The Center for Psychological Services, LLC  (CPS) has provided comprehensive professional services to the metropolitan Chicago area since 1994. CPS was established by Dr. Daniel Lilie and Dr. Paul Kredow, clinical psychologists with training and experience in special education. It has provided psychological services to over twenty-five school districts and co-ops since its inception.

Center for Psychological Services, LLC has a staff of over thirty professionals, including licensed clinical psychologists, certified school psychologists, licensed marital and family therapists, certified alcohol and substance abuse counselors, and licensed professional counselors. We have close relationships with psychiatrists and speech/language pathologists as consultants to our practice.

Daniel R. Lilie, Ph.D. (Indiana University, 1969) has provided special education services since 1982.  He served as Clinical Director and psychologist for the Institute for Behavioral Services in Oak Brook until 1995.   He was also vice president and staff psychologist at Drake Beam Morin in Chicago.  Dr. Lilie has served on the faculties of Beloit College, Indiana University, Loyola University of Chicago and is currently on the adjunct faculty of the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Adler School of Professional Psychology, and Roosevelt University.  He is a licensed clinical psychologist whose areas of specialization include neuropsychology, forensic assessment, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities and the treatment of adolescent and adult life adjustment disorders.  Dr. Lilie is a member of the American Psychological Association, the National Association of School Psychologists and the American psychology-Law Society.

Paul C. Kredow, Psy.D. earned his Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology-Illinois in 1989. Prior to that he attained an M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from Northeastern Illinois University in 1984.  Dr. Kredow completed his predoctoral internship training in Pediatric Psychology at Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development from 1988-89 and was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship at Valley Children’s Hospital’s Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics department in Fresno, California from 1989-90.

Dr. Kredow is licensed as a clinical psychologist in the State of Illinois.  Dr. Kredow’s areas of specialization include evaluation and assessment of children, adolescents, and adults with emotional disorders and attention problems. He has broad experience in pediatric and medical psychology, helping families with children with chronic and acute medical conditions, particularly related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, attention-deficit disorders, and emotional difficulty. Dr. Kredow is a member of the Medical Advisory Committee of the local chapter of Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (CCFA) as well as serving on the leadership team and Camp Psychologist for CCFA Camp Oasis in Waupaca, Wisconsin. He is a clinical director of the CPS diagnostic and therapy practicum site for students from Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Roosevelt University, and Northwestern University. Dr. Kredow is a member of the American Psychological Association, Society of Pediatric Psychology, and Illinois Psychological Association.

CPS School Consultation Program

Center for Psychological Services, LLC contracts with school districts to provide consultive services as well as direct services. Our experienced associates are available to assist school districts with psychoeducational assessments and behavioral services on a case basis or per diem basis, whichever meets the needs of the district.

CPS Assessment and Counseling Center

Center for Psychological Services, LLC is committed to top quality and timely psychological evaluations. Areas of assessment include; emotional disorders, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, early childhood/developmental disorders, early school admission, neuropsychological issues, addictions to drugs and alcohol, child custody, disability and workers compensation. We are also available for “second opinion” testing, due process cases, and those cases requiring special handling. Bilingual associates can perform the evaluations in Spanish, Russian, Polish, and other languages. Follow-up counseling, psychotherapy, and educational facilitation services are available. Individual, marital, family, and group therapy modalities are available.

    Other  Services Offered Through CPS

*Satellite locations and off-site

*IEP meetings/annual reviews

*Professional testimony

*Trials, depositions, and administrative hearings

*Presentations/Speakers Bureau

*Professional Training

*At-home/ At-office consultation

*School Behavioral Consultation

*Industrial/Organizational Psychology

*Advocacy

Educational

*Parent Coaching

*STEP training

*Psychoeducational Evaluation

      *Doctoral level diagnostic practica for graduate students

Evaluations

*Psychological

*Psychoeducational

*Cognitive

*Neuropsychological

*Forensic

*Industrial/Organizational

*Developmental Disorders/Disability

Therapies

*Individual

*Marital

*Family

*Substance Abuse/DUI

*Neurofeedback

*Hyponotherapy/relaxation

*Group