Working with Dreams and Nightmares in psychotherapy

Introduction

Therapists often report a lack of confidence and competence in working with client dreams and nightmares. This short workshop will furnish you with practical skills to work with this material.

Course Content

This short one-day workshop will help therapists to begin to work with dreams and nightmares in clinical practice. We will explore some foundational theories of dreams and their role in contemporary therapy. We will demonstrate and provide instruction on The Narrative Method for dream work, and equip participants with a range of insights, tools and methods for working with client dreams. This will be a highly interactive workshop with rich theoretical and skills-based learning. Live roleplays, clinical vignettes and specific help with improving your approach to working with dreams and nightmares will focus the day and inspire you to explore this rich avenue of therapeutic work.