Dr. Ruja Shrestha

About

Dr. Ruja Shrestha is a consultant psychiatrist and CBT therapist (NMC 19766) at Kathmandu Neurology Clinic & Cognitive Center, Lal Durbar Marg — part of the Clinics Tree Healthcare Network. She specializes in women's mental health, perinatal psychiatry, postpartum depression, and anxiety disorders using cognitive behavioral therapy.

Qualifications

• MBBS (Tribhuvan University)
• MD Psychiatry (Nepal)
• CBT Trained (India)
• NMC Registration: 19766

Areas of Expertise

• Women's Mental Health
• Perinatal Psychiatry
• Postpartum Depression
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Anxiety Disorders
• Trauma and PTSD

Services

• Consultation
• CBT Therapy
• Medication Management
• Psychiatric Evaluation

Consultation Cost & What the Fee Covers

The consultation fee with Dr. Ruja Shrestha is NPR 2000 (~$15 USD at typical exchange rates). That fee covers the full consultation, the examination, a written treatment plan, and the stamped English medical report valid for insurance claims — plus a 7-day WhatsApp follow-up window.

What the fee does not include: laboratory tests, imaging, medications, and consumables — each is itemized separately and quoted before it is performed, so the receipt never carries a surprise line item. Testing at Kathmandu Neurology Clinic & Cognitive Center is arranged through the network and quoted before the order is placed.

• Self-pay vs. insurance: paying out-of-pocket keeps the visit simple — the stamped documentation is still provided in case you claim reimbursement later.
• Direct billing (GOP): with insurer pre-authorization, covered services can bill directly to the insurer — call the assistance line early for faster approval.
• Value: a specialist consult at NPR 2000 runs a fraction of the equivalent visit in the US/UK — with the same documentation standard insurers expect.

Paying in your currency: the fee is charged in NPR and settles at your card's exchange rate — roughly ~$15 USD. Cash, Visa/Mastercard/Amex, eSewa, and Fonepay are all accepted, and the receipt itemizes NPR and USD so reimbursement claims carry no exchange-rate argument.

The cost of waiting: the visit that is skipped to save NPR 2000 is the visit that turns a treatable early problem into the imaging, admission, or evacuation bill that dwarfs it — early review is almost always the cheapest version of the same problem.

What a Consultation With Dr. Looks Like

• History first. The visit opens with your timeline — when symptoms started, what changed, what you have already tried, and what you are worried it might be. Honest answers move the visit faster than guarded ones.
• Targeted examination. Only what the problem needs — no ritual exam, no padding. The exam is calibrated to the differential, not the clock.
• Testing when indicated. Testing arranged through the clinic network with results routed back for interpretation.
• A written plan. You leave with a diagnosis or a firm rule-out, a treatment plan with generic drug names, and a stamped English medical report valid for insurance claims and home-country follow-up.

How to Prepare for Your Visit

• Bring your passport (or a clear photo of it) — needed for the medical report and insurance documentation.
• Bring your medication list and any relevant old reports — photos of labels and documents count.
• Have your insurer's 24/7 assistance number handy if you expect to claim — GOP authorization is faster when the line is called early.
• Know your travel dates — departure and trek plans change what gets prioritized in the visit.
• Write down the timeline in your notes app if it is complicated — a messy-but-honest history beats a forgotten detail.

Follow-Up and Referrals

• WhatsApp check-in: a 7-day follow-up window is included — message the clinic line with changes or questions instead of rebooking for something answerable remotely.
• Specialist referral: if the problem needs a specialist or hospital-level care, Dr. writes the referral and your records transfer with it — the receiving physician reads the findings rather than starting over.
• Continuity after Nepal: the stamped ICD-10 report and generic-name prescriptions are designed so your home doctor can pick up exactly where the Kathmandu visit left off.
• Recurrence: if the same problem returns after an apparent recovery, come back — a repeat episode is new clinical information, not a failed visit.