Crosspoint counseling

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Dannie R. Volek, M.Ed., LPC-S


512.352.3207 (Phone)

512.352.3208 (Fax)

104 W. 4th Street

Taylor, TX 76574

dvolek@cross-pointcounseling.com

About Dannie Volek

Dannie Volek

M.Ed., LPC-S

I have a combination of 26 years of counseling experience as a school counselor and Licensed ​Professional Counselor. I provide counseling services for adults, adolescents, and couples. Additional ​training in positive approaches to parenting, cognitive behavior therapy, pre-marital and marital ​counseling, and anger resolution help provide a broad range of counseling tools. Biblical principles play ​an important role in my life and can be easily incorporated into the therapy if clients

desire.


As we encounter people along our journey in life we have an opportunity to establish relationships that ​impact our lives. The relationship between a client and therapist is a very important element in the ​counseling process. I believe in meeting people where they are, not judging the past nor directing the ​future, but rather helping facilitate the desired goals for change.


My wife, Anita, and I are celebrating thirty-seven years of a fulfilling marriage. We have the privilege and ​responsibility of rearing four wonderful children.


Education:

MEd.—The University of Texas at Austin, 1990

BS—Baylor University, 1977


License and Additional Certification:

Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Texas, License #63564

Certified Anger Resolution Therapist (CART)

Practice Interests and Specialties

Practice Interests

Adjustment Disorder

Anger Resolution

Anxiety and Stress ​Management

Biblically Based Counseling

Bipolar Disorder

Cognitive Disorders

Communication Issues

Crisis/Trauma

Divorce Issues

Grief/Loss

Marriage Counseling

Men's Issues

Parenting Issues

Personal Growth

PTSD

Self-Esteem

Spiritual Issues

Stress Management

Age Preferences

Adolescents

Adults


Session Formats

Individual

Couples

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive Behavioral

Impact Therapy

Person Centered

Psycho Educational

Solution-Focused Brief ​Therapy

What to Expect ​from Therapy

Coming to therapy is a big decision. Individuals come to ​therapy for personal, marriage, and family issues. Therapy ​works because of the relationship between the client and ​therapist. The therapist will help you achieve insight by ​showing you roadblocks holding you back, and thinking ​errors keeping you stuck. Whether you are coming to therapy ​for yourself, your marriage, or a family member, you will get ​the most out of your time and money if you commit to work ​both during your sessions and on your own. Take time to ​make small changes and talk to your therapist if you are not ​getting the results you want. While there are no guarantees, ​therapy often leads to better relationships, solutions to ​specific problems, and significant reductions in feelings of ​distress.

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Office Hours

By Appointment Only:

Monday-Thursday: 8:00AM-7:00PM

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Payment for Services

Private Pay


Individual Therapy

45-60 Minutes: $125.00

(A sliding scale may be available in some cases)


Couples

Marital, Pre-Marital, Pre-Engagement

60 Minutes: $125.00

Insurance

Payment arrangements may be discussed when the initial ​appointment is made. If insurance will be used, policy ​information needs to be available at the time the appointment ​is made so that verification may be obtained prior to the first ​appointment. A copy of your insurance card will be made at ​the first appointment.


Insurance Companies Accepted

Directions and Contact Information

address

104 W. 4th Street

Taylor, TX 76574

Phone

512.352.3207

Email

Forms

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Insurance

Insurance Companies Accepted

(Additional companies may be added, so be sure to ask when you make your initial ​appointment if your insurance has been added to the list.)


* Medicaid *BCBC *Aetna *Cigna *Magellan Health Services

*Beacon Health Options *United Health Care


EAP Companies Accepted

*Alliance Work Partners *Health Advocate *Military One Source

*Compsych *Lifeworks

Pre-Engagement Counseling

Before you pop THE question or before you say, “Yes” to THE question, get some advice on whether it’s a ​good decision to marry each other. Over 50% of all marriages fail and often people say they wish they had ​picked more wisely. Do you ever worry about ending up like some other couples you know? My view of ​marriage is centered on Biblical principles and therefore the life long commitments made in a marriage are ​intended to be taken seriously. Deciding to marry is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. ​You can’t afford to just make this decision with your heart. A decision made with both your head and your ​heart is more likely to lead to a happy, healthy marriage. You will begin by taking the PREPARE/ENRICH ​online assessment to identify your current strengths and growth areas as a couple. You will receive a ​customized report showing the results of your assessment. Then we will meet together for five to six ​sessions to review the results of the assessment and to learn important relationship skills in a comfortable, ​relaxed and even fun way.

As a couple you will:

-Identify your strengths and build new ones

-Strengthen your communication skills

-Uncover stressful areas and resolve conflicts

-Explore your families of origin

-Comfortably discuss financial issues

-Establish personal, couple, and family goals

-Understand and appreciate personality differences


Pre-Maritial Counseling

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My view of marriage is centered on Biblical principles and therefore the life long commitments made in a ​marriage are intended to be taken seriously. Getting married is easy. Staying married takes planning, work, ​and knowledge. The purpose of premarital counseling is to identify your strengths as a couple, improve ​the skills you already have and develop new skills that will take you through all the years of your lives ​together. Pre-marital counseling isn’t intended to be a screening process to determine whether you and ​your betrothed are a good match. You’ve already made the decision to marry. Research in the last couple ​of decades has shown that couples who get the information and help when they don’t need it fare better ​than those who don’t.

You will begin by taking the PREPARE/ENRICH online assessment to identify your current strengths and ​growth areas as a couple. You will receive a customized report showing the results of your assessment.

Then we will meet together for five to six sessions to review the results of the assessment and to learn ​important relationship skills in a comfortable, relaxed and even fun way.

As a couple you will:

-Identify your strengths and build new ones

-Strengthen your communication skills

-Uncover stressful areas and resolve conflicts

-Explore your families of origin

-Comfortably discuss financial issues

-Establish personal, couple, and family goals

-Understand and appreciate personality differences



Marriage Counseling

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The main focus of marriage counseling through Cross Point Counseling is that your marriage is ​worth saving. My view of marriage is centered on Biblical principles and therefore the life long ​commitments made in a marriage are intended to be taken seriously. While getting married may be ​easy, staying married takes planning, work, and knowledge. Most couples struggle with some ​problems in their relationships at some point. Oftentimes they are able to work through them, but ​sometimes they need outside help to manage their differences. The goals of marriage counseling ​are to identify the issues and to put into place a realistic plan to restore a healthy and rewarding ​relationship. Part of this process may involve using the PREPARE/ENRICH assessment tool.

Through marriage counseling you will:

-Identify your strengths and build new ones

-Strengthen your communication skills

-Uncover stressful areas and resolve conflicts

-Comfortably discuss financial issues

-Establish personal, couple, and family goals

-Understand and appreciate personality differences




The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Wedding Gift

Often, friends and family are searching for not only exciting and fun gifts, ​but gifts that will last a lifetime. Premarital counseling may be most ​useful and important gift a couple might receive. While much time is ​spent planning the wedding, most couples spend little time planning ​their marriage. Pre-marital counseling helps achieve that balance for ​many couples. Research in the last few decades has shown that couples ​who get the information and help when they don’t need it, fare better ​than those who don’t.




Special Programs & Groups

Psychological Counsel

Resolving Anger

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Resolving Anger will give you new resources and skills. You will learn how to process your anger in a ​productive, rather than destructive, manner, and you will also learn how to identify anger triggers, how to ​re-assess possible threatening situations, how to utilize relaxation techniques and how to become ​assertive rather than aggressive.

These skills are developed through:

-Exploring effective communication skills

-Learning how to effectively deal with stress

-Practicing safe and effective ways to “win” an argument

-Taking responsibility for choices and consequences


At Crosspoint Counseling, Resolving Anger counseling is available in private individual sessions or in a ​small group setting.

The Resolving Anger Group meets for 1 ½ hours per week for 6 weeks.


As a Certified Anger resolution Therapist, I will share proven techniques that can help resolve your anger. ​If your anger is causing problems for you at home, at school, or on the job, don’t wait. Call and set up an ​appointment.



Parenting Program

Parenting has never been an easy process; however, today more than ever parenting is one of the most challenging and important jobs we can have! ​Unfortunately, most of us as parents receive little guidance and support in handling the daily emotional and behavioral challenges of parenthood. We ​all need skills that can strengthen our families. Three “C’s” of Effective Parenting is a unique approach to learning how to handle challenging and ​sometimes difficult situations we experience within our families as well as providing skills that can strengthen our families before issues develop. This 6 ​week program involves both the parents and the children. Parents and children attend separate meetings during the 6 week program which target ​different yet similar needs of the parents and children. At appropriate times the parents and children are brought together to put what they are ​learning into practice in meaningful ways. The content of this program centers on “Care, Consistency, and Consequences.” This unique program has ​been developed from over 30 years of experience in working with youth and their families, personal parenting experiences, as well as utilizing the best ​parenting techniques from a variety of successful parenting programs.



Parents focus on:

Communication Skills

The Power of Praise

Setting Limits and Discipline

Developing a Plan and Sticking with It

Youth focus on:

Communication Skills

Self Respect

Decision Making

Choices and Consequences

Family Portrait

Three “C’s” of Effective Parenting*

Available to individual families or in small group setting with other families.

(Both individual families and groups meet for 1 ½ hours a week for 6 weeks.)

*Upon request this program can be customized to incorporate Biblical principles or target special needs.

LPC Associate Supervision

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I am approved by the Texas ​State Board of Examiners of ​Professional Counselors to ​provide supervision to LPC ​interns who acquire a ​temporary license and wish to ​work toward their required ​experience. LPC interns must ​provide their own liability ​insurance and secure a site.