About Shellby
Shellby Custer is a licensed clinical social worker who offers calm, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or grief. She has worked in the field for 23 years and focuses on helping people regain steady ground during difficult times. She uses approaches that look at early relationships and current thoughts to understand patterns.
Shellby helps people who struggle with depression, trauma, self-esteem, addictions, and mood shifts find clearer ways to cope.
How Shellby works
She also supports those facing career strain, parenting stress, sleep problems, and challenges with intimacy. In sessions she listens for unhelpful stories people tell about themselves and gently questions them. She combines practical exercises with chances to reflect on how childhood experiences shape present feelings.
This mix aims to reduce distress and build stronger day-to-day habits. Shellby draws on work with attachment issues, chronic pain and illness, post-traumatic stress, and shame-related concerns. Her background includes helping people process sexual assault and abuse, manage bipolar mood patterns, and address compulsive behavior patterns tied to addiction.
People can expect a straightforward, steady approach that blends thought-focused tools, mindful awareness, and exploration of personal narratives. She encourages self-compassion and small, manageable steps toward goals. Shellby practices in Pennsylvania as a PA LCSW and conducts sessions in English.
Shellby lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Shellby works with
The areas below are the ones Shellby selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How attachment, CBT, and mindfulness work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions, helping people spot patterns in closeness and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new, more realistic ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep, focus, and emotional regulation.Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what feels most useful. From there she tailors a mix of methods and checks in regularly to adjust the plan based on progress and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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