Shellby Custer , LCSW

Shellby Custer is a Pennsylvania-licensed LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 23 years of experience supporting people through difficult emotional challenges and life transitions. She concentrates on guiding clients who are navigating depression, anxiety, and stress-related concerns, and she brings particular sensitivity to women's issues, young adult transitions, and recovery from past trauma.

Her therapeutic work centers on helping individuals reconnect with their inherent worth and build resilient coping strategies. She emphasizes self-love and personal growth while offering practical tools to manage symptoms and rebuild self-esteem. Her approach honors each person’s unique story and creates a space to explore attachment patterns, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, and deeper feelings of isolation or emptiness.

Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Shellby partners with clients to process complex emotions, heal from past wounds, and clarify life purpose. She supports people in moving past shame and toward meaningful connection and self-understanding, offering steady professional guidance and compassionate encouragement throughout the therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Shellby Custer integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy into her online practice. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed early in life and helps clients understand how those patterns affect current relationships and emotional responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and to build more effective coping skills. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance techniques that can reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and support recovery from trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Shellby works with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility that fits many lifestyles. Sessions can be scheduled as video calls or phone sessions, and shorter check-ins may take place via live chat or text-based messaging. These options allow clients to access support from home or other convenient locations, making consistent care more accessible while accommodating work, family, and mobility considerations.