Even the most thoughtful, motivated clients can reach a point where therapy seems to stall. Insights have been named, trauma explored, defenses softened—yet something vital remains untouched.
There’s a sense of circling, but not quite shifting.
This is often when dreams begin to speak….
When I bring up the idea of meeting twice a week, I sometimes see a flicker of worry—*“Is something wrong with me?”*
It’s a natural reaction. We’re used to thinking that needing more support must mean we’re failing. That we should be able to figure things out alone. But in therapy—especially this kind of work—meeting more often isn’t about what’s broken.
It’s about what’s ready.
At night, while our conscious mind rests, another world comes alive. We are visited by strange images, unlikely stories, and intense emotions—dreams that often vanish by morning like mist. But to the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, dreams were anything but random. If you’d like to learn more about dream analysis in psychotherapy, read on. If you’re looking for one on one psychotherapy, call Debra Flics, LCSW at 212-741-5495 to book your free 15 minute phone consultation.
