Amy Swigart, MS, DAPA
Amy Swigart is internationally recognized for her knowledge and experience addressing
Reactive Attachment Disorder. Over the past three decades, Amy has worked with close to 1000
Reactive Attachment cases and has experience as an expert witness in Reactive Attachment court
cases. Amy is a Behavioral Specialist Consultant and mental health therapist who consults for a
number of placement facilities, juvenile courts, and programs including a local
counseling center in Butler, Pa. She was a probation officer with Butler County Juvenile Court
Services and is an instructor for the Juvenile Court Judges Commission for Pennsylvania. Her 35
years of experience has resulted in international recognition for providing therapy, education and
consultation for Reactive Attachment Disorder, severe regressive behaviors and diagnoses on the
autism spectrum. Amy has also been a foster parent supporting teen-age girls with severe
emotional problems.
Amy has a way to speak directly to her patients so they understand she can’t be fooled.
Amy helps children understand how their brain works and how they can make better choices. She empowers them to overcome negativity and lessen the frequency of poor choices.
Need to know more? We can educate on this and so much more:
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- Parenting the Atypical child
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- Surviving the Holidays
- The Science behind poor decisions
- Lying
- Stealing
- Severe Regressive Behaviors
- Impulse Control
- Sleep issues
- School concerns
- Complexities of Care
- How to parent from a distance (when kiddo can’t live at home).
