Teen Therapy · Boca Raton & Delray Beach, FL
The hardest part isn't the schoolwork. It's not knowing who you are.
Therapy for teens and young adults in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, Florida, growing up under more comparison, more pressure, and more uncertainty than the generation before them.
Training & supervision
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EMDR-trained
EMDRIA-approved basic training curriculum
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AEDP-trained
AEDP Institute
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IFS-informed
Internal Family Systems
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MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Master's level clinician
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Practicing under qualified supervision
Supervised by Karin Witte, LMHC #MH13488
Currently practicing at Genesis Counseling, Boca Raton & Delray Beach.
What is teen therapy in Boca Raton?
Teen therapy in Boca Raton is psychotherapy for adolescents and young adults navigating anxiety, identity, perfectionism, school stress, and the effects of growing up online and through the pandemic. Many teens look like they have it together, with good grades, friends, and the right activities, while underneath they are anxious, comparing themselves to everyone, and quietly unsure of who they are when no one is watching. The work starts with making the room feel safe enough that a teen can actually be honest; for younger clients, play and sand tray approaches let kids process through more than words. Parents are part of the picture, with clear agreements about involvement and privacy. The aim is a teen who trusts themselves more, not one who has simply learned to look fine. Hannah Lee, RMHCI, works with teens under qualified Florida supervision using a relational, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-affirming approach, in person in Boca Raton and Delray Beach and via telehealth across Florida.
What this age actually feels like
Fine on the outside. Exhausted underneath.
A lot of the teens and young adults I work with look like they have it together. Good grades, friends, the right activities. Underneath, they are anxious, comparing themselves to everyone, terrified of disappointing people, and quietly unsure of who they actually are when no one is watching.
This generation grew up with a phone in their hand and a pandemic in the middle of the years they were supposed to be figuring themselves out. The pressure to perform is constant, the comparison is endless, and the space to just be a kid got smaller. Struggling with that is not weakness. It is a reasonable response to a lot.
What I work with
Anxiety & perfectionism
The constant low hum of not-enough. Spiraling over a text, a grade, a look. Holding themselves to a standard no one could meet, then feeling like a failure for falling short of it.
Identity & who am I
The quiet, heavy question underneath so much of it. When you have spent years being who everyone needed you to be, it gets hard to hear your own voice underneath the noise.
Neurodivergent teens
School can be especially hard when your brain works differently than the classroom assumes. I work with neurodivergent teens on the exhaustion of masking and the belief that they are the problem. See neurodivergent therapy.
The pandemic generation
Lost milestones, social anxiety that did not fully lift, a sense of being behind. Growing up through COVID left a mark that is easy to dismiss and worth taking seriously.
How I work
Not a lecture. A real relationship.
Teens can tell instantly when an adult is performing concern at them. I am not that. My work starts with making the room feel safe enough that a teen can actually be honest, including about the things they would never say at home or to friends.
From there, the work is relational and trauma-informed. We make sense of the pressure they are under, where the harsh inner voice came from, and how to build a steadier relationship with themselves. For younger clients, I use play and sand tray approaches so they can process through more than words.
Parents are part of this, and I am clear with families about how involvement and privacy work so everyone knows what to expect. The aim is a teen who trusts themselves more, not one who has simply learned to look fine.
What to expect
Trust first. Then the work.
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01 · Free consultation
A 15-minute phone call, usually with a parent first. You share what is going on. I share how I work with teens. We see if it feels like a fit.
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02 · Getting to know each other
The early sessions are about building trust and getting a feel for your teen's world. No pressure to open up before they are ready.
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03 · The work
Once it feels safe, we work on the anxiety, the inner critic, the identity questions, and whatever brought them in, at a pace that respects where they are.
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04 · Steadier footing
Over time, the goal is a teen who can hear their own voice, ride hard feelings without being flattened by them, and trust themselves a little more.
Common questions about teen therapy
My teen does not want to come to therapy. What then?
That is common, and it is not a dealbreaker. A lot of teens arrive guarded and warm up once they realize I am not there to lecture or report back on them. The first job is earning enough trust that the room feels like theirs. We talk through reluctance during the consult.
How involved are parents?
It depends on your teen's age and what they need. Parents are part of the picture, especially for younger teens, and I am clear with families about how that works. The goal is supporting your teen without making them feel watched. We map this out together at the start.
Do you work with younger children too?
Yes. Alongside teens and young adults, I work with children using play therapy and sand tray approaches, which let younger kids process through play rather than words. If you are unsure whether your child is a fit, the consult is the place to ask.
Is what my teen says kept private from me?
Confidentiality for minors has specific rules, and they matter for trust. I walk every family through exactly how privacy works for their teen at the consult, so everyone knows what to expect before we begin.
An invitation
Wondering if it's the right fit for your teen?
The free 15-minute consultation is the lowest-stakes way to talk it through and see whether we would work well together.
No commitment. Pick a time, I'll call you.
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