About
- Attachment-based methods
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Mindfulness practice
About Shellby
Shellby Custer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and parenting strain. Shellby focuses on practical coping skills and steadier day-to-day functioning.
She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current reactions. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to build grounding and reduce overwhelm.
Clients often come for help with relationship and family concerns, grief, substance issues, or struggles with mood and self-esteem. Shellby talks with people about boundaries, forgiveness, and repairing difficulties that began in family of origin dynamics. She also addresses intimacy-related issues and the effects of sexual assault and abuse when those are present.
Her work includes supporting people through life changes, career stress, and challenges from chronic illness or pain. She uses motivational interviewing and narrative approaches to clarify values and next steps. Sessions look at patterns, practical goals, and small behavior changes that add up over time.
Shellby invites straightforward conversations about what is and isn’t working. She helps set concrete, manageable goals and checks progress regularly. People leave with specific tools to handle daily stressors and with clearer ideas about long-term change.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationships. Online sessions using this approach focus on recognizing patterns and practicing different ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thought and behavior links. In remote sessions CBT often includes checking the facts of a worry, testing small behavioral experiments, and building concrete coping skills between meetings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and circumstances. That choice may shift over time as problems change or progress is made.
Confirm current session formats before booking since this profile does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or avoid needing to be on camera for every appointment. These practical benefits help people keep momentum while addressing stress, parenting strains, mood concerns, and relationship patterns.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and many family and parenting-related concerns listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends attachment-based therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and narrative work for practical, down-to-earth sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience as a clinician working with adults on a range of emotional and relational issues.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a PA LCSW and practices in Pennsylvania.
Can she conduct sessions in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific session formats.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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