Shanan Raines, Ph.D., Psychologist Emerita, Retired

post-retirement practice

Throughout her career, Dr. Raines has recognized the importance of assessment and diagnosis of children and adults with all types of learning obstacles and ADHD, with the goal of identifying learning potential to guide development of strategies and treatment.

Her research, focus and innovations in this area led to WFP’s comprehensive and well-regarded testing center, and to forming the team of accomplished professionals that staff it. That expertise also benefitted schools and communities in the Central Virginia area, and advanced the field as a whole.

While Dr. Raines has retired from her practice at WFP, she continues to share her knowledge and her experience with students as a professor at Randolph-Macon College.

education & experience

Dr. Raines obtained her Ph.D. in 1989 from State University of New York at Buffalo in the Counseling and Educational Psychology program with a degree in Counseling Psychology. She then went on to complete an internship at the West Roxbury/Harvard Veteran’s Administration system, focusing on neuropsychological assessment.

After moving to Richmond in 1989, Dr. Raines worked for 12 years in the rehabilitation unit of Children’s Hospital where she gained knowledge of brain behavior relationships. Dr. Raines became increasingly interested in the process of learning and the obstacles children face in reaching their potentials which subsequently led to her current career of assessment of children with learning disabilities.

Dr. Raines began working at Westhampton Family Psychologists in 2000 and in 2003 became a partner in the practice. She retired from WFP in 2024, and is now a professor teaching at Randolph-Macon College.

In addition to teaching, Dr. Raines fills her time with volunteering at “Little Hands Virginia”, taking care of her needy double doodle Mocha and feeding her adult children when they visit.