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Abigail Nelson
dramatherapist
Dramatherapy
In-person therapy
I provide one-to-one dramatherapy from two locations in Leith, Edinburgh. In sessions we will use a range of creative tools tailored to you. These can include story, myth, art-making, writing, character, role play, movement, ritual, visualisation, symbolic play and projection. No experience in drama or therapy is required.
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Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly or fortnightly.
Standard fee £70.
Current availability: Wednesdays 1pm & 3pm (weekly), Mondays 11.30am (fortnightly).
Video call therapy
Whether you are outside Edinburgh or simply prefer the comfort of home, therapy by video call doesn't mean sacrificing creativity or embodied connection. We utilise your own creative supplies, online tools, the body and the imagination to ensure a creative and transformative therapeutic experience, no matter the distance.
Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly or fortnightly.
Standard fee £70.
Current availability: Mondays & Tuesdays (morning/afternoon)
Email therapy
Email therapy offers a flexible, asynchronous alternative to live sessions, allowing you to process your thoughts with time for deep, creative reflection. This format is ideal if you have a busy or fluctuating schedule, find live conversations draining, or thrive when exploring your narrative through the written word.
Email therapy is purchased in blocks, where one block consists of one email from you and one reply from me within 72 hours. My email will include a therapeutic response and a tailored creative exercise to help you deepen your exploration.
I use ProtonMail, which provides end-to-end encryption to ensure your privacy and confidentiality.
​Standard fee: £350 block of 5, £600 block of 10
Personal therapy for arts therapies students
I have been approved by Queen Margaret University to provide personal therapy for dramatherapy, art therapy and music therapy students. I offer both in-person and remote sessions, including for students from other training programmes.
​Personal therapy is not only a required element of your training - I know from personal experience that it is an opportunity to become the therapist, and the person, you want to be. Doing this through dramatherapy draws on your unique creative strengths, whilst equipping you with practical tools for life as a qualified therapist.
Sessions are 50 minutes.
Student fee: £50.
Partners therapy
Partners dramatherapy offers a unique, creative space for two to three people to explore their relationship. You may be stuck in unhelp cycles, or feel unable to express yourself authentically in front of your partner(s). Instead of just talking, dramatherapy equips your to use creativity, metaphor, and play to understand communication patterns, deepen emotional connection, and create an aligned and authentic path forward.
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Sessions are 60 minutes, weekly or fortnightly.
Standard fee £84.
Creative wellness
Bespoke workshops
Designed for organisations, teams, or private groups, these custom-created sessions use embodied and creative methods to address specific challenges like burnout, communication blocks, or navigating change. Working with your budget and utilising my training in both dramatherapy and psychology, I will tailor a unique creative offering to your group's goals, ensuring deep learning, relational insight, and sustainable team wellness. You can check out upcoming and previous workshops and retreats here.
Creative nature retreats
Each season, each month, nature has unique and important lessons to teach us. These creative retreats are aimed to give you and your team, group or organisation the tools to open your mind, body and soul to these lessons. Within a gorgeous natural landscape, you will have the opportunity to refresh, reflect and renew by re-connecting with your inner child, your creativity and your innate link to the natural world. You will be guided through a mix of group and individual creative activities, both indoor and in nature, using principles of Dramatherapy and inspired by Environmental Arts Therapy practices. You can check out upcoming and previous workshops and retreats here.
Dramatherapy-led consultancy
For theatre, film and television
This specialised consultancy is designed for creative projects, theatre companies, and filmmakers tackling complex, personal, sensitive, or challenging themes. Utilising dramatherapy practices and psychology principles, I offer tailored, creative consultancy to ensure ethical development, emotional safety, and authentic storytelling. This service moves beyond traditional advice, offering a unique path to maintaining creative integrity and project safety.
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Standard fee: £70 per hour