Abani Dhewajoo, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 6 years in practice

Abani Dhewajoo greets people with a calm, practical style. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149026729 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1801604210 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 6
Languages: English

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About Abani

Abani Dhewajoo greets people with a calm, practical style. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Abani is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in Illinois with six years of therapy experience.

She keeps sessions warm and interactive. Conversations focus on strengths, not labels. Abani listens first, then helps set small, realistic goals clients can use between sessions.

Her work pulls from several approaches.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy helps with intense emotions and impulsive reactions. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered methods guide how she builds trust and keeps the conversation focused on each person's experience.

Abani has a background in social work and years of client-facing practice before her current therapy role. That time gave her experience with adoption and foster care issues, domestic violence, communication problems, and multicultural concerns. She also supports people dealing with pregnancy and childbirth challenges, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.

In sessions she aims to be respectful, sensitive, and nonjudgmental. Her goal is to help people notice strengths and practice new ways of coping. She works with clients to build practical tools for everyday life and to track small, steady progress.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Abani names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Abani uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often suits worries, anxiety, and problems that show up in daily routines.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. DBT techniques can help when feelings feel overwhelming or reactions are impulsive. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas shape how she builds trust and keeps the focus on the client's experience.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then they will try methods that fit the person's needs and adjust them over time in a collaborative way.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and a closer connection matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, flexible scheduling, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working on goals between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like communication problems and multicultural concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is warm and interactive and emphasizes a strengths-based perspective. Sessions focus on listening, collaboration, and setting practical goals.

What experience does she bring?

She has six years of experience as a therapist and additional years working as a social worker, which informed work with adoption and foster care, domestic violence, and related areas.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is listed as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Illinois.

Which languages and regions are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she is based in Illinois. International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions delivered?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

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How do I begin working with her?

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