ABSTRACT

Dreaming is a natural gift we all possess. How we interpret our dreams and how we use them is a challenge to each of us.

Steven L. Duesbury

T he primary aim of this book is to train counselors how to facilitate clients’ interpretations of their dreams. The primary teachings about dreams and the facilitation of dream interpretations are as follows: 1. Dreams have been used as guides by cultures around the world since

ancient times. Because dreams reach beyond waking-life thinking, helping people interpret their own dreams is an encompassing counseling approach (see Chapter 1).