| Summary: | Phyllis R. Koch-Sheras meets with a middle-aged woman who describes a dream of crossing a bridge under treacherous conditions. Koch-Sheras guides her through three steps of dream interpretation to better link external and internal worlds: 1) Tell the dream in the present tense; 2) translate the dream into dream language by activating verbs and using the phrase "part of me" to indicate that you created the dream; and 3) analyze each part of the dream to determine what message it brings to the client in the present. The client's dream reveals her fears and anxieties about adjusting to newly diagnosed hearing impairment, which has jeopardized her career as a motivational speaker. Through role playing and active interpretation, the client begins to accept her own strength and explore an alternate career path.
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