Nicola Ranson is a writer and somatic psychotherapist specializing in trauma recovery who has worked with survivors from multiple cults. In 2025, she presented on cult recovery at the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Montréal, Canada.

Ranson co-wrote and co-produced the documentary, “Tattooed Trucks of Nepal – Horn Please!”, which won numerous awards, including Best Script at the Sicily Art Film Festival. Excerpts from her memoir have been published in the anthology Shaking the Tree: Brazen. Short. Memoir, Volumes 3 and 4.

She was adjunct faculty at National University for seventeen years and provided services for Survivors of Torture, International, San Diego. Born in the UK, she grew up in Canada and now lives in California with her husband, film-maker Ron Ranson.