Episode 726: Working with Dreams & Nightmares with Leslie Ellis

Dr. Leslie Ellis is a leading expert in the use of 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, 2019) and offers many training opportunities in embodied, experiential dreamwork based on her book.<br /><br />She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, with a specialization in somatic approaches. Her dissertation on using focusing-oriented therapy to treat PTSD for refugees with recurrent nightmares won the Ernest Hartmann award from the International Association for the Study of Dreams.<br /><br /><b>In This Episode</b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://drleslieellis.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Leslie’s website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Clinicians-Guide-Dream-Therapy-Implementing/dp/0367029154/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39MUS9PACLBFL&amp;keywords=A+Clinician%E2%80%99s+Guide+to+Dream+Therapy+Implementing+Simple+and+Effective+Dreamwork&amp;qid=1676487098&amp;sprefix=a+clinician+s+guide+to+dream+therapy+implementing+simple+and+effective+dreamwork%2Caps%2C121&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Clinician’s Guide to Dream Therapy. Implementing Simple and Effective Dreamwork</a></li><li>Leslie on <a href="https://thetraumatherapistproject.squarespace.com/podcast/podcast/dr-leslie-ellis-focusing-trauma-treatment?rq=leslie%20ellis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">episode 446</a> of the podcast</li><li><a href="https://www.asdreams.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">International Association For The Study of Dreams</a></li></ul>---<br /><br />What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project!<br /><ul><li><a href="https://thetraumatherapistproject.squarespace.com/the-trauma-5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Trauma 5</a>: gold nuggets from my 700+ interviews</li><li><a href="https://thetraumatherapistproject.squarespace.com/newsletter-sample" target="_blank" rel="noref