Shellby Custer, LCSW - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Shellby

Shellby Custer is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical therapy methods to help people cope and grow. She combines clear tools and steady support to address stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. Shellby has 23 years of experience and works from Pennsylvania as a Pennsylvania LCSW, PA LCSW CW018289.

She focuses on things that make everyday life harder. That includes trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleeping problems, anger, and relationship and intimacy issues.

Background and approach

She also pays attention to attachment struggles, abandonment, and family of origin patterns that affect how people relate now. Sessions often include straightforward techniques alongside conversations about life story and meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with thinking patterns and coping skills.

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current worries and closeness. Shellby uses mindfulness and motivational interview strategies to build small, doable changes. Narrative therapy helps people reframe painful experiences into a clearer story.

These ways of working aim to strengthen self-esteem and reduce isolation. Her approach is practical and compassionate. She helps people find steps they can take between sessions.

Parents and those concerned about family dynamics will find a focus on parenting and relationship themes in her work.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and life work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions. It helps people understand why they feel distant or anxious with important people and can guide changes in how they connect.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and build routines that reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals and preferences. Sessions often mix approaches so the plan fits each person’s needs.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, while phone sessions can be easier for short check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick questions, check-ins, and ongoing coaching between appointments.

These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while balancing parenting, work, and daily demands. The emphasis is on accessibility and practical ways to use therapy in everyday life.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and related issues such as grief, addiction, sleeping difficulties, and anger.

What is her style of therapy?

Her style blends practical skills and reflective conversation. She uses methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work to meet each person’s needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 23 years of experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, registered in Pennsylvania as PA LCSW CW018289 and practices from that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 23 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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