Are you a business executive who enjoys success, but could use some support on how to develop the next step of your career, learn how to deal with “problem” staff, build a team, improve productivity or morale, or solve another kind of business or workplace problem?

Do you have personal issues that impeded your effectiveness, but you feel isolated in trusting someone enough to talk about them candidly?

I offer Executive Coaching Services for executives who face these issues.

Unlike traditional therapy, we focus on the development of your “Professional Self” by making short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term goals, and giving you the support you need to take your confidence, title, and salary to the next level.

We also identify the items that are holding you back the most from your optimum effectivenss, or that of your team (or individual team members).

What is the VALUE of hiring Ken Howard, LCSW as your therapist/coach?

I help you to…

Feel more motivated, confident, and viable again after experiencing challenges or setbacks

Feel more relaxed and comfortable in situations that used to provoke intense anxiety

Cope with alcohol, cocaine, crystal meth, gambling, sex, other addictions, and feel stronger, healthier, and liberated from the tyrrany of addiction

Develop strategies for social anxiety to be less isolated, and put yourself confidently “out there” to promote your professional and personal self to maximum effectiveness in all interpersonal dealings

Develop strategies for planning the arc of your career, from your present position to retirement and beyond, learning new skills, preparing for advanced education, or professional networking

Defuse and de-escalate anger and relax, where maybe you used to blow up and pay a high price for anger (such as domestic violence, legal trouble, or embarrassment about “losing your cool” in front of others)

Come to terms with the personal issues that distract you in the workplace and impede your effectiveness

I also help gay male executives learn to communicate better with staff, superiors, or other constituents, forge compromises, and achieve high-integrity relationships.

I provide you with a private, safe, confidential space to come each week, at a time set aside just for you, with my undivided attention, where you can work toward goals that are important to you and that would relieve you of burdens or improve your quality of life. Everything we talk about is strictly confidential, except for the most extreme legal situations of threats of harm to yourself or others. There is no topic that is “taboo” for us; there is no judgement. We take things at your pace.

Many people think they have to really “need” therapy or coaching to work with me; that’s not true. Our work can begin whenever you WANT it to. There is really no such thing as people who “need” therapy versus people who don’t. Everyone could benefit from knowing themselves better and setting goals to improve their life. I think everyone “needs” therapy who simply wants to make a change in their life, or who wants to reach an important goal, and could use some support to do it.

How can I help you? I specialize in helping gay men close the gap between how life is, and how you would like it to be, in important areas of your life, such as your:

Emotions – Depression, Anxiety, Obsessions/Compulsions, Fears, Anger
Behavior – Habits, Interactions
Health – Coping with Physical Challenges, Embracing Optimum Health
Career – Choosing, Changing, Building, Maximizing
Finances – Salary, Spending, Stress Management
Relationships – Dating, Sex, Love, Domestic Partnerships

I draw on over 17 years of professional experience in providing counseling, psychotherapy, and coaching to gay men just like you, and from my own lifetime experience as a gay man. Of course, I also work with lesbians, and with non-gay men and women. Working with gay men has been a specialty of my practice, research, writing, and expertise, throughout my career.

I hope I earn your trust enough to let me work with you.

To contact me for more information, or to schedule an appointment, call 310-726-HELP (4357) or email me at ken@gaytherapyla.com.