Shellby Custer, LCSW
Licensed in Pennsylvania · 23 years in practice
Shellby Custer is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of practice in Pennsylvania.
License and registration
- LCSW, Pennsylvania
- CW018289 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1720345986 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
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About Shellby
Shellby Custer is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of practice in Pennsylvania. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She uses approaches that look at how relationships, memories, and daily habits shape feelings. Sessions often include discussing patterns from the past and trying new ways of thinking and behaving.
Background and approach
Shellby emphasizes small, practical steps people can use between sessions. Many people come to her for help with low self-esteem, grief, addiction concerns, and major life changes. She also addresses issues such as chronic pain and illness, loneliness, attachment wounds, and career stress.
The work often blends talking about past experiences with building skills for today. Shellby draws on a mix of techniques including attachment-focused work, cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, motivational conversation, and narrative approaches. This mix lets her tailor sessions to a person’s goals and coping style.
She aims to help people feel steadier and more in charge of daily life. Practical matters are part of the plan too. Sessions can be scheduled by completing a short matching questionnaire and choosing times that fit a person’s routine.
Shellby supports people who want to address mood disorders, trauma, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and related issues through ongoing, collaborative work.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shellby lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shellby names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment work and CBT translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions use conversation to identify those patterns and try new ways of relating to others and to oneself. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical tools to change them, such as tracking thoughts and testing new behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice the body and mind, which can reduce reactivity and improve sleep and mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with a person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. That plan can change over time based on what is helpful, and decisions are made together in session.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and hands-on skill work. Phone can fit a quick check-in or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, journaling assignments, or ongoing support between appointments. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life while using the therapist's chosen approaches.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and a range of mood and personality concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines attachment work, cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques to match each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working with individuals on issues like self-esteem, addictions, coping with life changes, and trauma recovery.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Pennsylvania licensed clinical social worker, listed as LCSW, and practices with that credential in Pennsylvania.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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