By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Premarital counseling cannot prevent a divorce, but may better equip one to better manage the challenges associated with one of the [...]

1. Sometimes yesterday’s lessons teach us to keep living in fear rather than evaluating each day or each person anew. Do a reality check. Yesterday’s lessons sometimes teach us wise and useful [...]

Now more than ever long term marriages are ending after the kids are grown and there is still a lot of time left to live. The divorce rate for 50 and older has doubled in the last 25 years. For [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. “Death is like an assault on our pysche.  It reminds of mortality and helplessness. It speaks of the brief time between birth and [...]

Local Parents Get Creative to Cure Cabin Fever By CHELSEA McDOUGALL – cmcdougall@shawmedia.com http://www.nwherald.com/2014/01/15/local-parents-get-creative-to-cure-cabin-fever/ahmo9q3/ [...]

Sexting is more common that one may think. Teens who sext are motivated by reward but minimize the chance of serious consequences.   Effects of ‘Sexting’ Can Be Costly By HILARY [...]

Stress is a major contributor to physical and mental health issues. Knowing how to handle it is rarely taught and involves a plan to offset life’s demands.   Head-on Approach to [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. As a marriage and family therapist I have learned techniques to help marriages and family relationships work. The one that works best by [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Family Restructuring Therapy is based on the work by Dr. Stephen Carter and is an active and directive process used to address ongoing [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. At times people think about how problems would be solved if they were married to someone else. Some problems may be solved this way, but [...]