- Anger management strategies
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and mindfulness
About Shellby
Shellby Custer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with 23 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and major life changes. Shellby also helps people coping with trauma, addiction, parenting strain, and career concerns.
Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed methods. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness and narrative techniques help people notice patterns and reframe painful stories.
In sessions she focuses on concrete skills and clear steps. Clients talk through what is happening day to day, practice strategies, and track what changes. She pays attention to how past relationships shape current reactions and helps people test new ways of responding.
Shellby also works with issues such as abandonment, shame, family of origin problems, chronic illness and post-traumatic stress. Her work often includes exploring self-esteem, intimacy concerns, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
People who come for help with anger can expect a mix of practical coping strategies and attention to underlying patterns. She encourages learning new responses rather than quick fixes, and focuses on manageable changes that fit into everyday life.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Shellby commonly draws on attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early connections affect current reactions. It helps people understand why anger or withdrawal shows up with certain people. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thoughts that feed strong emotions and testing small behavior changes to reduce reactivity.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients and therapist decide together which strategies to keep using and which to change.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time around work or family responsibilities. Those practical benefits can help people practice skills more consistently and apply new responses in real situations.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, trauma, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a mix of attachment-based approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and narrative therapy to combine skills work and deeper exploration.
How much experience does she have?
Shellby has 23 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, PA LCSW, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment work?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.