Stop guessing.
Get clear.
Go after what you want.
You deserve to know exactly who you are, what you want, and how to go after it — in love, in life, and in every relationship that matters. This is the space where that work happens.
Serving DC, Maryland and Virginia
I built this because I am tired of people guessing about who they should love.
WHY THIS EXISTS
Too many people are moving through life unclear about what they actually want — who to love, how to love, whether to love at all right now — and making decisions based on what they think they are supposed to want instead of what is actually true for them.
The Singles Therapist exists to change that. This is a space where you get to stop performing, stop guessing, and start getting honest about your love life, your life choices, and what true happiness actually looks like for you — not for anyone else.
THE FRAMEWORK
Heal first. Get clear. Then go after exactly what you want — unapologetically.
Transform— process what happened and what it did to you
Get clear — understand who you are and what you actually want
Go after it — pursue your version of happiness without apology
YOUR THERAPIST
Shenelle Jackson
LCSW | LICSW | LCSW-C
I built this because I am tired of people guessing about who they should love.
You deserve clarity. You deserve to know exactly what you want, exactly what you will accept, and exactly how to go after your version of happiness — not the version someone else decided for you. That is what this practice is built to give you.
The real questions people are afraid to ask.
WHO COMES HERE
This is not a practice for people who want to talk around the real thing. This is for people who are ready to ask the questions they have never been able to ask out loud — and get honest answers that actually help them move forward.
Solo season & single life
Figuring out who you are when you are not in a relationship. Deciding whether being single long-term or for life is actually right for you — and learning to be at peace with that answer either way.
Career vs. family
You chose your career first — or feel like you did. Now you are sitting with what that means for your love life and your future. Processing that choice without shame.
Relationship direction
You need to know where your relationship is going. The gray area is exhausting. Getting clarity on what you have, what you want, and whether this is the person — or not.
Childlessness & marriage uncertainty
Sitting with the possibility of never having children or never getting married. Grieving that possibility — or embracing it. Either way, doing it with intention instead of fear.
Reproductive coercion
Having your reproductive choices taken from you — by a partner, by a system, by circumstances outside your control. The grief, the anger, and the healing that follows.
Dating trauma & infidelity
Healing from what dating has done to you — being cheated on, doing the cheating, ghosting, rejection, and all the ways love has left marks you are still carrying.
Polyamory & non-traditional love
Exploring or navigating polyamorous relationships — understanding roles, responsibilities, boundaries, and what it actually takes to make non-traditional relationship structures work.
Co-parenting as a single person
Navigating the complexity of raising children with someone you are no longer with — managing conflict, protecting your peace, and showing up for your kids without losing yourself.
Self-esteem & self-worth
Sitting with the possibility of never having children or never getting married. Grieving that possibility — or embracing it. Either way, doing it with intention instead of fear.
Stop guessing.
Start now.
Book a free 15-minute consultation. No forms, no commitment — just an honest first conversation about where you are and where you want to be.
Insurance accepted · Telehealth & in-person
· DC · MD · VA