Licensed therapist in Texas and Illinois:
Sexual abuse & trauma recovery
You don’t have to keep carrying this alone. Healing is possible, and you get to move at your pace.
Here to help you heal: Your trauma therapist in Texas & Illinois
Janet Dowell, LCSW, is a trauma therapist serving teens and adults in Texas and Illinois via secure teletherapy. She specializes in sexual abuse therapy, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, and LGBTQ+ affirming care, drawing from evidence-based methods, creative arts-based wellness, and creative expression. No waiting rooms, no commute. Just support from wherever feels comfortable.
✓ Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) | ✓ LGBTQ+ affirming |
✓ Teletherapy statewide — Texas and Illinois | ✓ Trauma-informed therapist
Outcome-focused individual and group trauma therapy, and art for healing workshops
Trauma shows up differently for everyone — in the body, in relationships, in the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and what we deserve. Whether you’re healing from sexual abuse, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, or the quieter wounds that are harder to name, Janet’s approach meets you exactly where you are.
Using a blend of evidence-based therapy, creative arts-based wellness, and creative expression, every session is built around you. Your pace, your history, your goals. Serving teens and adults across Texas and Illinois via secure teletherapy, with individual therapy, group therapy, and workshops available.
Individual therapy
Trauma-informed sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), inner child work, and creative approaches for sexual abuse survivors and navigating trauma.
Group therapy
Healing in community. Teletherapy groups for survivors who want to feel less alone in a safe, facilitated space to share, listen, and grow at your own pace.
Art for healing
You don’t need to be an artist. Art-based wellness sessions use color, creativity, and expression to process what words can’t always reach, including trauma, shame, and grief.
You're at the right place for trauma therapy if...
- You’re a teen or adult seeking support to help process challenges and trauma
- You’re carrying something that happened to you — and you’re tired of carrying it alone
- You’ve tried to “just get over it” and it hasn’t worked
- You want to heal without having to retell your story over and over
- You need to know you can move at your own pace, without pressure
- You want a therapist who won’t judge your identity, your history, or how long it’s taking
- You’re ready to try something — even if you’re not sure therapy is the right fit yet
If any of that sounds like you — you’re exactly who Janet works with.
Areas of specialization
Seeking therapy for sexual abuse, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, or the transitions that turn your world upside down? You’re in the right place. Janet is a trauma therapist serving clients across Texas and Illinois who is ready to meet you where you are.
Sexual abuse recovery
Therapy for survivors of sexual abuse, assault, and childhood sexual trauma.
LGBTQ+ affirming therapy
A non-judgmental, explicitly affirming space for all identities and orientations.
Childhood & complex trauma
Healing the wounds that started before you had words for them.
Grief & pet loss
Navigating grief including anticipatory, pet, and disenfranchised grief.
Anxiety & depression
Understanding the root causes and building practical tools that actually work for you.
Women’s empowerment
Rebuilding confidence, self-worth, and voice — especially for those who were taught to make themselves small.
Inner child work
Identifying the patterns and beliefs formed early in life and gently rewriting them.
Life transitions & chronic illness
Navigating identity shifts, illness, and the moments that change everything.
What clients say
“Janet is my therapist. She has been instrumental in my healing journey. She listens and gives practical, insightful feedback.”
— Amy
“I’ve been seeing Janet for the past year or so and I can honestly say she’s truly a gift to her patients! She takes the time to get to know her patients and understands them and doesn’t waste time on things she knows the client won’t do.”
— Josh
“Janet is the best therapist I’ve ever had, by far. She makes me feel comfortable and unashamed and I love her approach.”
— Heather
My credentials
Licensing
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Illinois license #149.030480
Texas license #59264
Education
Arizona State University, MSW
Training
Art therapy practitioner
Pet grief ceertification
Specialties
- Trauma
- PTSD
- LGBTQ+
- Working with teens and adults
Expertise
Getting started is simple
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