Mahalakshmi Wellness Services
Mahalakshmi Rajagopal
POSH Consultant | External Member | Trainer | Investigator | Workplace Wellbeing Expert
Mahalakshmi Rajagopal is a seasoned POSH Consultant, Certified POSH Trainer, External Member of Internal Committees, Counsellor, Social Auditor, and Holistic Wellness Professional with over 25 years of multidisciplinary experience in psychosocial interventions, prevention of abuse, workplace wellbeing, and organizational development.
With a strong academic foundation in Psychology and Psychiatric Social Work, she specializes in helping organizations create safe, respectful, inclusive, and legally compliant workplaces through policy development, awareness programmes, capacity building, complaint redressal support, and POSH compliance advisory.
Mahalakshmi has served as an External Member on Internal Committees across organizations in diverse sectors including technology, agritech, education, non-profit, and national-level institutions. She has extensive experience in conducting POSH awareness and sensitization programmes for employees, managers, leadership teams, educational institutions, and support staff.
POSH
Core POSH Services
POSH Policy Drafting and Review
POSH Compliance Audits and Advisory
Internal Committee (IC) Formation and Strengthening
External Member Services for Internal Committees
Awareness and Sensitization Programmes
Leadership and Manager Sensitization Workshops
Capacity Building for Internal Committee Members.
Assistance in Complaint Handling and Inquiry Processes
Gender Sensitization and Workplace Inclusion Programmes
Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Abuse Training
Employee Assistance and Trauma-Informed Support
Her approach combines legal compliance with psychological insight, enabling organizations to address workplace concerns with sensitivity, fairness, and confidentiality. Drawing upon her background as a counsellor and trauma-informed practitioner, she brings a balanced perspective to prevention, inquiry processes, and employee wellbeing.
Professional Experience in POSH & Prevention of Abuse
• External Member on Internal Committees of organizations across technology, agritech, education, and non-profit sectors.
• Conducted POSH sensitization programmes for employees across multiple organizations.
• Delivered awareness programmes on POSH and POCSO for educational institutions, professionals, and corporate employees.
• Empanelled as POSH Expert with the Telangana State Police Women Safety Wing (2022–2024).
• Facilitated workshops for support staff, teachers, students, and professionals on prevention of sexual harassment and abuse.
• Developed educational resources and awareness material on prevention of abuse for caregivers and institutions.
Academic Qualifications
• Master of Arts in Psychology
• Master of Social Work (Medical & Psychiatry)
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Professional Strengths
• POSH Compliance and Governance
• Internal Committee Advisory
• Workplace Investigations Support
• Trauma-Informed Approach
• Employee Wellbeing and Mental Health
• Gender Sensitization
• Conflict Resolution and Counselling
• Training Design and Facilitation
Professional Mission
To support organizations in building workplaces that are safe, respectful, equitable, and compliant with the law, while fostering a culture of dignity, accountability, and wellbeing for all employees.
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