Online in Multiple States
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
(Online Only)
My practice is grounded in trauma-informed, attachment-based therapy that emphasizes emotional safety, collaboration, and respect for each client’s values and relationships. I work with adults navigating anxiety, complex trauma, emotional regulation challenges, and relationship stress among other issues.
I take an integrative, evidence-based approach that incorporates Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic and nervous system–informed therapy, attachment-focused work, and emotion-focused interventions. While my work is rooted in clinical research, I also recognize that not all healing can be fully explained by science alone. I remain open to the many ways the mind, body, and inner world interact, honoring intuition, meaning-making, and embodied experience as part of the therapeutic process.
I provide affirming, nonjudgmental care for clients from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent adults. Many clients seek my practice for support around relationship dynamics, intimacy concerns, and navigating relationships that may not follow traditional models. I aim to create a space where clients feel understood without needing to educate their therapist.
My goal is to help clients develop greater emotional resilience, healthier relationships, and a more secure connection with themselves and others.
Client Focus
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Buddhist, Christian, LGBTQ+, Persons with Disabilities, Women clients.
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Eclectic Therapy Draws from different therapeutic methods based on what fits each client best. It is flexible and personalized rather than following one single model.
- Existential / Humanistic Therapy Encourages people to explore meaning, freedom, and authenticity in their lives. It focuses on personal growth and living in alignment with one’s values.
- Feminist Therapy Addresses how gender roles, power, and social inequality affect mental health. It empowers clients to challenge limiting beliefs and systems.
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Based on decades of research, this method gives couples tools to improve communication, manage conflict, and strengthen intimacy.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Combines mindfulness practices with CBT to prevent depression relapse. It helps people notice thoughts without judgment and respond more calmly.
- Multicultural Therapy Acknowledges the role of culture, race, and identity in mental health. It values diversity and adapts treatment to each person’s background.
- Narrative Therapy Encourages people to view problems as separate from themselves and reframe their life story. It helps build resilience and self-identity.
- Neuropsychology Examines how brain function affects thinking, memory, and behavior. It often involves assessment and rehabilitation strategies.
- Psychoanalytic Therapy Based on Freud’s theories, it explores unconscious conflicts and past experiences. It seeks to bring hidden issues into awareness.
- Psychoeducational Therapy Provides education and coping tools about mental health conditions. It empowers clients with knowledge and practical skills.
- Psychosocial Therapy Looks at how social and environmental factors affect psychological health. It emphasizes relationships, community, and resilience.
- Relational Psychotherapy Emphasizes the healing power of the therapist-client relationship. It uses trust and safety as a foundation for change.
- Schema Therapy Identifies deep-rooted negative patterns formed in childhood. It combines CBT, attachment theory, and experiential methods for change.
- Social Constructionist Therapy Looks at how social and cultural context shapes identity and problems. It helps clients create new narratives of meaning.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: My therapeutic approach is trauma-informed, relational, and collaborative. I believe meaningful change happens when clients feel emotionally safe, respected, and actively involved in the therapeutic process. I work with adults navigating anxiety, complex trauma (C-PTSD), emotional regulation difficulties, and relationship stress, tailoring therapy to each individual’s needs, goals, and pace.
I integrate evidence-based modalities including attachment-based therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic and nervous system–informed approaches. This work helps clients understand how past experiences shape present patterns, increase awareness of internal states, and develop greater flexibility in responding to emotions, relationships, and stress. Sessions may involve exploring thoughts and emotions, tuning into bodily responses, and working with parts of the self to build clarity, compassion, and balance.
While my approach is grounded in clinical research, I also recognize that healing is not purely cognitive. I remain open to the many ways the mind, body, relationships, and inner meaning systems interact, and I support clients in connecting with their own sense of insight and self-trust. Therapy is paced intentionally, with attention to regulation, consent, and readiness.
I provide affirming, nonjudgmental care for clients from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent adults. I also work with clients exploring relationship patterns, communication, intimacy, and relational structures that may not align with traditional models. My role is not to impose outcomes, but to support clients in developing emotional resilience, healthier connections, and a more secure relationship with themselves.
Trauma-informed therapy • Attachment-based therapy • IFS therapist • Somatic therapy • Anxiety therapy • C-PTSD • Relationship therapy • Mind-body therapy • LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist • Neurodivergent-affirming care
Education & Credentials
Abelee Groff LICSW
- Female
- License # MA-125833 RI-ISW04140 NH-4961 ME-LC23615
- Licensed in MA, RI, NH, ME
- Practicing Since 2021
Education: Bachelor’s: Williams College
Master’s Degrees: Social Work & Nonprofit Management, Wheelock (now Boston University)
Level I Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Committed to continuing education in many forms.
Finances
Fees
- Average Session Fee Individual 150 Partners 200
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- I offer a sliding scale to make therapy more accessible. Fees are determined based on income and financial need, rather than a fixed rate, allowing clients to pay what feels manageable for their situation. This approach is designed to support clients from diverse backgrounds and life circumstances, ensuring that high-quality, trauma-informed care is available to those who might otherwise face barriers. My goal is to create an inclusive, welcoming space where finances do not prevent anyone from receiving support and growth.
- Out of Network
Abelee Groff Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of Multiple States Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
- Online Therapy Details: I use Telehealth through Simplepractice- https://abelee-groff.clientsecure.me/
Abelee Groff’s practice is built on the belief that healing happens in relationships that feel safe, respectful, and collaborative. Therapy is offered as a supportive partnership, one that honors each client’s autonomy, lived experience, and inner wisdom.
Care is trauma-informed and integrative, drawing from attachment-based therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic and nervous system-informed approaches, and mindfulness-based interventions. While treatment is grounded in evidence-based psychotherapy, the practice also recognizes that healing is not solely cognitive. Attention is given to how emotional, physical, relational, and meaning-making experiences interact, allowing space for both scientific understanding and personal insight.
This practice values inclusivity, consent, and transparency. Clients from diverse backgrounds—including LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent adults—are welcomed into a nonjudgmental space where they do not need to explain or defend their identities. Support is available for navigating relationship dynamics, communication patterns, intimacy concerns, and evolving relationship structures, always guided by the client’s values and goals.
Rather than focusing on diagnoses or deficits, the work emphasizes self-understanding, emotional regulation, and building healthier connections with oneself and others. Therapy is paced thoughtfully, with an emphasis on safety, trust, and sustainable change. Services are offered on a private-pay basis with out-of-network reimbursement support.