Swiyah Whittington, LPC-MH
Somatic-informed counselor focused on everyday challenges
About Swiyah
Swiyah Whittington is a licensed mental health professional in Delaware. She holds the LPC-MH credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health, and brings three years of clinical practice to her work. Swiyah focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression.
She also helps people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, body image concerns, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and communication problems. Other areas she addresses include dissociation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and feelings of isolation.
Background and approach
Swiyah makes space for people who struggle with life purpose or who manage intellectual disability and disruptive mood concerns. Her approach blends somatic ideas with acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-informed methods, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions aim to connect bodily experience with thoughts and emotions.
She works to create practical steps for daily challenges alongside chances to notice patterns that keep problems going. Swiyah strives to build an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can name what is hard. She invites people to move at their own pace and bring what matters most to them.
The first steps are often small, and she recognizes the courage it takes to begin. People who choose her can expect straightforward conversation, attention to how the body and mind interact, and collaborative planning for change. Her practice offers options that fit different lifestyles and communication preferences.
How somatic and talk-based approaches work online
Somatic ideas focus on noticing body sensations and how they connect to feelings and thoughts. Online sessions can include gentle guidance to bring attention to breathing, posture, or physical tension while also talking about what those sensations mean. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name values and take small, meaningful steps even when thoughts are difficult; it often uses simple exercises and goal-setting that translate well to video or phone work. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to patterns in close relationships and how early experiences affect current connections; conversations in sessions aim to notice those patterns and try different ways of relating.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide what feels helpful and adjusts methods as goals change. That process is gradual and guided by the client's needs, preferences, and lived experience.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and make it easier to continue work between in-person commitments. They also allow for brief check-ins, written reflections, or longer conversations depending on what a person prefers.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Delaware
- Languages
- English