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Mal Ragunathan

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Los Angeles, CA 90042
Welcome! I enjoy working with folks who are looking to journey inward and want to extend that awareness and understanding to relationships. I work with individuals and couples who are wanting to live a richer and less restricted life navigating anxiety, depression, complex trauma. I also have a special interest in supporting people navigating all transitions of parenthood and the perinatal period: fertility, pregnancy, abortion, miscarriage, birth and postpartum. I approach therapy from a relational/depth psychodynamic lens that prioritizes the therapeutic relationship, allowing us to work with your habitual patterns clearly.
The symptoms and struggles you experience are meaningful, and our work together will be holistic and depth-oriented. I also use a variety of gentle and effective healing-oriented approaches including EMDR and parts work that involve strengthening your internal resources to manage distress and create lasting change.
I hold space for your own process of self discovery in a way that enables you to go beyond the surface of what is troubling you. Through our work together, we will build a bigger repertoire for you to deal with your internal conflicts to live a more free and enriching life.
Call or Mal Ragunathan now for a free 15 minute consultation - (323) 553-4716

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Los Angeles, CA 90042

(323) 553-4716

Philadelphia, PA 19125

My website
I see clients in both California and Pennsylvania via telehealth. Feel free reach out here or via my website. I look forward to connecting!
I specialize in Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD and Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum 
$200 Per Session  
I see individuals and couples  
Let's Connect (323) 553-4716
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Los Angeles, CA 90042

(323) 553-4716

Philadelphia, PA 19125

My website
I see clients in both California and Pennsylvania via telehealth. Feel free reach out here or via my website. I look forward to connecting!
I specialize in Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD and Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum 
$200 Per Session  
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $200
  • Couple Sessions $230
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Out of Network
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Please reach out to discuss your options around payment. I can provide a superbill for clients to assist with reimbursement. I also offer a managed sliding scale based on need.
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 553-4716
"
Please reach out to discuss your options around payment. I can provide a superbill for clients to assist with reimbursement. I also offer a managed sliding scale based on need.
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 553-4716

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / LCSW133316 Mal Ragunathan
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • Attended University of Pittsburgh, MSW
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from EMDR Center of the Rockies - EMDR Basic and Advanced Training 2023
  • Certificate from The Salome Institute of Jungian Studies 2025
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My current training is in relational psychodynamic/psychoanalytic work as well in jungian/depth psychology. In addition, I have received extensive training across a variety of trauma treatment modalities and somatic approaches such as EMDR and parts work.
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 553-4716
"
My current training is in relational psychodynamic/psychoanalytic work as well in jungian/depth psychology. In addition, I have received extensive training across a variety of trauma treatment modalities and somatic approaches such as EMDR and parts work.
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 553-4716

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Grief
  • Immigration
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues
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I have trained extensively in a variety of modalities that can help you get unstuck and I strongly believe in the meaning and power of the therapeutic relationship to support your healing and recovery.
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 553-4716
"
I have trained extensively in a variety of modalities that can help you get unstuck and I strongly believe in the meaning and power of the therapeutic relationship to support your healing and recovery.
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 553-4716

Endorsement

Stephanie Cheryl Bowman
Stephanie Cheryl Bowman
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor AssociateLCMHCA
I met Mal through the AEDP Institute and feel such deep gratitude toward her presence, patience, and care. She is passionate about relational work, and not only passionate but gifted in a way that allows for undoing aloneness and healing to take place.

Client Focus

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian

I also speak

Tamil

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian

I also speak

Tamil

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • AEDP
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Feminist
  • Jungian
  • Parts Work
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Transpersonal
  • Trauma Focused
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I primarily work from a relational/depth psychodynamic approach that prioritizes the therapeutic relationship and allows us to work with your lifelong patterns of relating to yourself and others more clearly. This way of working strengthens our capacity for real intimacy, making life feel meaningful and whole while increasing our tolerance for the struggles we inevitably encounter.
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 553-4716
"
I primarily work from a relational/depth psychodynamic approach that prioritizes the therapeutic relationship and allows us to work with your lifelong patterns of relating to yourself and others more clearly. This way of working strengthens our capacity for real intimacy, making life feel meaningful and whole while increasing our tolerance for the struggles we inevitably encounter.
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 553-4716

Location

Primary Location

Los Angeles, CA 90042

(323) 553-4716

Additional Location

Philadelphia, PA 19125

(323) 553-4716
"
I see clients in both California and Pennsylvania via telehealth. Feel free reach out here or via my website. I look forward to connecting!
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call for a free consultation now - (323) 553-4716
"
I see clients in both California and Pennsylvania via telehealth. Feel free reach out here or via my website. I look forward to connecting!
Photo of Mal Ragunathan, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Mal Ragunathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call for a free consultation now - (323) 553-4716