Nithya Ravindran, DO

Dr. Nithya Ravindran is a dual board-certified child and adolescent and adult psychiatrist who specializes in work with children and families, especially during pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood. She believes that supporting early relationships has a lasting impact on lifelong health and wellbeing. She graduated Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2015, after which she completed her residency in adult psychiatry and fellowship in Child Psychiatry at Tulane University in New Orleans. Her training in New Orleans shaped her understanding of healing, wellness, creative expression and identity, while she professionally specialized in working with infant-parent dyads (especially those involved in the foster care system), perinatal and reproductive mental health consultation, and community based approaches to first-episode psychosis. With experience providing statewide consultation to primary care and maternal health providers, Dr. Ravindran brings a collaborative, systems-focused perspective to treatment. 

She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Training program director at Charles R. Drew University, where she directs a collaborative care clinic and trains the next generation of psychiatrists to be physician advocates for systems change. Dr. Ravindran’s approach is healing-centered, relational, and liberation-focused. She brings warmth, compassion, and curiosity to every encounter, helping people move through stuck places into deeper freedom and connection. Her work blends psychodynamic psychotherapy, reflective parenting, centering practices, somatic awareness, and creative expression, all rooted in trauma-informed and attachment-based care. These are especially important as people navigate the life shift of pregnancy and parenthood. Dr. Ravindran also bridges psychiatry with primary care, public health, and community systems. She is especially passionate about supporting early parent-child relationships, reducing disparities in maternal mental health, and creating spaces where families—especially those from historically marginalized communities—can heal and thrive.