Our team

Raja bases her theoretical framework from an attachment theory/psychodynamic perspective. She utilizes expressive therapy (art; sound therapy, meditation; yoga) to work through a subconscious level; and CBT/DBT based skill building for learning how to function. Her goal is to walk alongside people she works with through the journey of life.

She's dedicated her life to understanding intergenerational trauma and how to break the cycles within family systems. She incorporates a neuroscientific perspective on the mind-body connection to heal at the root.

Raja Sinjab, PhD

Clinical Director
& Board Member

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sarah wilkie

Licensed Art Therapist
& Board Member

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stephanie lawrence

Sarah is an Artist, a Board-Certified Art Therapist, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (ATR-BC, LPC) who is passionate about exploring various modalities to elicit self-expression. She believes in each person’s innate ability to heal and provides dynamic support and a safe container for others to create their personal vision, find meaning in their life, and awaken their creative potential. Through integrative practices, she guides others towards expression through artistic outlets, movement, and play. Sarah has a background in grief and trauma work and is passionate about supporting teens and adults as they navigate life's challenges. With a primary focus on building life skills, social skills, and resiliency, Sarah draws on Mindfulness, Holistic/Spiritual Psychology, and Positive Psychology techniques.

Stephanie is a 200HR, 500HR, and most recently a 900HR Yoga Therapist who is ready to take her yoga on the road, happily conducting yoga classes to fit the needs of the surrounding community. Stephanie also earned a 20HR certification with Color ME Yoga to teach children’s yoga in 2006 and earned a 20HR Trauma Informed Yoga certification with Arcana Maine Yoga in 2018 and serves as the Yoga and Wellness Director for Gnome Surf Therapy since 2022. Stephanie has been a certified pharmacy technician since 2003 and works per diem in 3 different retail pharmacy settings for Southcoast Health. She also works for The Nemasket Group, working with 3 students of the MAICEI program, The Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative, funded by the commonwealth of MA, that helps provide dual enrollment for high school students, ages 18-22, who have intellectual disabilities to participate in an inclusive college experience.

Clinical Yoga Facilitator

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Shawna-Marie Jones

licensed Therapist:
sound healing practitioner
& board member

I am a Mom of a beautiful daughter, a dog mom to two dogs and a self-proclaimed baker. My passion for helping others heal is motivated by triumph over personal adversity. I am rooted in Southcoast MA, where I was born and raised. Through hard work, perseverance, and support I became a first-generation college graduate of an immigrant family of child slaves. This lens gave me the foundation and compassion to work with people at a deeper level. At 18, I became a pediatric Palliative/Hospice volunteer/intern, while simultaneously working at various child/adolescent group homes to complete my graduate degree in Social Work. Since then, I have worked in hospital facilities with people in crisis and eventually returned back to the same hospice facility where my journey started.

When COVID struck, I saw a deep need for more independent providers and began my private practice where I focus on supporting people’s strengths and encourage their self-empowerment through their own adversity. I am also a newly certified sound healer and have started incorporating this method into my practice, because I recognize the importance of utilizing holistic practices to heal the subconscious mind. I witness the power of people taking care of their mental health through individual therapy on a daily basis. However, I have realized through my professional experience that an individual can only achieve a higher level of healing when they have a supported place within their community and surrounding systems. We as humans are designed to travel in packs, work as a team, support each other, help one another in feasible ways, identify with a personal purpose, and also feel a part of a larger purpose within our community. It is my intention to be part of Real Eyes Truth in efforts to assist in connecting our communities by providing a safe space for individuals elevating to higher levels of healing. I believe in this initiative to create a larger community purpose and taking steps to restore community cohesiveness.

Maxanne Millette Wordell

Trauma-informed social worker

Maxanne is an experienced social worker with over two decades of experience working with children and families, both domestically in Massachusetts and internationally in the United Kingdom. In addition to her MSW from Boston University, Maxanne is a post-masters level trained trauma-informed educator from Lesley University and a licensed school social worker. She also has a long history of working in schools, which has provided her with a unique perspective on the challenges faced by children and adolescents, and has allowed her to develop effective strategies for supporting their social and emotional well-being. She specializes in working with school refusal cases including--undertaking assessments, reviewing IEP's already in place, and drafting support plans.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Maxanne's personal journey has profoundly shaped her approach to her work. As a mother, foster parent, adoptive parent, and birth parent, she understands firsthand the complexities and challenges faced by children and families in need. Her own experiences with her two children, who were born substance dependent, have fueled her passion for advocating for and supporting children who have experienced trauma. Her dedication to her work is complemented by a love of travel and adventure, which she enjoys sharing with her family, especially when it involves exploring coastal destinations.