Help your clients see through the darkness of traumatic nightmares and discover their meaning and potential for healing
Nightmares are a natural part of how the psyche has evolved and how it functions, despite being extremely unsettling. Current scientific research suggests they are an integral part of the psyche's and the body's self-regulatory dynamics, helping to process feeling states that are either overwhelming or unacknowledged.

This webinar will explore nightmares that occur in response to a traumatizing event or experience, and the truth behind them. We will examine nightmares resulting from complex formation, military combat or PTSD, natural disasters, intentional acts of violence and violation, and the death of a loved one. Dr. Tyas will conclude by analyzing how nightmares can be a transition to healing, and then he will share current treatment options for addressing your client's underlying issue.

Course Content

A. General Overview of Nightmares
  1. Jungian understanding
  2. Current neuroscience research
  3. Possible physiological and psychological causes of nightmares
B. Types of Traumatic Nightmares
  1. What event triggered the traumatic nightmare?
    a. Complex formation
    b. Civil unrest, sectarian conflict, and military combat
    c. Intentional acts of human violence and violation
    d. Accidents, catastrophes, and natural disasters
    e. Death of a loved one
  2. Characteristics of the different types of nightmares
  3. Understanding the different types of nightmares
  4. Case studies
C. When Nightmares Transition to Healing
  1. Meaning/intent of the nightmare
  2. Healing message in nightmare
  3. Healing message in subsequent dream
  4. Case study
D. Current Treatment Options
  1. Education
  2. Image Rehearsal Therapy (IRT)
  3. Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  4. Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
  5. Others