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About me

My name is Abigail Nelson, and I'm a qualified dramatherapist based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

With a background in arts and disability, I'm passionate about providing creative opportunities for individuals and groups to connect, express and explore.

 

I run a private therapy practice in Leith (Edinburgh) and online, creative wellness workshops and nature retreats, and dramatherapy-led consultancy for theatre, film and television. Check out all my services here.

My unique approach

All of my work, from individual dramatherapy to bespoke workshops and project consultancy, is rooted in embodied, creative practice. I offer a non-judgmental space dedicated to helping you move beyond words and into meaningful action. Whether you are seeking deep personal healing, sustainable team wellness, or an ethical framework for a sensitive creative project, I provide the specialised tools to help you discover authentic expression and reclaim the narrative of your life or work.

Education

MA Dramatherapy (Roehampton University, 2019-2022), Distinction

MSc Psychology, Conversion (University of Stirling, 2024-2025), First Class

BA Drama (Kingston University, 2013-2017), First Class with Honours

Professional bodies

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth)

Registration no. AS017939

Full member. Profile link

Other qualifications and CPD

Text-based Dramatherapy: Working through email and instant messaging (2025)

Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (2025)

Data Protection, Information sharing and consent (2025)

Safeguarding Children Level 1 & Level 2 (2025)

Neurodivergence and Neuro-Dramatic-Play: Autism Spectrum (2025)

Autism and Eating Disorders (2024)

SafeTALK - Suicide Alertness for Everyone (2024)

Working creatively and therapeutically exploring ethical non-monogamy (2024)

Working creatively and therapeutically with trans clients (2024)

Who Defends the Queer Child (2024)

Secular Spirituality and Dramatherapy (2024)

Dramatherapy and Couples (2024)

Keeping our Balance: Confidentiality, records, disclosures, UK GDPR and the courts (2024)

Shapes of Grief Training Programme (In progress)

Arts Therapies in working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers (2020)

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