Gina Pearlin, CHT  
gpearlin@cruzio.com

Gina Pearlin, CHT teaches the Hypnotherapy and Dream Studies Programs at Twin Lakes College of the Healing Arts in Santa Cruz, CA. and has been facilitating dreamwork for groups and individuals since 1992.

applications for hypnosis in dreamwork.

a client-centered approach.

how to attend to the safety and comfort of the client when using hypnosis.

1. What are 3 applications of hypnosis in working with dreams?

2. What does client-centered mean in the context of hypnosis and dreamwork?

3. List 2 ways of attending to the safety and comfort of the client when working with nightmares.

Dream re-entry through hypnosis is an effective method for opening up communication with dream characters, exploring different responses to a dream situation, completing a dream story, and re-experiencing a state of being from a dream. Facilitating trance work with a client calls for certain protocols and considerations that might not be necessary when practicing self-hypnosis. For instance, the comfort and safety of the client needs to be attended to, particularly when working with nightmares. This workshop will cover some of the do’s and don’ts of trance guided dreamwork.

In the practice of client-centered hypnosis it is understood that insights come from the client rather than the practitioner. The practitioner’s role is to assist the client in focusing inward and to support the client’s process of dream exploration. The practitioner helps the client stay in the experience without interfering with the integrity of the client’s imagination. There will be a demonstration of this process.

This workshop is for people who would like to learn about using hypnosis in a dreamwork practice. It is not intended as a substitute for professional training in hypnotherapy.