LEAP Behavioral Health

12/22/2025

This time of year can hold a lot, sometimes quietly.

For some, it brings connection and reflection.
For others, it brings fatigue, grief, or simply the need to slow down.
All of it is valid.

If today feels full, it’s okay to pause, reset, and take things one step at a time.

Care doesn’t have to be loud to be meaningful.

12/19/2025

Meet Alyssa Scivoletti, MFT
Now accepting new clients at LEAP

Meet Alyssa Scivoletti, a Marriage and Family Therapist who brings compassionate, identity affirming care to individuals, couples, and families working through trauma, emotional pain, and relationship challenges.

Alyssa specializes in trauma and childhood emotional neglect and offers a grounded space for clients to heal, grow, and reconnect with themselves and others. She is EMDRIA trained and uses EMDR, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness based approaches to support clients through overwhelming emotions, relational stress, and complex life transitions.

Alyssa has strong expertise supporting LGBTQIA+ clients and those practicing ethical non monogamy, offering affirming care that honors identity, autonomy, and lived experience. Her style is warm, collaborative, and focused on helping clients build resilience, deepen connection, and navigate the messy middle of life with more clarity and confidence.

Outside the therapy room, Alyssa enjoys time with her four dogs, hot Pilates, and a good iced coffee.

Accepting: Aetna, Anthem, BCBS, Carelon, Cigna, Connecticare, Husky, Optum, Tricare OON, UHC

Schedule a consultation:
https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/alyssa-scivoletti/

12/17/2025

Relationship Issues and Family Therapy

Healthy relationships are the foundation of emotional well-being, yet even the strongest connections can struggle under stress. Communication breakdowns, unresolved conflict, shifting roles, and big life transitions can create distance that feels overwhelming without the right support.

LEAP offers dedicated counseling for individuals, couples, and families navigating these challenges. Our clinicians provide practical tools, emotional clarity, and structured guidance to help people strengthen connection, improve communication, and build healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

You don’t have to figure it out alone. Support is here.

Meet Our Dedicated Providers with current availability
Compassionate support for every step of your journey.

Eric Bolella, LMFT
https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/eric-bolella/

Eric helps individuals, couples, and families move beneath surface conflict and into deeper emotional healing. His work is grounded in Internal Family Systems and Compassionate Inquiry, offering a calm, honest space to rebuild trust, communication, and connection.

Cynthia Rivera, LMFT
https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/cynthia-rivera/

Cynthia uses a Solution Focused, trauma informed approach to help individuals, families, and teens feel seen, supported, and empowered. Her work centers on creating a safe space for healing, growth, and meaningful change.

We accept Aetna, Husky Health, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, BlueCross BlueShield, CMS, and Anthem.

Read more about this specialty here:
https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/relationship-issues-family-therapy/

Relationship & Family Therapy

12/15/2025

Question of the Week
When a conversation starts getting tense, what helps you regroup before things escalate?

Sometimes things heat up faster than we expect. One of the most powerful tools we have is the ability to pause before reacting. For me, taking a brief moment away helps me reset so I can respond with clarity instead of letting emotions take the lead.

What helps you step back and recenter when things get tough? Your strategies might be exactly what someone else needs to hear today.

12/12/2025

Meet Brandon Burns, LPC

Brandon works with teens and adults navigating anxiety, depression, school stress, relationship and co parenting challenges, domestic violence, and major life transitions.

His style is practical, collaborative, and grounded in CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness. Brandon helps clients build skills, communicate more effectively, and move through life with clarity and confidence. He also brings a sense of humor to sessions, making the work feel a little lighter.

Brandon offers in person sessions in Farmington and telehealth statewide.

Insurances Accepted: Aetna, Anthem, BCBS, Carelon, Cigna, Connecticare, Husky, Optum, UHC, APA, and Tricare Certified OON.

If you’re ready to get started, reach out to our scheduling team. Brandon is now booking new clients.

To schedule
Call or text 860-383-7090
Email info@leapbh.com
You deserve support that meets you where you are.

12/10/2025

New at LEAP: Pet Grief and Pet Adoption Support

Our relationships with animals run deep. Whether you’re grieving a loss, preparing for end of life changes, adjusting to a new pet, or navigating the emotional dynamics of a multi pet household, these experiences can be incredibly overwhelming.

We have a dedicated team to provide education, and a compassionate space for anyone moving through these transitions.
You don’t have to rush your feelings, justify your grief, or navigate the changes alone.

Meet Our Dedicated Providers
Compassionate support for every step of your journey.

Beth Ogrin, Pet Grief Coach
https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/beth-ogrin/
Beth offers gentle, grounded guidance for those grieving a beloved pet or navigating the emotional journey of adopting a new one.

Eric Bolella, LMFT
https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/eric-bolella/
Eric helps clients slow down, reconnect with themselves, and heal the deeper patterns shaped by attachment, stress, and lived experience.

Ashante Malone, LMSW
https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/ashante-malone/
Ashante supports adolescents and adults through grief, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions with empathy, clarity, and cultural responsiveness.

Alyssa Scivoletti, LMFT
https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/alyssa-scivoletti/
Alyssa provides trauma informed, identity affirming care that helps clients rebuild connection, heal emotional wounds, and grow with confidence.

Read more about this speciality here: https://leapbehavioralhealth.com/pet-grief-and-pet-adoption-support/

Pet Grief and Pet Adoption Support

12/08/2025

With time and experience, many of us find ourselves wishing we could offer a little guidance to our younger selves. Not big dramatic moments, just the gentle truths we only understand after living through a few chapters of life.

We grow, we learn, and we start to recognize how much compassion we deserved long before we knew how to give it to ourselves.

Here’s today’s question, and who knows… someone out there might really need to hear your answer.

If you could give your younger self one sentence of advice, what would it be?

12/05/2025

Meet Orlando Smith, LMSW

Now Scheduling In Person and Telehealth Sessions

Orlando currently has several openings during midday, afternoon, and early evening hours throughout the week including Satrudays.

If you’re looking for steady, practical support around anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, or co occurring mental health and substance use challenges, this is a great time to get started.

Orlando offers sessions in person in Farmington, CT or via telehealth anywhere in Connecticut.

To schedule
Call or text 860-383-7090
Email info@leapbh.com

You deserve support that meets you where you are.

12/03/2025

Daily Check-In

How are you really doing today?

Not the version you give people to get through the moment, the version your body knows is true.

Every spot on this scale is valid. If you're toward the bottom half, give yourself something small and supportive today.

If you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed, you don’t have to handle it alone.

Your feelings matter, and support is always within reach.

12/01/2025

Holiday Stress vs Burnout

This time of year can stretch your energy in ways that don’t always feel like “holiday stress.” Sometimes it’s your system telling you it needs a break.

If you’re feeling off, overwhelmed, or running low, you’re not alone.
Small shifts make a real difference, especially when you catch the signs early.

What’s one simple way you’re protecting your energy this week?

11/28/2025

Kimberly brings a steady, compassionate presence to every session.
She supports children and adults through life transitions, self esteem challenges, infertility, pregnancy loss, and the quiet types of grief that people often carry alone.

Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in real lived experience.

If you’re looking for a space where you can feel understood and supported, Kimberly is here.

To schedule with Kimberly, call or text 860-383-7090 or visit www.leapbh.com

11/26/2025

The holidays can feel warm and meaningful, but they can also bring pressure, expectations, and emotional weight that isn’t always talked about.

You’re allowed to protect your peace.
You’re allowed to rest.
You’re allowed to set boundaries that support your well being.

If this season feels heavy, you’re not alone.
Support is available when you need it.

Call or text 860-383-7090 or visit www.LEAPBH.com