This is an article about Dream Analysis which was published in the Toronto Observer.
From the article:
“Experts like John Neumin, Christina Becker, and all specialize in dream analysis. How they approach the analysis of a dream is very different.
Neumin is a psychotherapist. He frequently uses dream analysis techniques in treatment of his patients.
“People come in because their lives are just not functioning or their lives are ok, but they are looking to focus on a particular issue,” said Neumin. “I help them explore who they are and who they want to be. Dreams fit into that in the sense that it’s another very different level of who they are.”
Neumin deals with people on a long term basis. As a psychotherapist he believes that “you can’t just work on a dream without understanding the person.”
Christina Becker takes a different approach to dream analysis. She is a Jungian analyst. Her work relies heavily on symbolism, which she feels is a very revealing aspect of dreams.
“If someone is in distress, this means that there is something that they are not connecting to that they need to. They are choosing not to deal with something because it is too difficult or frightening,” explains Becker. “Dreams will have a symbolic situation of what is going on.”
Contrary to Neumin, Becker said that she doesn’t need to know an individual in order to help them understand their dreams. She stresses that “the dream has everything that it needs.” People already know what their dream means on some level, she just helps them explore their dreams and come to their own conclusions.”