Live Single.
Live Well.
You don't have to put your life on hold while waiting for love.
Therapy for single adults who want to heal relationship wounds, overcome emotional barriers, and build a meaningful life—whether they're dating, looking for love, or embracing singlehood.
Because being single is more than just dating.
It is a season filled with questions, hopes, disappointments, decisions, and emotions that others may not fully understand.
Maybe you are wondering why you keep choosing the same type of person.
Maybe you are grieving a relationship you thought would last.
Maybe you are asking yourself whether marriage or children are still part of your story.
Maybe you are looking around thinking,"Is this really the life I wanted?"
Whatever brings you here, your experience matters.
You don't have to carry this alone.
You deserve a space where your fears, hopes, grief, and desires can be explored without judgment.
Imagine what life could feel like to...….
Trust yourself when making life decisions. By understanding the patterns that keep showing up in your relationships with people, places and things. So that you feel confident in being single without feeling that your life is on hold because of it.
On this journey, we will work together to reshape the narrative you have told yourself about being single. It will be one grounded in intention, self-compassion, and possibility. In your healing journey, you will gain understanding about who you are, what you truly want, and how you want to live your life, whether you are actively dating or choosing to focus on yourself for this season.
The goal of this work is not to simply help you find a relationship. It is to help you find peace in the present and hope for the future by creating a life that feels meaningful, fulfilling, and aligned with your values—regardless of your relationship status.
Healing is not about giving up on what you want.
It is about learning how to live fully while pursuing it.
You don't have to wait for a relationship to start living.
Being single comes with its own emotional and psychological experiences. You may be healing from heartbreak, questioning old relationship patterns, feeling pressure from family or society, navigating loneliness, or wondering what you truly want for your future.
Whether you are hoping to find a partner, recovering from a relationship, or discovering that this season of life has something meaningful to teach you, therapy can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.
The Singles Therapist
Shenelle Jackson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Serving DC, Maryland, Virginia and California
As a Therapist, I recognized that many adults are carrying emotional burdens that often go unseen. Some of my clients are healing from heartbreak. Some are navigating difficult dating experiences. Some are questioning whether they will ever have the marriage, family, or future they had imagined. Others are learning how to create meaningful lives while waiting, hoping, grieving, healing, or starting over.
I spent years helping adults untangle the emotional weight that often comes with being single in a world that treats relationships as the finish line. Many choose me as their guide because I offer a space where they feel safe to have real talks with no chaser and can comfortably let their hair out. I work with many single men and women from many different walks of life who are in need of my assistance.
As your therapist, we will work together to better understand your experiences, strengthen your relationship with yourself, and help you create a lifestyle that aligns with your values and goals.
I do not believe being single is something to fix.
I believe it is a season that deserves support, healing, and intention.
My top goal is to help you gain the insight, confidence, and emotional tools needed to move forward with greater clarity and intention.
Find the support that fits your season
Being single can bring different challenges at different points in life. Explore the service that most closely reflects what you are navigating right now.
Singles Therapy
Build a full life without putting your future on hold.
Support for adults navigating loneliness, self-worth, social pressure, changing expectations, personal growth, and the emotional realities of being single. Therapy can help you feel more grounded in who you are and create a life that feels meaningful now.
Make relationship decisions with greater confidence.
When a relationship leaves you feeling confused, uncertain, or emotionally stuck, therapy can help you slow down and understand what you truly need. Together, we can explore your concerns, recognize unhealthy dynamics, and help you make decisions that align with your values.
Dating Trauma Therapy
Heal from what happened without letting it define what comes next.
Recover from betrayal, ghosting, emotional manipulation, toxic relationships, and other painful dating experiences. Therapy can help you process what happened, rebuild trust in yourself, establish healthier boundaries, and move forward with greater emotional freedom.
Attachment & Relationship Patterns Counseling
Understand why the same patterns keep showing up.
Explore the emotional patterns that influence whom you choose, how you connect, and what happens when closeness feels uncertain. Through therapy, you can develop greater self-awareness, respond differently in relationships, and build healthier, more secure connections.
Life Transition and Single Counseling
Create a life that reflects where you’re going—not only where you’ve been.
Support for adults adjusting to a breakup, divorce, changing life plans, relocation, career shifts, identity changes, or a new season of singlehood. Therapy can help you regain confidence, reconnect with yourself, and move forward with clarity and purpose.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Not at all. Many clients come to therapy because they are navigating single life, healing from past experiences, exploring life goals, or working toward personal growth.
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No. Therapy can help whether you're actively dating, questioning your future, recovering from a relationship, or focused on building a meaningful life on your own terms.
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No. Services are available to adults seeking support around relationships, personal growth, life transitions, and emotional well-being.
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Yes. In-person services are available for clients in states DC, VA and MD. Sometimes California, if I am in town.
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Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. I am here to guide the process, bring ideas to the table, and help you with moving forward.
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The Life You Want Starts With The Healing You Do Today!
You deserve support as you navigate the complexities of single life, relationships, hope, loss, healing, and growth.
You do not have to wait until life is perfect to begin living fully.
Let us work together to help you move forward with greater confidence, clarity, and purpose.