SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. \u2013 After more than two decades of service as a social worker and therapist, Dina Ramaha has expanded her mission to the Sierra Nevada, opening a new counseling center in South Lake Tahoe aimed at making mental health care more accessible and community-focused.<\/p>\n
Ramaha, who also operates six counseling offices in the Bay Area and one in Truckee, said the South Lake Tahoe location was born out of repeated requests from locals who visited her family\u2019s coffee shop, Three Pines, which she co-owns with her husband, Dimas Pino.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople kept asking, \u2018Can you please open one here?’\u201d Ramaha said. \u201cThey weren\u2019t just asking for therapy \u2013 they were asking for affordable mental health care.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Ramaha wasn\u2019t looking for more work, she really wanted to make this happen for the community and as she explored the feasibility of turning this into a reality, everything seemed to fall into place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe moment I sent out energy into the world about the Counseling Center, everything fell into alignment \u2013 from renting this place to hiring people \u2013 I was supposed to go on this path,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
The therapy center accepts insurance and offers sliding scale rates, making therapy more attainable for residents who might otherwise go without support. Sessions are structured are typically 50-minute therapeutic hours and are available for individuals, couples, and groups. The center also runs specialized programs, including women\u2019s groups, parenting education, and teen support.<\/p>\n
Ramaha\u2019s background also includes five years in psychiatric emergency services and a decade working with severely struggling teens and families through a nonprofit. Her global experience spans work in Africa, the Middle East and Vietnam, but her passion remains rooted in building community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love people. I love gathering in community. That\u2019s just always how I\u2019ve been,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
While the office has seen early interest from moms and couples, she acknowledged that getting the word out has been a bit more of a challenge than expected.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s still a stigma around therapy,\u201d Ramaha added. \u201cBut it\u2019s not just about pain and suffering. Therapy can be fun. It\u2019s about celebrating your joys and accomplishments too.\u201d<\/p>\n
The center welcomes clients from age 12 and up, in accordance with California law, which allows mature minors to consent to their own treatment. While child therapy is not currently offered, the founder expressed interest in expanding services to include play-based and art-based therapy in the future.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, she said, the goal is to help people live their best lives \u2013 with joy, ease, and connection.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery journey begins with the first step. And sometimes, that step is just walking through the door.\u201d<\/p>\n
Conscious Mind Therapy Institute is located at 2311 South Lake Tahoe Blvd, Ste 7 in South Lake Tahoe, CA. For more information you can visit them online at consciousmindtherapyinstitute.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. \u2013 After more than two decades of service as a social worker and therapist,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219550,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[49,48,84,393,394],"class_list":{"0":"post-219549","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-mental-health","12":"tag-mentalhealth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}