I regularly suggest that my clients bring their dreams to the therapy process. Dream Work isn’t as mainstream as a lot of other therapy practices utilized these days, however, it is a foundational practice in the history of psychotherapy. Dreams have a way of capturing information about our psychological lives that few other methods can replicate. My experience working with dreams stems from years of exploring my dreams in my own therapy process, and through dream-oriented trainings and courses.

When someone brings in a dream I typically will want to know the details of the dream unfolding, in addition to any feelings the individual experiences in regard to the dream. This gives us a lot of traction to start working on what the dream is trying to symbolize about a particular venture, conflict, and/or opportunity we are undertaking from a psychological perspective.

I ask my clients about what stands out to them in the dream, what their associations are to specific images, symbols, or dynamics in the dream. I will provide some suggestions or potential interpretations with the caveat that the individual always knows best about what feels accurate in regards to interpretation. When something feels accurate, its possible there is clarity or insight associated with it. Meaning something clicks about it.

In Dream Work it is important that we remain curious and open, rather than expecting to find concrete “answers,” we might think of bringing in a sense of wonderment and trust that the dream is trying to convey something important to us.

Often when folks begin to bring their attention to their dreams, their dreams will increase in frequency, detail, or vividness. Or as I say, when we take one step towards the unconscious, she takes two steps towards us!

If you’d like to explore the potential of Dream Work with me, please reach out for a free consultation. I have a passion about the topic and I’d love to chat with you about it.