12/05/2025
Welcome our new Board President of NAMI Charleston, Tia Lewis!
Tia Lewis is the Clinical Outreach Program Coordinator at Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center. In this role, she engages in community events to spread the anti-stigma message, improve understanding of mental health to the community, and has presented on mental health awareness to organizations, companies, and religious groups to promote wellness and provide resources.
Tia is a trained clinician who specializes in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Trauma focused interventions and has provide evidence-based therapy to adult and children with chronic mental illness. She served on the Board of Directors for the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention- South Carolina chapter for 6 years and advocated for mental health awareness and su***de prevention for the stateof South Carolina.
Tia is a native of Philadelphia- PA/Delran- New Jersey, has a bachelor’s degree from Howard University, amaster’s degree from New York University, and a master’s degree from College of Charleston. She is a wife and a mother of two children, and a dedicated board member of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Charleston Area.
We want to especially thank Sharon Diamond for all of her previous work as President. We are lucky to have you both support NAMI. Welcome, Tia!
