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Because there no other courses like this out there! This is the first online course specifically for gay men that teaches how to improve sexual self-confidence. There are some other broad courses on sexual health, but courses (or any resources) specifically for gay men (and not just broad, vague "LGBT") are very rare, especially from someone credentialed like a licensed psychotherapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and graduate school professor with over 30 years of clinical experience as a gay men's specialist psychotherapist, sex therapist, and coach. This course provides the unique opportunity for gay men to learn how to increase their sexual self-confidence so they enjoy their sexual expression more as a part of their overall quality of life.

Because with any kind of professional (psychotherapist, physician, dentist, architect, attorney, consultant, coach, professor, etc.), you’re not just paying for the time it takes to meet with you live, or the time it takes to record the (hours of) videos for the course. Professionals bring years of education and experience that go into what they say during that time, and there is no substitute for putting in all that work over all those years. In this course, I’m providing hours of video instruction, but I’m also drawing on over eight years of formal higher education past high school, over 3,200 hours of supervised psychotherapy practice before taking and passing two state licensing exams, dozens of hours of coaching training, dozens of hours (9 per year for over 30 years) of continuing education courses to renew that license, over ten years of full-time professional experience that predates opening my business, and coaching thousands of (gay male) clients in my practice on their professional and personal growth, helping them improve their mental health, self-esteem, well-being, relationships, career growth, opening their own business, recovering from trauma or substance abuse, and improving their social functioning and financial stability, in my full-time private practice. There is at least some of all that education, information, and lived experience that informs the course video material in every lesson.

No ethical therapist, coach, or course instructor can guarantee that a course (especially not alone) would be all you need to succeed in your life, with any course topic. Variables such as your personality, health, geographic location, cultural background, level of your own motivation and efforts, aptitude, stamina, resilience, disability status, age, appearance, consumer behavior, market and economic forces, social issues, and just plain luck also factor in. But the course can inform what has worked for me, and many others (such as my clients, or possibly friends or relatives or colleagues as well), over decades of experience affirming gay men's sexuality and healthy sexual expression and relationships.

Yes, with some adjustments. Cultural issues, climate, economy, local resources, housing, employment, transportation, laws, family background, and policy for LGBT/gay rights would all be variables to consider in your local country or province/city. Some geographic and cultural considerations might differ, but many/most of the general concepts of the course would apply, wherever you live.

Not really. Because there is such a shortage of resources (therapists, coaches, physicians, mentors, books, videos, and courses) specifically for gay men, this course tries to remedy that. Sexual self-confidence is important for everyone, of any and all genders and sexual orientation/identity, but this one is "for the boys." Gay men are a sexual minority, and it's important for at least some resources to be exclusively just for us.

After the course, you should consider how to take action and implement it to apply to your own sex life and relationships. If you like the material in the course, you might want to consider becoming a client for individual coaching services (one time, or ongoing) for consultation ([email protected], or phone/WhatsApp at +01-310-339-5778). You can have as many, or as few, consultation sessions as you wish; there no minimum commitments, but coaching clients (just like therapy clients) tend to get the most out of those services with a once per week schedule, but I try to accommodate many different client schedules and budgets. For clients outside California or the United States, we just calculate your local time zone for my office hours (generally Monday through Friday, from the early afternoon to the mid-evening). My team and I might also develop some kind of group support services (such as an online coaching group on Zoom) if the cohort of students for the course grows and wants that.

Because with the global success of my free blog (GayTherapyLA.com/blog) and my free podcast show (“The Gay Therapy LA Podcast with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST"), I realized that many readers/listeners wanted more material, but might not be able to afford or have the time to schedule live sessions with me. I wanted to provide a professional service that might be more accessible to more people, worldwide, where they could access my expertise but at their own pace and at a price point that was more accessible for more guys worldwide.