[dwfieldjr]

Are there Ts that specialize in dream analysis/interpretation? Just curious. Sometimes my t and I go over my dreams in a session, but not very often. So just a silly question to ask cuz I wanted to know.

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Not a silly question at all! Mine does. In fact when I was first looking for a t, and researching names my pdoc had given me, I stumbled upon her profile on psychologytoday.com because the words "dream work" jumped right off the page at me. I'd never known there was such a thing before, but have been a prolific dreamer all my life and knew they had to mean something. My t is Jungian and very big on dream work, I began keeping a dream journal way back in the beginning and now it's 4+ years later and I have a box full of spiral notebooks with my dreams /notes about them. I adore dream work!! The first thing t taught me to do regarding working with my dreams is something called Active Imagination, where you basically relax and close your eyes and imagine yourself back in the dream and interact with it while you're awake. They can be very illuminating. I could go on for hours on this subject!

[dwfieldjr]

So if I wanted to find a t that specializes in this what would I look for?

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I don't think there's any actual certification or anything, although there might be I just don't know. Maybe interview some Jungian therapists? Hopefully any t who works with dreams would put that in their online profile. I wish you all the best!

[therapyishelping777]

I went to one many years back for a few sessions and she was pretty good, the dream stuff was interesting.. and she was good, just too inconveniantly located at the time..

[Ididitmyway]

Yes, psychoanalysts often like working with dreams, some like it more than others but dream interpretation is part of psychoanalytic training. If you are interested in working with dreams you need to undergo psychoanalysis, and when you do therapist shopping ask them specifically if they work with dreams a lot and make sure to tell them that this is what you need.

Like others have said, some ts like it more than others depending on their orientation and training. In my opinion jungian and gestalt's have like working with dreams the most!

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