Each Dreamwork Salon is offered as an introduction to group dreamwork. It’s for anyone who’s interested in their dreams, and open to new ways of working with them in a group context —no particular experience required. We’ll be a small group (no more than 10), so that we can proceed experientially. I’ll present a bit about my approach, which is drawn from a number of sources, including Montague Ullman’s “dream appreciation”, Jungian perspectives on dreams and dreamwork, and techniques from Focusing and expressive arts therapy. Mostly we’ll learn by doing, working with the dreams that group members bring.

Each workshop is 2 hrs. The workshop costs $65/participant, or $55/each for two participants (bring a friend!). If this cost is prohibitive, please let me know so we can find something that works. The next salon will be Friday, September 18, from 3-5 pm at Mosaic Yoga (Sterling Rd). Click below to register!

Anyone who signs up, or is considering it, is invited to a brief phone call with me so we can get to know each other a bit, and go over any questions or concerns.

FAQs:

Will I have to share a dream?

Not if you don’t want to! In the 2 hours we’ll likely have time to attend to around 3 dreams, and the process is designed to be fulfilling for everyone, not just those who share their own dreams. It may also be reassuring to know that we’ll be practising with a model of ongoing consent: no one will have to participate more than they want to, and anyone can change their mind at any point.

Which dream? What will we do with it?

Dreamgroups can work with all sorts of dreams, including nightmares. For the purposes of the workshop, short dreams tend to work well. The group will work to imagine themselves into the dream and offer their reflections (asssociative, emotional, somatic, etc.) on being there; further discussion then emerges organically in consultation with the dreamer. The idea is not to get to the bottom of every dream —an impossible task, anyway— but to try out different techniques, and get a glimpse into a variety of dreamscapes.

Should I prepare somehow?

I’d suggest reflecting a bit beforehand on some dreams you might like help teasing out. See if you can trust your intuition on this —go with what brings up some feeling for you, rather than what seems like it would be interesting, and look for a dream that you don’t mind sharing with strangers. Ideally, you may have a number of options to choose from spontaneously on the day of. If you have a dream journal, bring it along; if you don’t, you’ll get the most out of this workshop if you begin a practice of recording your dreams in the lead-up.

About me:

I’m a white Anglo settler in Montreal with a longtime interest in my own and others’ dreams. This interest has taken various forms across my life: it’s shaped my writing practice, coloured my relationships, and often been a highlight in my clinical work as a psychotherapist. 

Importantly, this workshop is not group therapy, though my facilitation will doubtless be informed by my clinical training, as well as by my academic background in philosophy and art, and by myriad other life experiences and social positions.

Feel free to send me a message to ask any questions, and to find out about other upcoming offerings, including monthly dreamgroup drop-ins (beginning October 2026), and the next multi-week dreamgroup (Winter 2027).