Working with Dreams and PTSD Nightmares

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.

Jacquie E. Lewis, PhD, is codirector of the Dream Studies Certificate Program at Saybrook University. She also teaches dream analysis at California Southern University. Stanley Krippner, PhD, is professor of psychology at Saybrook University, Oakland, a fellow in four APA divisions, and past-president of two divisions (30 and 32).

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 MethodT 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