and business acumen. Ken wears both hats with considerable skill and warmth."
K.E., gay male corporate CEO
“Ken Howard is more than a coach: he’s a consummate, caring professional who has helped me and my business through challenging personal and economic times.”
Ken E., GWM CE0, 52
“Ken is bright and motivated, and a real professional. He has build a great reputation and practice through community involvement and smart marketing, but most of all through the high quality of service that he provides.”
Stephan Roth, Principal, Stephan A. Roth Strategic Communications
“I’ve worked with Ken Howard, LCSW, in the HIV community in Los Angeles. He’s one of the most astute coaches I know here in L.A. in regard to the lives of gay men and people with HIV.”
Tony Valenzuela, Writer, community organizer
“I came to Ken because I had suddenly and unexpectedly lost my partner, John, to a massive heart attack. John had been my soulmate and the great love of my life. My grief was overwhelming and really was stopping me from living a life. Ken worked with me to find ways to both deal with my grief and to honor my late partner as well. He is very pragmatic and made some amazing statements to me that made everything crystal clear. Ken helped me in small steps to regain control of my life.”
CD, 51, GWM
“A Coach for Everybody, Plus: Ken is a well-trained, caring, and smart coach with a practice serving mostly professional gay men. He has provided solid, goal-centered psychotherapy (he’d call it cognitive or something, I suppose) – and is not afraid to include some business coaching in the mix. I’d recommend Ken to anyone wrestling with persona and the stress of running a business. This guy is good at what he does; he’s not cheap by any means, but what good shrink is? Like a lot of people, I had to shop around. I’m sticking with Ken.”
Guerogrino
“Ken has participated as a panelist at a number of City of West Hollywood events including a community forum addressing issues around Crystal Methamphetamine the annual Gay Men’s Forum. The City has been fortunate to have Ken take part at these events as he brings a great amount of expertise to the table as a therapist and coach. He is a pleasure to work with, is always very professional and is highly respected in the community.”
Corey Roskin, Social Services Specialist, City of West Hollywood
“Ken is a consummate professional who takes great pride in what he does. He is an expert in his field who, through his writings and seminars, has helped people with a wide variety of issues pertaining to life enrichment and achieving self actualization. He stays abreast of the latest industry topics and uses the tools of his trade with master precision.”
Carey A.
“I have worked with Ken for many years and find his work to be the utmost in professionalism and compassion. His work within the Los Angeles community, especially that of the LGBT community, is the hallmark of dedication. While working with Ken on many community panels, including the Los Angeles County HIV Mental Health Task Force, he has always provided a intelligence, empathy, and commitment to colleagues and clients alike. I would highly recommend him as a coach, or in any professional endeavors.”
Jonathan Lynch, MFT
“If you are looking for a smart, intuitive, level-headed and kind coach, then you have struck gold with Ken Howard. In a relaxed way, he gets to the heart of the matter and helps people live extraordinary lives. Whether it is a relationship that is struggling or a work or home difficulty, Ken can help you see through the fog and get to a place where you are happier and healthier. Be glad you found him.”
Casey Truffo
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Ken Howard, LCSW, CST is a  life/career/executive/relationship coach who has specialized in gay men (individuals and gay male couples) and LGBT+ for over 30 years.

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