Dream and Dreamwork Consultations

Consultations help individuals understand their dreams and mental health professionals work with their clients' dreams.

*These are not Professional Counseling sessions, these are Consultation sessions designed to help individuals and professionals to work with dreams.

Consultation Approach:

Dr. Alwin E. Wagener has extensive training and experience in counseling, counseling supervision, and counselor education. He uses that to create a supportive and engaging environment for training and exploration and draws on the latest research on dreams and counseling to support professionals and individuals.

In his consultation work, Dr. Wagener emphasizes the importance of working within the dreamer's belief system. He developed an approach to dreamwork, in collaboration with his colleague, Dr. J. Scott Young, that centers clients' beliefs in the dreamwork process and uses that approach in his consultation work.

Additionally, Dr. Wagener developed and published a theory on the function of dreams called The Embodied Cognition Theory of Dreaming. This theory draws from the latest research on dreams and cognition and proposes that dreams are schema enactments with abstract concepts (e.g., love, power) portrayed metaphorically. In consultations, Dr. Wagener also uses this understanding of the underlying purpose of dreaming to support individuals and professionals to better understand and work with dreams.

Dr. Wagener's consultation approach offers a unique and comprehensive approach to understanding the meaning and significance of dreams. By using Culturally Responsive Dreamwork and drawing upon the principles of the Embodied Cognition Theory of Dreaming, these consultations delve deep into the connection between dreamers' minds, bodies, emotions, beliefs, waking experiences, and their dreams. The consultations provide individuals and professionals with the opportunity to explore dreams in a holistic manner, considering not only cognitive interpretations but also the physical and emotional sensations experienced during the dream. These consultations aim to develop a deeper understanding of not just dreams but also the dreamwork process and the value of paying attention to dreams.

Meet individually with Dr. Alwin E. Wagener for Dream and Dreamwork Consultations.

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