Caitlin’s Counseling Corner
Choose Your Healthy
Caitlin’s Counseling Corner
Choose Your Healthy
Caitlin’s Counseling Corner
Choose Your Healthy
Teenagers Deserve a Space Where They Feel Genuinely Heard.
A real therapeutic relationship with a counselor who spent 13 years in schools and has her own lived experience of navigating mental health as a teenager.
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732.794.0787732.794.0787
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New Jersey & Florida (Virtual)
“I profess to my students: do not disrespect your patients by telling them they are ill or broken. We are not broken.”
Caitlin Regan, LPC
WHO THIS IS FOR
Teenagers Carry More Than Most People Realize.
The teenage years are one of the most emotionally complex periods of life, and one of the most underserved when it comes to real mental health support. School counselors are stretched thin, parents feel shut out, and teenagers often feel like no one in the adult world genuinely gets it.
Caitlin works with teenagers ages 13 to 17 across New Jersey and Florida. She spent 13 years as a teacher before becoming a counselor, which means she understands the school system, the social dynamics of adolescence, and the specific pressures teens face today from the inside out.
YOU MIGHT BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE IF
- Has withdrawn from family, friends, or activities they used to enjoy
- Is struggling with academic pressure, performance anxiety, or school avoidance
- Is navigating identity, self-worth, or questions about who they are
- Is dealing with friendship changes, social pressure, or peer conflict
- Has been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, ADHD, or a mood condition
- Has been through something difficult that they are not talking about at home
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
A Counselor Who Knows Both Sides of the Classroom.
Most therapists who work with teenagers understand adolescence from a clinical lens. Caitlin brings something additional: 13 years as an educator who sat in classrooms, navigated school systems, trained guidance counselors, and watched how teenagers actually function in the real environment of school.
She also has her own experience of being a teenager who struggled with mental health, in a system that did not always know how to support her. That personal history creates a bridge of genuine understanding with the teenagers she sees in sessions.
13
YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR
15+
YEARS SUPPORTING TEENS
NJ & FL
LICENSED
5.0
RATING ON GROW THERAPY
WHAT WE WORK THROUGH TOGETHER
What Teen Counseling Covers
Caitlin meets teenagers where they are, in the language they use, without the clinical distance that makes adolescents shut down in therapy. Every focus area below is approached through that lens.
Academic Stress and Performance Anxiety
The pressure to achieve, fear of failure, test anxiety, and the weight of expectations from school, parents, and themselves.
Social Pressure and Peer Relationships
Friendship dynamics, social media comparison, inclusion and exclusion, and the constant performance of adolescent social life.
Identity and Self-Worth
Who they are, what they value, how they see themselves, and building a sense of identity that belongs to them rather than to others' expectations.
Trauma and Difficult Experiences
Processing experiences that have been hard to talk about. Caitlin's trauma specialization means she can work safely and effectively with teenagers who have a trauma history.
Family Dynamics and Communication
Navigating family tension, changing relationships with parents, and learning to communicate needs in a household that may not always understand.
Anxiety and Emotional Regulation
Practical tools for managing anxiety, mood shifts, and big emotions that feel overwhelming during adolescence.
HOW CAITLIN WORKS WITH TEENS
Real. Honest. On Their Terms.
Teenagers are perceptive. They know immediately whether an adult is genuinely present or going through the motions. Caitlin builds real therapeutic relationships with the teens she works with, not just clinical alliances. That means meeting them where they are, speaking their language, and earning trust rather than assuming it.
“Building a rapport with a teenager takes time and real skill. Once it’s there, the work that becomes possible is remarkable.”
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Build the Relationship First
Teenagers open up when they feel safe and genuinely seen. The first sessions focus on building that foundation before anything else. No rushing.
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Understand Their World
Caitlin takes time to understand the specific pressures, relationships, and dynamics each teenager is navigating. Context is everything at this age.
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Build Practical Tools
Coping skills, emotional regulation strategies, and communication tools they can actually use at school, at home, and in their social lives.
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Grow Their Confidence
The goal is a teenager who understands themselves better, trusts their own judgment more, and feels genuinely capable of choosing their healthy.
GETTING STARTED
What to Expect
A straightforward look at what the process looks like for both teenagers and the parents or guardians supporting them.
Reach Out
A parent, guardian, or the teenager themselves can initiate. Book through SimplePractice or call 732.794.0787. No referral needed.
Intake Session
Caitlin meets with the teenager and gathers background from their perspective. Parents may be included in part of this session depending on the situation.
Set the Direction
Together, Caitlin and the teenager identify what they are working toward and what the sessions will focus on. The teen's goals lead the work.
Build and Grow
Regular sessions that build on each other, with practical tools the teenager takes into their real life. Progress is visible and collaborative.
A NOTE FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
You Want to Help. Caitlin Wants to Help You Help Them.
Watching your teenager struggle is one of the hardest experiences of parenthood. Caitlin understands that parents are a central part of the picture, even when teenagers need their own private space in sessions. She keeps communication with parents open and collaborative in a way that respects the teenager’s trust while keeping families appropriately informed.
Caitlin does not share session content with parents without the teenager’s consent, except in circumstances required by law. She will always let parents know their teenager is safe.
If you have questions about what teen counseling looks like, how confidentiality works for minors, or how to support your teenager through the process, Caitlin is happy to talk through all of it before booking.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Their Words
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She is very nice and helpful to everything that I am going through. She give ways to make things good in a way that I appreciate
Verified client
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Just in one session Caitlin already made me feel so safe and understood. I am super excited to continue my sessions.
Verified client
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Caitlin is a bad ass mamba jamba!
Verified client
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Best therapist I have EVER had
Verified client
All testimonials are anonymized. Identifying details have been removed or changed to protect client privacy per HIPAA guidelines.
READY TO BEGIN?
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Practical Information
Session Format
Virtual sessions via telehealth, available to clients in New Jersey and Florida. In-person sessions coming soon.
Session Length
Standard sessions are 50 minutes. Frequency is determined together, typically weekly to start and adjusted based on progress and need.
Fees and Sliding Scale
A sliding scale fee option is available. Caitlin believes cost should not prevent someone from getting support. Reach out to discuss rates confidentially.
Insurance
Caitlin accepts insurance through SimplePractice, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Horizon, Oscar, and 20+ additional plans. Self-pay starts at $90 per session. Contact Caitlin to verify your specific plan before booking.
Booking
Book directly through SimplePractice or call 732.794.0787. No referral required to schedule an intake session.
Your Teenager Deserves Real Support
Whether you are a parent reaching out on your teen’s behalf, or a teenager finding this page yourself: this is a safe place to start the conversation.
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ALSO AVAILABLE
Related Services
Teen counseling connects naturally with other areas Caitlin specializes in.
Anxiety & Emotional Regulation Support
Anxiety is one of the most common presentations in teenagers. If anxiety is the central issue, this service addresses it with a dedicated clinical focus.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma experienced during adolescence benefits from a specialist who understands both the clinical picture and the developmental stage. Caitlin’s ART specialization applies here.
Young Adult Transition Support
For clients who age out of the teen counseling service or who are navigating the transition from high school into young adulthood.