A discussion of sleep dreaming is presented along with the history of the discovery of REM sleep and the modern era of studying the dream process. A procedure for conducting noninterpretive dreamwork with clients leading to redecision and change is presented. This procedure extends Perls's (1975) work with dreams to create a method of dreamwork that leads more directly to redecision and change. A case example illustrating the use of the method is included.
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