Leslie Ellis, PhD

Leslie Ellis, PhD is a Coordinator and board member with the International Focusing Institute. She offers certification programs in focusing-oriented therapy and dreamwork. She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in somatic approaches to therapy, as well as a Masters in Counselling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has 20 years' experience in clinical counselling and is Adjunct Faculty at Adler University. She has written numerous articles and book chapters on the topics of focusing and working with dreams and has taught and presented this material at conferences and workshops worldwide. Her latest book is A Clinician's Guide to Dream Therapy: Implementing Simple and Effective Dreamwork.

Dreams, Nightmares, and the Key to Successful Trauma Therapy

By Leslie Ellis, PhD on 1/17/23 - 11:21 AM

Linking dreams to physical states can begin the process of healing from trauma.

Dreaming in the Time of Coronavirus

By Leslie Ellis, PhD

Nightmares are Easily Treatable, Thou...

By Leslie Ellis, PhD

Dreaming of the Future

By Leslie Ellis, PhD

On Holding Your Tongue

By Leslie Ellis, PhD on 8/22/18 - 5:22 PM

How often are we tempted to insert brilliant interpretations of our client’s dream into therapy? Dream researcher and psychotherapist Leslie Ellis suggests that for our clients’ sake, it may be more clinically prudent to “hold our tongue.”

When Your Client Dreams about You

By Leslie Ellis, PhD