Child & Teen / Adolescent Counseling in Chicago & Il & IA
Ardent Counseling Center services are available for children to help with behavioral, emotional, learning, and relationship problems. Therapists work with children on a variety of difficulties including attention and hyperactivity disorders, anxiety, depression, disobedience, aggression, adjustment to divorce, blended-family problems, social skills and problems at school.
Individual therapy with children offers the opportunity to discuss problems one-to-one with a therapist. Sessions may be supplemented with activities and play materials. Discussions and activities are based on the age and developmental level of the child.
Ardent welcomes parents who seek help with parenting and developmental issues encountered in raising children and adolescents. In addition, educational and psychological assessment is available for children and adolescents.

We work with children of all ages and offer expertise in individual child therapy as well as parenting consultations regarding a wide range of developmental, social/emotional and behavioral issues including:
ADHD (attention, concentration, and hyperactivity problems)
Behavioral Problems
Fear and Anxiety
Difficulty Making Friends
Divorce/Blended Families
Shyness
Feeding Difficulties
Weight Issues
Learning Disabilities
Childhood Depression
Social/Interpersonal Difficulties
Adjustment to Various Transitions
Family Conflict
School Refusal & School Behavior Issues
Bullying
Elimination Disorders (Encopresis & Enuresis)
Stress Management
Sleep Difficulties
Contact us to find out more about how we can help your child or teen.
We look forward to working with you.