Online Videoconferenced Dreamwork Training/Personal Dreamwork Groups

Scott been leading dream groups since the 80s, when he first became licensed as an LPC in Virginia. Currently, Kim and Scott offer hybrid dreamwork training/personal dreamwork groups. Some of the individuals in our groups attend primarily to explore their own dreams, while some also wish to obtain training in co-creative dream analysis so that they can implement dreamwork more effectively in their own practice as a therapist or lay dream worker. And some group members are seeking certification from DreamStar Institute, and may be using (by prior agreement) the group as part of their practicum requirements.

Each group contains 4-7 individuals, who agree to meet for eight meetings initially. We use Zoom to facilitate a sense of full participation. We typically meet bi-weekly on a weeknight for 90 minutes, usually at 7:30 pm Eastern time or midday. The cost is $40 per session, and we ask each person to commit verbally to 8 sessions so that we can establish cohesiveness, and enter into a deep, enriching exchange.

DreamStar Online Dream Groups feature the following:

• Process-oriented, co-creative dream analysis. We expect everyone to read a couple of articles on the FiveStar Method prior to participating in an online group. See the Featured Resources page for a list of principal papers by GSS.

• Non-invasive methods for exploring the meaning of dream images––such as Jungian amplification, and Gestalt dialoguing. We subscribe to the ethics of the International Association for the Study of Dreams.
• Ways to enhance dreamer awareness/lucidity in dreams, including meditation, middle-of-the-night meditation (see papers), and the use of supplementation (see papers on the use of galantamine).
• Spiritual practices, such as setting ideals and intentions, that can deepen dream experiences.
• Group exercises that can assist you in reaching new depths of dream experience.

A DreamStar online dream group cannot serve as a substitute for counseling/psychotherapy. Certainly, dream work facilitates self-understanding and the resolution of longstanding issues, but if you need ongoing clinical services, then the dream group will not alone suffice. If you are in already in therapy, or planning to commence counseling soon––and your therapist believes the dream group will supplement your work––then I will be happy to talk to you about participating in the group.

If you wish to be considered for a group, please contact us so we can schedule a brief Zoom session so we can discuss your goals and prior experience in dream work.