Faculty & Team

Thepractitionerswhoguideourstudents.

IPSW faculty are clinicians, researchers and community practitioners — all actively engaged in the work they teach.

Leadership

Dr. Pratima Sharma

Director & Professor of Clinical Psychology

Dr. Sharma leads IPSW Nepal with two decades of clinical and policy experience across South Asia.

Trauma-informed carePublic mental healthSupervision

Faculty

Academicandfieldfaculty.

Our team brings clinical, research and community practice expertise into every course and supervision session.

Dr. Rajesh Bhattarai

Head of Social Work

Community organisingRights-based practice

A licensed social worker and former advisor to the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens.

Asst. Prof. Sabina Rai

Programme Lead, Counselling

Person-centred therapyAdolescent mental health

Sabina trains the next generation of counsellors and supervises live clinical practice each semester.

Dr. Kabir Thapa

Research Lead, Public Mental Health

EpidemiologyMixed methods

Kabir has published widely on mental health systems in low-resource settings and leads the Explore research stream.

Manisha Shakya

Director of Field Education

Field supervisionDisaster response

Manisha designs IPSW's nationwide field placement network across hospitals, schools and NGOs.

Dr. Suman Bajracharya

Adjunct Professor, Neuropsychology

Cognitive assessmentNeurorehabilitation

A consultant clinical neuropsychologist at a leading tertiary hospital in Kathmandu.

Careers

Join a team that takes practice seriously.

We are always looking for educators, clinicians and researchers who want to shape the next generation of psychologists and social workers in Nepal.

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