LEAP Behavioral Health

02/23/2026

💙 Support, education, and hope for families navigating youth mental health.

We recently came across this free educational resource from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) called “NAMI Basics OnDemand.” It is designed for parents, caregivers, and family members supporting young people living with mental health conditions. The program offers practical tools, real life guidance, and easy to understand information that can help families feel less alone in the process.

At LEAP, we believe education is powerful. When caregivers have access to compassionate, science grounded resources, it strengthens the entire support system around a child. Programs like this can complement the work families are already doing in therapy, coaching, advocacy, or behavioral services.

If you are looking for additional education, encouragement, or simply a place to start learning, this may be a helpful step on your journey.

🔗 Learn more and enroll for free through NAMI Basics OnDemand https://www.nami.org/programs/nami-basics-ondemand/

Credit: https://www.facebook.com/NAMICommunicate

Commercial insurances accepted, including Medicare and Medicaid. Other options include LEAP Assistance, sliding scale, and self pay. We believe care should be accessible and we will work with you.

Modeled after our successful in-person NAMI Basics, NAMI Basics OnDemand is an online opportunity for parents, caregivers, and other family to learn about mental health conditions.

02/20/2026

Meet Jessica Gagne, Coach at LEAP

With over 20 years in healthcare, Jessica brings a strength based, solution focused, trauma informed approach to life coaching. She specializes in feminine wellness, including perinatal, postpartum, menopausal, and hormonal transitions, helping clients align their values, goals, and personal vision for meaningful growth.

Wondering if life coaching is the same as therapy? It is not. Coaching focuses on forward movement, clarity, and balance while supporting your personal goals and overall wellbeing.

✔ Telehealth Availability
✔ Sliding Scale and LEAP Assistance Program options

If you are ready to explore change, growth, and new possibilities, connect with Jessica today.

📞 Call or Text: (860) 383-7090
📧 info@leapbh.com
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02/18/2026

Women’s mental health matters, and you do not have to carry everything alone.

From postpartum depression and relationship stress to burnout, hormonal shifts, and unresolved trauma, many women feel pressure to hold it all together while their own wellbeing comes last. At LEAP, we believe supporting women’s mental health is not optional, it is essential.

When women are supported, families and communities grow stronger. Our providers understand the real impact of life transitions, chronic stress, and the emotional layers that come with being a woman.

Ready to take the next step toward support that truly understands you?

📞 Call or Text: (860) 383-7090
📧 info@leapbh.com
🌐 Leapbehavioralhealth.com
📍 Farmington, CT

02/16/2026

Let’s talk about it. 💬

Finish this sentence in the comments:

“One thing I wish more people understood about women’s mental health is ______.”

No overthinking. Just your truth, your words, your experience.

Your voice might be exactly what someone else needs to read today.

If you are looking for support beyond the conversation, our team is here when you are ready.

📞 Call or Text: (860) 383-7090
📧 info@leapbh.com
🌐 Leapbehavioralhealth.com
📍 Farmington, CT

02/13/2026

Are You an Introvert or Extrovert?
We came across this thoughtful and accessible quiz from Verywell Mind and wanted to share it.

It explores introversion and extroversion as a spectrum, not a box, and offers a reminder we really appreciate: personality isn’t fixed, and it’s shaped by context, energy, and lived experience. Some days you might crave connection, other days you might need quiet, and both can be valid.

The quiz is meant for reflection and curiosity, not diagnosis, which aligns with how we think about mental health at LEAP. Tools like this can be a helpful starting point for noticing patterns, needs, and boundaries, especially around social energy and burnout.

If you enjoy learning more about how you’re wired and what actually helps you feel energized, you may like this.

👉 https://www.verywellmind.com/are-you-an-extrovert-or-introvert-3860037

Are you an introvert or extrovert? Take our introvert vs extrovert quiz to find out if you prefer to be the center of attention or are more energized by your alone time.

02/11/2026

Meet Francesca Siano, LPC, ATR-BC

Francesca is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Art Therapist at LEAP, offering creative and integrative therapy for adults seeking deeper healing and self-understanding. Her work blends evidence-based practices like CBT and mindfulness with expressive approaches such as art therapy, process painting, and inner child work.

Francesca creates a grounded, supportive space where clients can explore emotions, lived experiences, and personal growth through both verbal and non-verbal expression. She currently offers in-person and telehealth services in Connecticut and accepts many insurance plans.

If you’re looking for therapy that honors creativity, connection, and meaningful change, Francesca may be a great fit



https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/francesca-siano/

02/09/2026

Feeling overwhelmed or stuck in your head?
This simple 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise can help bring you back into the present moment when anxiety, stress, or sensory overload creeps in. You can do it anywhere, anytime, no prep required.

Pause. Breathe. Notice what’s around you. Small moments of grounding can make a real difference. 💙

Save this post for later or share it with someone who might need it today.

02/06/2026

Now Welcoming New Clients: Ashante Malone, LMSW

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or navigating a major life change, you don’t have to do it alone. Ashante Malone, LMSW, brings over 15 years of experience supporting adolescents and adults through grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, and difficult transitions such as divorce, relocation, and career changes.

Ashante offers a compassionate, culturally responsive, and affirming space where clients feel heard and supported. She integrates CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, and DBT to help clients build practical coping skills, strengthen emotional regulation, and regain confidence. She also has extensive experience supporting survivors of emotional abuse, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence, and welcomes individuals seeking LGBTQ+ affirming care, faith-based counseling, and support with family relationships.

Ashante is currently accepting clients for in-person and telehealth services in Connecticut, accepts most major insurance plans including Medicare, and offers a generous sliding scale.

📞 Call or text: (860) 383-7090
🌐 Learn more or get started: leapbehavioralhealth.com

02/04/2026

At LEAP, we work with children, adolescents, and adults because depression does not look the same across ages or life stages. One-size-fits-all care does not work here.

Our approach is intentional and individualized. We use a comprehensive care questionnaire to match each client with the right combination of therapy, coaching, and providers so support actually fits the person, not just the diagnosis.

We treat many forms of depression, including:
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Postpartum Depression
• PMDD
• Situational Depression
• Adolescent and Childhood Depression

Our clinicians use evidence-based modalities such as CBT, DBT, IPT, MBCT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, always tailored to the individual.

We also take a holistic view. Depression is shaped by biological, social, and environmental factors, so care often includes family involvement, group therapy, wellness supports, and telehealth options when appropriate.

If you or someone you love is struggling, support exists and you do not have to navigate this alone.

📍 Learn more about depression support at LEAP or reach out to start the conversation.

Depression

02/03/2026

Now Hiring: Fully Licensed BCBAs (In-Person, Farmington CT)

LEAP – Lifelong Empowerment ABA & Psychotherapy is growing, and we’re looking for fully licensed BCBAs to join our in-person team in Farmington.

This is a 1099 contractor role with strong administrative and clinical support so you can focus on your clients and care.

What we’re offering:
• In-person role, Farmington, Connecticut
• 1099 contractor, flexible schedule
• 10+ hours weekly, full-time welcome
• After-school availability a plus
• Full admin, billing, and scheduling support
• Collaborative, clinician-supported team

If you’re a BCBA interested in a well-supported in-person role with a growing practice, we’d love to connect.

📩 Apply or learn more: info@leapbh.com

🌐 leapbehavioralhealth.com
📞 (860) 383-7090

02/02/2026

Look closer ...

Depression doesn’t always look like sadness.

Sometimes it looks like someone going to work, showing up for family, laughing at the right moments, and quietly struggling inside.

This image comes from a German public awareness campaign by Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe und Suizidprävention. Their message is simple and powerful: depression isn’t always obvious, even when you’re looking right at it.

What we see on the outside is not the full story.

At LEAP, we believe mental health care has to go beyond appearances. Depression can affect children, adults, caregivers, professionals, and people who “seem fine.” It often goes unnoticed because it doesn’t fit the stereotype.

If this resonates with you or someone you love, you’re not alone and support exists.

We’re here to help connect people to the right care, with compassion, dignity, and zero judgment.

💛 If you’re struggling, reach out
💛 If you recognize this in someone else, check in
💛 If you’re unsure what kind of support is needed, we can help you figure it out

Because mental health isn’t always visible, but it always matters.

01/30/2026

✨ Meet Erin Dillman, LCSW ✨

Erin works with children and adolescents navigating anxiety, trauma, and mood-related concerns, including depression, OCD, GAD, post-traumatic stress, and eating disorders.

She takes a collaborative, developmentally informed approach using DBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, body-based regulation strategies, and Interpersonal Therapy. Erin focuses on creating a safe, consistent space where kids and teens can build coping skills, emotional awareness, and regulation in ways that feel natural and supportive.

📍 In-person and telehealth services available in Connecticut
🩺 Accepting multiple insurance plans, including Anthem, BCBS, Carelon, Husky, UHC, Medicare, and more, plus a generous sliding scale

If you’re wondering whether therapy could help your child or adolescent, Erin welcomes you to reach out and connect.