Abani Dhewajoo, LCSW

Abani Dhewajoo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois who brings 13 years of professional social work experience and six years of direct therapeutic practice to her work. She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions, and she has additional experience with adoption and foster care, family and communication problems, domestic violence, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and multicultural issues. Her therapeutic approach is warm and interactive, grounded in a strength-based perspective that emphasizes each person’s existing resources and resilience. She combines cognitive-behavioral and dialectical-behavioral techniques with humanistic and psychodynamic ideas to tailor conversations and treatment plans to the needs of each individual. Abani treats clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion and does not rely on stigmatizing labels. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process that honors a person’s expertise in their own story and helps them build on strengths to navigate challenges, increase self-love, and pursue clearer life purpose. Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life can feel courageous, and Abani offers steady support and practical tools to help clients move forward on that path.

Attachment and Cognitive Approaches for Online Care

Abani integrates Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online practice to address emotional patterns and everyday challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationships shape feelings of safety and connection, which can help with relationship difficulties, trust issues, and responses to stress. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and improve coping with life changes and self-esteem concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Abani works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best. She listens to a client’s goals, preferences, and life context and then adapts techniques and pacing so therapy feels relevant and practical. Licensed professionals and therapists aim to create a plan that evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to access support from home. These options allow for continuity of care, varied ways of communicating, and the ability to choose the format that best supports comfort and consistent progress.