A Clinician's Guide to Dream Therapy (2nd Edition)

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Solving the Nightmare Mystery:

How Polyvagal Theory Updates Our Understanding of the Aetiology and Treatment of Nightmares

Thank you so much for your interest in my work on how polyvagal theory informs us on how to understand and treat nightmares. Get a copy of the pre-publication version of the paper below.

ABOUT LESLIE

Solving the Nightmare Mystery:

How Polyvagal Theory Updates Our Understanding of the Aetiology and Treatment of Nightmares

Thank you so much for your interest in my work on how polyvagal theory informs us on how to understand and treat nightmares. Get a copy of the pre-publication version of the paper below.

ABOUT LESLIE

Dr. Leslie Ellis

Dr. Leslie Ellis is a leading expert in the use of experiential and somatic approaches in psychotherapy, in particular for working with dreams, nightmares and the effects of trauma. She is the author of A Clinician’s Guide to Dream Therapy (Routledge, 2020) and offers many training opportunities in embodied, experiential dreamwork.  She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and worked as a therapist in private practice in Vancouver, BC for more than 25 years. For more than 10 years she offered a Vancouver-based focusing certification program for practicing therapists. She now certifies clinicians to work with dreams and nightmares via an online program, and also teaches with the Jung Platform and Polyvagal Institute.

Dr. Leslie Ellis

Dr. Leslie Ellis is a leading expert in the use of experiential and somatic approaches in psychotherapy, in particular for working with dreams, nightmares and the effects of trauma. She is the author of A Clinician’s Guide to Dream Therapy (Routledge, 2020) and offers many training opportunities in embodied, experiential dreamwork.  She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and worked as a therapist in private practice in Vancouver, BC for more than 25 years. For more than 10 years she offered a Vancouver-based focusing certification program for practicing therapists. She now certifies clinicians to work with dreams and nightmares via an online program, and also teaches with the Jung Platform and Polyvagal Institute.

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I have never known how to treat nightmares, and from what I learned in this course, I now feel very empowered.
- Brian Whitley, LMFT

I had a client who has had a recurring nightmare since childhood and I facilitated a dream process with her after taking your nightmare course. The client said, “Thanks so much for your time and talent in helping rid me of my ongoing nightmare.”
Marie Sherry MacDonald
Marie Sherry MacDonaldFocusing-Oriented Therapist and Coordinator Saskatchewan, Canada
This course came at a time when I was having really frequent nightmares. So I remember after a one-on-one session with Leslie that it just went away. I never had it again. I’ve had other nightmares, but nothing like that, nothing as terrifying. That was really, really helpful and I couldn’t find a solution before that… Honestly, I have had nothing but good things to say about Leslie and the course to anyone who will put up with me talking about it all the time. It’s been really just fantastic.
Kat Kova
Kat Kova Psychotherapist, Toronto, Canada
“Now I am less worried about meaning or interpretation and more focused on experience and body sensations. In this new path, I found more creativity.”
Markel Méndez
Markel MéndezJungian Oriented Art and Psychodrama Therapist
“Leslie has a beautiful gift of creating an open and safe place for people to share dreams. Her presentation skills are top-notch. She never seems rushed, and presents in a clear and concise manner. This class was worth every penny. Not a single minute or dollar was wasted. Taking this class was one of the best decisions I ever made.”
Walter Smith
Walter SmithRetired Minister and Spiritual Director
“You will increase your confidence to work with your own dreams and the dreams of others. You will have a greater understanding of trauma-related nightmares and how to work with them… and you will be in the hands of an expert in dreams and dreamwork. Leslie is always looking for new research and keeping us updated during the course.”
Rocio Aguirre
Rocio AguirreCoach and Meditation Teacher
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