I have had bad dreams and nightmares for most of the past 10 years. I do talk about them in therapy because they are very revealing about what is going on in my mind. I will usually summarize them and then talk about the parts I think are relevant.

While I was in group therapy I learned a way to determine what each element represented. I use this technique when I have the same dream several times.

Note each specific element, list what each may mean, write down what each is saying (so to speak), and finally summarize what the dream is about using this information.