About Malliga
Dr. Malliga Battar is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with two decades of clinical experience. She holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and focuses on helping people facing addictions, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and depression.
Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at making the first step feel manageable for worried parents. She spends sessions listening carefully and asking practical questions to understand what matters most. Conversations cover patterns that feed addictive behaviors, reactions to traumatic events, and ways grief shows up in daily life.
How Malliga works
She helps people name emotions and find small, concrete steps they can try between sessions. Dr. Battar pays attention to cultural background and how it affects healing.
She addresses post-traumatic stress and process addictions such as compulsive pornography, exercise, or gambling behaviors. She also supports people dealing with sexual assault and sex addiction in straightforward terms. Sessions are built around collaboration.
The therapist and client set goals, track progress, and adjust plans when things change. Parents reading this will find a focus on clear, doable strategies rather than jargon. Her clinical work balances experience with practical care.
If you want a therapist who listens, clarifies next steps, and works with you on specific problems, Dr. Battar offers that steady, outcome-minded style.
What Malliga works with
The areas below are the ones Malliga selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Dr. Battar uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she employs helps people identify patterns that keep addictive behaviors going and replace them with healthier routines; this method is task-focused and works well for addictions and process compulsions. Another approach centers on trauma-informed care, which helps people process upsetting events at a pace they can manage and reduce the intensity of post-traumatic stress reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your goals, preferences, and reactions to different techniques and then try methods that fit. That collaboration makes it easier to adjust if something does not feel helpful.
Online therapy with Dr. Battar is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day, and messaging or live chat can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, childcare, or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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