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Shellby Custer

LCSW

Shellby Custer , LCSW

Therapist in Pennsylvania

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About Shellby

Shellby Custer is a licensed therapist practicing in Pennsylvania who has dedicated over two decades to helping people navigate complex emotional challenges. She focuses on supporting clients through major life transitions, guiding recovery from past traumas, and helping individuals reconnect with their inherent worth and possibilities. Her work primarily addresses depression, anxiety, and stress-related concerns with an emphasis on women's issues and the distinct needs of young adults. She emphasizes self-love, steady personal growth, and the development of practical coping strategies that foster resilience.

Shellby creates a respectful, client-centered space where each person’s history and experiences shape the therapeutic journey. Clients are invited to explore attachment dynamics, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, and processes of personal transformation at a pace that feels right for them. She is committed to helping people move beyond feelings of isolation, shame, and emptiness toward deeper connection and clearer self-understanding.

Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Shellby assists clients in rebuilding self-esteem, processing complicated emotional experiences, and clarifying life purpose with empathy and professional direction. She holds LCSW credentials - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - which reflects her clinical training to provide therapeutic care.

Approaches for Online Healing and Growth

Attachment-Based Therapy helps clients understand how early relationships shape current patterns in connection and intimacy. It supports work on abandonment, attachment injuries, and building safer, more secure ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical behavioral experiments - it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related difficulties. Mindfulness Therapy invites gentle present-moment awareness and simple attention practices to reduce rumination and increase emotional regulation, which can assist with mood shifts, anxiety, and coping with painful memories.

Finding the best therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Shellby works together with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time so the work stays relevant and effective. Clients are treated as partners in planning treatment and choosing strategies that fit their life.

Online therapy with Shellby includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, travel, or busy routines, while allowing licensed professionals to provide consistent therapeutic support regardless of location.

Frequently asked questions

How much experience does Shellby Custer have?

Shellby Custer has 23 years of experience.

Is Shellby Custer a licensed therapist?

Yes. Shellby Custer holds the LCSW credential (Licensed Clinical Social Worker). License details: PA LCSW CW018289.

In which languages does Shellby Custer provide therapy?

Shellby Custer provides therapy in English.

Where is Shellby Custer located?

Shellby Custer is located in Pennsylvania.

How can I work with Shellby Custer as my therapist?

You can work with Shellby Custer through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Does Shellby Custer work with international clients?

Shellby Custer does not currently work with international clients.

How much does therapy with Shellby Custer cost?

The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, just click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.

How can I get started with therapy?

Getting started with therapy is quick and straightforward. Just click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityEmptinessFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

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