Full Description
Both a manual on the various methods for working with dreams and an easily understandable description about dreamwork methods and PTSD nightmares for general readers, this book will benefit psychotherapists, counselors, academics, and students.
Working with Dreams and PTSD Nightmares: 14 Approaches for Psychotherapists and Counselors is an essential tool for anyone seeking to learn how to work with dreams. It covers all major methods in use today, offering outlines of the processes with descriptive examples that make the material come alive for the reader. The clinical examples enable counselors and psychotherapists to be able to see the effectiveness of dreamwork processes, and the text clearly explains techniques so readers can use them in clinical and counseling sessions.
PTSD nightmares are given special attention to serve counselors and therapists who assist PTSD patients in settings such as private practice, mental health centers, community centers, and hospitals. This book is a comprehensive textbook appropriate for courses on psychology and dreams. Readers who are interested in dreamwork methods but have not previously worked in the field will find the information accessible, concise, and clear.
Contents
Foreword
Deirdre Barrett
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Jacquie E. Lewis and Stanley Krippner
1. Jungian Dreamwork
Alan G. Vaughan
2. Psychodynamic Dreamwork
Milton Kramer
3. Existential Dreamwork
Jason Dias
4. Gestalt Dreamwork
Kenneth Meyer
5. Humanistic Dreamwork
Jacquie E. Lewis and Stanley Krippner
6. Focusing Dreamwork
Leslie Ellis
7. Transpersonal Dreamwork
Jeremy Taylor
8. Cognitive-Behavioral Dreamwork
Jacques Montangero
9. Hill Cognitive-Experiential Method
Clara E. Hill and Patricia T. Spangler
10. Developmental Life Cycle Method
Alan Siegel
11. Dream Interview Method
Gayle Delaney
12. The Five Star Method
G. Scott Sparrow
13. Integral Dreaming Method
Fariba Bogzaran and Daniel Deslauriers
14. Dream to Freedom Method™
Robert Hoss and Lynne Hoss
Appendix A: How to Help Clients Remember and Record Dreams
Jacquie E. Lewis
Appendix B: Working with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Nightmares
Stanley Krippner
Glossary
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
