Author: Douglas K. Lormand, LPC posted: Mar. 31, 2018.

Satisfying Relationships is truly about staying connected to the people we value, respect, and desire, while staying away from the negative impact of social isolation. Social isolation can mean sequestering Read more

Author: Douglas K. Lormand, LPC posted: Jul. 20, 2017.

Do you feel like your self-esteem is where it needs to be? There’s nothing wrong with dreaming the dream or longing for a world full of satisfying relationships. The real Read more

Author: Douglas K. Lormand, LPC posted: Jan. 28, 2017.

Renewal may be the essential quality of life both in nature and in ourselves, so we need to keep a fluid sense of ourselves over our whole lifetime. But understanding Read more

Author: Douglas K. Lormand, LPC posted: Jan. 28, 2017.

Every day I am confronted with the realities that hide behind the statistics of failed relationships. I see people who believe that dating is limited to only someone that exists Read more

Author: Douglas K. Lormand, LPC posted: Jan. 28, 2017.

Suppose you took a few hours on some idle Tuesday to ask the tough question, "How do people feel about their relationships?"  There is hardly a person alive who hasn’t Read more

Author: Douglas K. Lormand, LPC posted: Jan. 16, 2017.

While the diversity in the couples I work with is immense, one complaint rings true: individuals who describe themselves as loving, trusting, and caring complain that their relationships have become Read more

Author: Douglas K. Lormand, LPC posted: Oct. 04, 2013.

More and more I keep reiterating “choose and choice.” They are very empowering words that help us all to understand that no matter what happened in the past, we can Read more