Anxiety & Perfectionism in High-Achieving Teens
Teen anxiety and perfectionism are often hidden behind academic success—therapy can help reduce pressure and support long-term mental health.
At Authentic Growth Wellness Group, we honor those tender places—the parts of you that feel tired, uncertain, or lost. Here, you are welcomed just as you are, with compassion and care.
Our therapists walk beside you, helping you listen to your inner world with gentleness, guiding you toward healing and wholeness. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, or the quiet [or LOUD] exhaustion of everyday life, you’ll find a safe space here to breathe, to rest, and to grow.
Because healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about returning home to yourself. And we’re here to help you find the way.
After our Founder + Clinical Director, Emily Pagone, worked in the mental health field professionally for over 10 years, and as a college-level instructor for over 8 years, she has accumulated and cultivated a vision for emotional healing that is the foundation and mission for Authentic Growth Wellness Group.
From a therapist’s view of working with families, children, teens, young adults, parents, and others of various ages from different walks of life– while compiling the clinical research necessary to ensure evidenced-based practice– it is clear that any struggling human needs emotionally safe/healthy, consistent, respectful, compassionate, empathic, and understanding others to hold space for them. This is the template from which emotional healing and bettering one’s wellbeing improves and grows.
Improve communication, connection, and trust in your relationship together.
Strengthen family relationships with guided conversations and strategies.
This handout will assist you in getting to know your inner emotional parts, and overall emotional system, towards the goal of working towards emotional regulation.
These helpful tools and information are here to support you outside of sessions. Here, you’ll find important health resources, as well as answers to common questions about benefits and billing.
Our physical and mental health resources are designed to provide crucial support in times of need.
Learn how to verify your insurance coverage before your first session. We’ll guide you on what to ask and how to understand your mental health benefits.
Find details about session fees, accepted insurance plans, and how billing works. We aim to keep the process simple and transparent.
Teen anxiety and perfectionism are often hidden behind academic success—therapy can help reduce pressure and support long-term mental health.
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Effective February 2, 2026, Authentic Growth Wellness Group will transition to Private Pay and remain in-network only with BCBS PPO & BlueChoice PPO plans. We’ll no longer be in-network with Aetna, Cigna, or UnitedHealthcare.
This change helps us continue offering high-quality, accessible, and sustainable care for our clients and clinicians.