Shellby Custer , LCSW

Shellby Custer is a licensed therapist practicing in Pennsylvania with 23 years of clinical experience. She holds an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - a credential that reflects advanced training in social work and clinical practice.

Throughout her career she has focused on guiding people through difficult life transitions, supporting recovery from past trauma, and helping clients reconnect with their sense of worth and possibility. Her work frequently addresses depression, anxiety, and stress-related concerns, with attentive care for women's issues and the challenges faced by young adults. She emphasizes developing self-love, fostering personal growth, and building practical, resilient coping strategies.

Shellby creates a respectful, individualized space that honors each person’s story and pace. She supports exploration of attachment dynamics, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, and broader processes of personal transformation. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, she assists people in rebuilding self-esteem, processing complex emotions, and clarifying life purpose with empathy and professional direction.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Shellby Custer draws from several evidence-informed approaches to help clients address symptoms and life challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and emotional safety, helping people improve intimacy, trust, and relational regulation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve functioning. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-focused awareness and gentle acceptance techniques to reduce reactivity, support emotional regulation, and increase resilience.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Shellby collaborates with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts methods over time to find the best fit for the client’s situation.

Online therapy makes these approaches available through flexible formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so people can access licensed professionals without rearranging their lives. This flexibility supports consistent care during work, parenting, travel, or other commitments while maintaining the therapeutic work that supports change.