Sullivan Associates Behavioral Health

04/21/2025

Good afternoon! We hope everyone is able to enjoy the spring weather and sunshine that we are finally getting!

We have a few openings for adult therapy with our clinician Marie Wargo for later afternoon and evening slots.

There are also some openings with Becky Gamache for a children age 6+ and young adults.

Please call the office at 413-398-5064 of you would like to schedule an intake with either clinician.

04/02/2025

🚨 LAST CALL! Doors Closing Soon for The Intuitive Eating Blueprint! 🚨
If you’re tired of feeling out of control around food… if you’ve been stuck in the cycle of dieting, bingeing, and guilt… this is your chance to break free.

✨ The Intuitive Eating Blueprint will help you:
✅ Stop feeling obsessed with food and restriction
✅ Trust your body’s natural hunger & fullness cues
✅ Break the binge-restrict cycle—without guilt or shame
✅ Finally find food freedom and peace with eating

📅 When: Mondays at 5p. Starting 4/14/25 and ending 6/23/25.
📍 Where: Virtually on zoom.
💰 Cost: $40 per session (Insurance may cover!)

⏳ Spots are almost full! Secure yours today by registering here: https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril

💬 Comment "INTERESTED" to learn more!

03/26/2025

📢 Do You Eat When You’re Stressed, Bored, or Sad? You’re Not Alone.

Have you ever found yourself reaching for snacks when you’re overwhelmed? Eating when you’re sad, anxious, or just plain bored—only to feel guilty afterward?

👉 You’re not broken, and it’s not about willpower. Emotional eating is a learned coping mechanism, and restricting food or trying to "just stop" only makes it worse.

✨ In The Intuitive Eating Blueprint, you’ll learn:
✅ Why emotional eating happens (and why it’s NOT your fault!)
✅ How to listen to your body’s true hunger and fullness cues
✅ Non-restrictive ways to cope with emotions—without food guilt
✅ How to build a peaceful, balanced relationship with eating

You don’t have to fight this battle alone. Let’s break the cycle together. 💙

💬 Spots are limited! Secure yours today by registering here: https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril
💬 Comment "INTERESTED" to learn more!

03/22/2025

🚫 Tired of Dieting & Gaining the Weight Back? Read This! 🚫

❌ Myth: “Diets work if I just have more willpower.”
✅ Truth: Up to 95% of diets fail long-term—not because you lack willpower, but because your body is wired to fight restriction. Dieting slows your metabolism, increases cravings, and makes food feel even more out of control.

If you’ve ever felt like you “failed” a diet, you didn’t fail—the diet failed you. 🚫
It’s time for a different approach.
✨ The Intuitive Eating Blueprint will help you:**
✔️ Break free from the binge-restrict cycle
✔️ Eat without guilt or fear of “losing control”
✔️ Trust your body’s natural hunger and fullness cues
✔️ Find a sustainable, balanced approach to food—without dieting
If you’re tired of dieting and ready for real food freedom, this group is for you. 💙

📅 When: Mondays at 5p. Starting 4/14/25 and ending 6/23/25.
📍 Where: Virtually on zoom.
💰 Cost: $40 per session (Insurance may cover!

💬 Spots are limited! Secure yours today by registering here: https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril

03/18/2025

✨Find connection, support, and freedom with intuitive eating.✨

Hello everyone! April here. If you haven’t seen my other posts. I hope this post catches your attention because I have a wonderful opportunity for you.

In April, I will be starting The Intuitive Eating Blueprint: a psychoeducational group, focusing on letting go of diets and disordered eating and learning to embrace food freedom and listening to your body.

In this group you will learn topics such as:
✅Rejecting diet mentality
✅Honoring your hunger
✅Making peace with food
✅Coping with your emotions without using food
✅ and so much more.

We will participate in activities such as:
✅Mindful eating
✅Grounding and relaxation techniques
✅Identifying negative food thoughts and practicing ways to challenge them
✅and so much more.

📅 When: Mondays at 5p. Starting 4/14/25 and ending 6/23/25.
📍 Where: Virtually on zoom.
💰 Cost: $40 per session (Insurance may cover!

💬 Spots are limited! Secure yours today by registering here: https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril

Intimidated by a group experience? I promise to create a safe non-judgmental environment where you can learn the principles of intuitive eating. There will also be opportunities to process your relationship with food and be surrounded by support from people who have similar experiences. Still not sure if a group setting is for you? You can reach out to me here: https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril and I am happy to talk to you more about the group. 😊

03/14/2025

🍽️ Feel Out of Control Around Food? You’re Not Alone. 🍽️

Do you ever…
❌ Feel like you can’t stop eating certain foods once you start?
❌ Try to “be good” all day, only to binge at night?
❌ Promise yourself you’ll “get back on track” tomorrow—over and over again?
❌ Feel guilty after eating, like you’ve failed?

This exhausting cycle isn’t a lack of willpower—it’s the result of diet culture and restriction. The more we try to control food, the more it controls us.
It doesn’t have to be this way.

✨ The Intuitive Eating Blueprint ✨ is a psychoeducational group designed to help you:
✅ Understand why you feel out of control around food (hint: it’s not you, it’s diet culture!)
✅ Break free from binge-restrict cycles and food guilt
✅ Learn to trust your body’s natural hunger & fullness cues
✅ Find true food freedom—without fear, shame, or obsession

Imagine eating without guilt. Imagine trusting yourself around any food. Imagine food just being food again.

📅 When: Mondays at 5p. Starting 4/14/25 and ending 6/23/25.
📍 Where: Virtually on zoom.
💰 Cost: $40 per session (Insurance may cover!)

💬 Spots are limited! Comment “INTERESTED” to learn more or you can reach out on here https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril to learn more and/or register.

03/09/2025

🚫 𝐒𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐲! 🚫
How many times have you…
❌ Started a new diet only to “fall off track” a few weeks later?
❌ Felt guilty after eating something “bad” and promised to “be good” tomorrow?
❌ Ignored your hunger because the diet plan said it wasn’t time to eat?
❌ Lost weight, only to gain it back (and blame yourself for it)?
Diet culture keeps you stuck in this exhausting cycle—making you believe that you are the problem when really, the system is broken.

✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 ✨ is here to help you break free from diet rules and finally make peace with food.
In this psychoeducational group, you’ll learn:
✅ Why diets don’t work (and what to do instead)
✅ How to unlearn restrictive food rules and trust your body
✅ How to break free from food guilt and emotional eating
✅ How to eat in a way that feels good—without obsession or restriction

📅 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Mondays at 5p. Starting 4/14/25 and ending 6/23/25.
📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Virtually on zoom.
💰 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭: $40 per session (Insurance may cover!)

💬 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝! Comment “INTERESTED” to learn more or you can reach out on here: https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril to learn more and/or register.

You deserve a life where food is just food—not a battle. Let’s find that freedom together! 💙

02/25/2025

🌿 Join Our Intuitive Eating Group! 🌿

Are you tired of dieting and feeling disconnected from your body's natural cues? Do you want to develop a healthier relationship with food and yourself?

✨ Introducing our group: The Intuitive Eating Blueprint! ✨

In this supportive, judgment-free space, you'll learn how to:
✅ Tune into your body's hunger and fullness signals
✅ Let go of food guilt and emotional eating
✅ Break free from diet culture and restrictive eating patterns
✅ Cultivate self-compassion and body respect

📅 When: Mondays at 5p. Starting 4/14/25 and ending 6/23/25.
📍 Where: Virtually on zoom.
💰 Cost: 40 per session (Insurance may cover!)

This group is perfect for those who want to heal their relationship with food and embrace a balanced, intuitive approach to eating.

💜 Limited spots available! Secure yours today by messaging us or registering here: https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril

Contact me Signing up for The Intuitive Eating Blueprint group? Just enter your name, email, and pick consult for intuitive eating group in the drop down and then submit to sign up!After submitting this form, I will contact you to discuss what the group will look like and what you can except from th...

02/15/2025

Hello, April here! Bringing you true authentic Intuitive Eating awareness:

💃 Movement: Feel the Difference! 🏃‍♂️✨

What if exercise wasn’t about burning calories or earning your food—but about feeling energized, strong, and alive? 💛

🚫 Diet culture turns movement into punishment. It makes us feel like we have to work out to “fix” our bodies. But movement should feel good, not like a chore!

💡 Intuitive Eating helps you reconnect with joyful movement—whether that’s dancing, stretching, walking, or anything that makes your body feel amazing. Because movement isn’t about changing your body—it’s about celebrating it!

💛Wanna learn more? Join me on February 18th at 5p for a free 1 hour zoom session all about intuitive eating and the 10 principles. Visit https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril to sign up!

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02/15/2025

Hello, April here! Bringing you true authentic Intuitive Eating awareness:

🥑 Honor Your Health with Gentle Nutrition 🍓✨

Eating well doesn’t have to be perfect—it just needs to be balanced, flexible, and kind. 💛

🚫 Diet culture makes nutrition all about strict rules and fear. But true health isn’t about obsessing over every bite—it’s about nourishing your body in a way that feels good, both physically and mentally.

💡 Intuitive Eating helps you make food choices based on what supports your well-being, not diet rules. Gentle nutrition means enjoying a variety of foods—because one meal won’t make or break your health!

🍽️ Intuitive eating focuses on both:
🥦 Foods that fuel & nourish your body
🍫 Foods that bring you joy & satisfaction

💛Wanna learn more? Join me on february 18th at 5p for a free 1 hour zoom session all about intuitive eating and the 10 principles. Visit https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril to sign up!

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02/14/2025

Hello, April here! Bringing you true authentic Intuitive Eating awareness:

💖 Respect Your Body – It Deserves Care, Not Criticism 💖

You don’t have to love your body every day to respect it. Diet culture tells us that only certain bodies are worthy of care, but every body—no matter its size or shape—deserves nourishment, movement, and kindness.

✨ Respecting your body means:
✔️ Ditching unrealistic expectations
✔️ Wearing clothes that fit and feel good
✔️ Nourishing yourself without punishment
✔️ Speaking to yourself with compassion

💡 Intuitive Eating helps you shift from body shame to body respect, so you can focus on what truly supports your well-being—not a number on the scale. When you respect your body, you start treating it with the kindness it deserves.

💕Wanna learn more? Join me on February 18th at 5p for a free 1 hour zoom session all about intuitive eating and the 10 principles. Visit https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril to sign up!

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02/13/2025

Hello, April here! Bringing you true authentic Intuitive Eating awareness:

💛 Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness – Not Just Food 💛

We all turn to food for comfort sometimes—it’s normal and not something to feel guilty about. But when food becomes the only way we cope with stress, sadness, or boredom, it can leave us feeling worse instead of better.

🌿 The good news? Intuitive Eating helps you recognize your emotions and respond with kindness and self-care, not punishment or shame. That might mean resting, journaling, reaching out for support, or yes—mindfully enjoying your favorite comfort food.

✨ Food is one tool for coping, but it’s not the only one. When we learn to care for our emotions in multiple ways, we find true balance and healing.

💛Wanna learn more? Join me on February 18th at 5p for a free 1 hour zoom session all about intuitive eating and the 10 principles. Visit https://www.aprilzlmhc.com/contactapril to sign up!
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