Abani Dhewajoo

Abani Dhewajoo is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, and low self-esteem. She approaches therapy with respect and compassion and focuses on each person’s strengths. Abani aims to make the work feel practical and doable for everyday life.

She favors a warm, interactive style and avoids stigmatizing labels. Sessions are shaped around what the client brings, with a tailored plan rather than a one-size-fits-all method. Abani combines tools from cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical behavior ideas, attachment-based thinking, and client-centered values to match each person’s needs.

Her background includes six years as a practicing therapist and additional years as a social worker prior to that. She draws on that experience when helping people manage intense emotions, cope with life changes, or recover from trauma and abuse. Abani pays attention to cultural and life context when planning therapy.

In sessions she helps people notice patterns, learn concrete coping skills, and practice different ways of relating to themselves and others. She also supports those navigating adoption or foster care questions, communication issues, family stress, and concerns around pregnancy and childbirth.

Abani works in English and holds an IL LCSW credential. If someone wants to begin, they use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability.

How therapy approaches shape online care

Abani draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy along with client-centered work. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and reducing the impact of past harm and helping people regain safety in daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships and early bonds influence current feelings and reactions and helps people build more helpful ways of connecting.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to pick tools that match goals and preferences. That might mean practicing emotional regulation skills from dialectical behavior ideas, trying thought-focused exercises from cognitive behavior methods, or using open, client-centered conversation to find what matters most.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use approaches like skill practice, guided reflection, and paced trauma work in a way that suits their schedule and energy level.