Christy Tengs Fowler has been a songwriter most of her life, but it took “Dr. Phil” to spur her to follow her dream of recording a country album in Nashville, Tenn.

She recently returned to Haines with her demo album, “The Dr. Phil Project,” which includes nine songs based on the lessons and philosophy of Dr. Phillip McGraw, the psychologist and television talk show host.

Her goal is to produce an album with McGraw that…