Counseling & Dreamwork
in Oregon & Washington
Guided Dreamwork
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.
~C. G. Jung
Jungian-based, Experiential Dream Work for Personal Growth in Midlife and Beyond
The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the soul, opening into that cosmic night which was psyche long before there was any ego . . .
~ C. G. Jung
Follow the Whispered Yearnings of Your True Self
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Deepen the relationship you have with your dreams, a trustworthy inner bridge connecting your conscious self to the expansive personal and collective unconscious. Experience increased wellbeing, balance and increasingly conscious wholeness. Gain trust in your own inner knowing, a foundation to rely on in the face of life’s inevitable challenges.
You sense, through remembered nightly dreams, that your unconscious is calling for your attention. You suspect or know that listening to them will lead to increased mental, emotional and spiritual growth and well-being. Yet, making meaning of dreams’ myriad images and symbols on your own feels difficult, frustrating, or out of reach. You realize that we humans need each other in this venture. We need someone outside our subjective consciousness to help us understand what we, our conscious egos, don't already know or want to control. With support, you want to free those inner parts of yourself bound in Shadow, that they may join in realizing your full wholeness.
I offer a Jungian-based, experiential dream work process that will help open up worlds of meaning and avenues for personal and spiritual growth. Remembering, recording, and exploring nightly dreams with the support of a guiding companion, actively engages your inner world, a part of ourselves that can easily be neglected in a world that diminishes it in favor of objective outer world realities. Dreams and their companion, active imagination, are a natural bridge between inner and outer worlds, unconscious and conscious realities. They are a bridge as old as humanity that feeds our consciousness and wholeness of being.
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Let's journey together as you say yes to your dream maker's call to explore the depths of your unconscious, to integrate this boundless creative territory of becoming whole and connected with your True Self. If you are wanting dream work as a core psychological and spiritual practice, I offer regular weekly or bi-weekly sessions—one to two hours.
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I invite your curiosity and imagination as you consider a dream-led journey toward a meaningful symbolic life. If you are interested, contact me for a free 30 minute consultation to learn more and to see if we are a good fit.
May we all come to hold our dreams as sacred in the personal and spiritual growth centers of our lives.
Guided Dream Group
Join a Jungian-Based, Experiential Dream Group for Personal Growth, Midlife & Beyond
I am offering a guided Jungian-based, experiential dream group for those in mid-life and beyond. No experience is required, however, participants must have a robust interest in their dream life and be ready to delve into the their unconscious through the symbolic expressions of their personal dream maker, or psyche.
Come Share and Explore Dreams in Community
Together as a collective gathering of inner world explorers and creative imaginers, members will learn classic and contemporary Jungian theories and tools to find meaning in their own and others’ dreams. We will reference The Wisdom of Your Dreams by Jeremy Taylor for group process structure, and Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams by Lisa Marchiano, Deborah Stewart, and Joseph Lee for individual process structure.
While these dream groups can be quite intimate and nurture deep trust in sharing dreams and their contexts, this is not a therapy group. The setting will be private and confidential. Before joining, you will need to have a brief consult with me to assure that it is a good fit.
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I am asking for an online, bi-monthly, 3-month commitment after which members will re-evaluate and decide whether they want to continue or not. We need 6-8 committed people to begin the group. Our start date is not yet set, but I am aiming to start early in the new year. Members will be notified as soon as we have enough people to begin.
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Meetings will be 2 hours on Zoom. Fee is $60 per meeting.
Getting Started
I am excited and honored to join you as you explore mindful self-discovery, transformation, deeper love and connection in relationship, spiritual awareness, and whole-hearted wellness. Psychotherapy and/or dreamwork with a trusted, competent guide provides the ground and compass for increased acceptance of truth in the present moment, self-compassion, personal growth, and ever-expanding self-knowing.
In a free consultation, we can talk briefly by phone or video conference to get more acquainted. If we agree to work together, we’ll schedule an initial session. Whether you are interested in psychotherapy or dreamwork guidance, know that my main orientation is in Depth Psychology with Jungian-based dreamwork at its core, along with Internal Family Systems. My Dreamwork Guidance sessions and new Guided Dream Group are completely focused in working with your dreams and is not psychotherapy.
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As a therapist and dreamwork guide who knows and leans into the borderlands of life, I see you, I hear you, and celebrate who you are. If you sense we could do meaningful work together, give me a call at 503-893-4318 or email me at kathryn@trueselfcounseling.com.