Blair Counseling And Mediation
About
Since 2008 Blair Counseling and Mediation seeks to preserve family relationships for the benefit of children. The priority in mediation, especially for divorce, is to save time and money, while enjoying more control over the process.
Dan has worked over 30 years in social service settings. Dan is experienced as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and is a trained, court-approved divorce mediator, Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator, and a Certified Anger Management Specialist. He is trained as a child custody evaluator and is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Professional Academy of Custody Experts, and the National Anger Management Association. He also serves on the McHenry County Board of Directors for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dan has been a live-in houseparent to over forty abused or neglected children. He also has been a foster parent, a consultant to group homes and foster homes, and a Clinical Director. He earned his B. A. in Psychology at Trinity College and his M. A. in Clinical Psychology at Wheaton College.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Finding the right match for mediation is the most important part of the process. We also have two locations, Crystal Lake and Huntley.
Blair Counseling and Mediation can mediate all or part of the following process:
The initial contact includes a call from one person for information, speaking with the other person involved, and scheduling a meeting.
Session one includes one separate meeting for an orientation to mediation process, a review of issues to be addressed in mediation, and an introduction to forms and information required.
Subsequent sessions are usually conjoint (but can be separate) to resolve:
- Child(ren)’s living arrangments
- Parenting schedule
- Holiday/Vacation schedule
- Parental decision making process
- Child(ren)’s activities and costs
- Insurance and medical expenses and other child-related issues
- Property Division (including house, cars, etc.)
- Assets and Liabilities
- Spousal support
- Retirement plans
- Business issues
- Tax issues
- Any other issues of concern
The final session reviews the memorandum of understanding and then the agreements are sent to lawyers for review and drafting into legal document for filing. Both parties will be encouraged to seek advice throughout the process from attorneys, accountants, counselors, etc. so accurate information is available. The mediator does not act in any of these roles.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your services? If so, please share the details here.
$200 per hour. Often mediation is completed in five hours.
How did you get started in this business?
Working with children as a therapist deeply affected me. The suffering they described in high conflict divorce inspired me to do what I can to reduce it for the benefit of the family.
What types of customers have you worked with?
Family, divorce and business.
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a pro in your area of expertise?
Interview with the potential mediator to assess for comfort level.