As his anguish grew more and more intense by the mid 1890s, Freud turned to the therapy he had invented to help others to ease his own suffering. He subjected his tumultuous thoughts and feelings ...

as in the form of wish fulfillment in dreams. The form of therapy that Freud pioneered, called psychoanalysis, has played a foundational role in the practice of therapy in general. As a theorist ...

Consider this your crash course in basic dream analysis—or, a handy little dream dictionary, just for you. Read on for 14 of the most common types of dreams and what they could mean for you.

A therapist who uses psychoanalytic techniques will observe and analyze an individual’s free associations, memories and at times also their dreams. Ideally, the therapist will be non-judgmental ...