cathylynn wrote:
Temeraire wrote:
The problem with dealing with the unconscious mind is that nobody really knows what is going on. Neither the client nor the therapist so it is all a matter of guess work or interpretation.
Dream work is still a very unknown area after many years of it being scrutinised. It is still very much the unknown in nature and concept.
I prefer to go with what is known or can be known. Makes life a bit easier for all me thinks.

i once had a shrink with a psychoanalytic bent who was GREAT at interpreting dreams.
If it worked for you and you came away feeling heard and understood then marvellous. I know some people really enjoy it.
I just wouldn't attempt it myself. I have no idea what my own dreams mean let alone anyone else's. I could have trained and studied all my life and still wouldn't know. I have done some studying and practice in psychodynamic/analytic way but it is not my cup of tea. We had to learn about other ways of working at level 3 and it helped me to be sure what way I was going.
The whole point of the unconscious mind is that we are not meant to know or at least not yet. Subception or the subconscious is about as far as I will go. This is hard enough to work with. The answers or meanings come from the client as I steer away from leading or directing. The power balance in the room is very important for me in making sure the client is the author of their therapy and way through process.