Overview and Requirements

Introduction to Focusing and Dreams: Finding, Embodying and Anchoring ‘the Help’, is eligible for 2 Continuing Education (CE) Hours. Approved as a Live online program for NBCC CE Credit.

To obtain CE Hours, participants must register for the CEs and complete the steps below:

  • Register for the presentation prior to the Live Zoom Presentation start time. You can register for the presentation alone or with the discount bundle.
    • Note: Registering for this CE Hours course does NOT register you for the presentation. Only those registered for the presentation itself will receive the Zoom meeting link!
  • Attend the entirety of the Live Zoom program. Must participate with your camera on to verify presence. There are no CE Hours given for partial attendance.
  • After your attendance has been verified, complete the CE Evaluation.

  

How to Purchase CE Hours

The 2 CE Hours are offered for a separate fee of $10. Click the button below to purchase the CE Hours.

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    $10.00Continuing Education (CE): Introduction to Focusing and Dreams: Finding, Embodying and Anchoring ‘the Help’

    2 CE Hours for the Live Online Presentation by Dr. Leslie Ellis
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How to Obtain CE Certificate

Within 1 week of the Live Zoom program, the Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute will process attendance verification. Those who have met the attendance requirements will be emailed a link to access the CE Evaluation. CE certificates will be issued within 1 business week of the completion of said CE Evaluation. Please note that you must meet the satisfactory completion requirements to be eligible for a CE Certificate. For questions, email [email protected].


Course Description for Introduction to Focusing and Dreams: Finding, Embodying and Anchoring ‘the Help’

Focusing is a deeply respectful and profound avenue for the exploration of our dreaming lives. Its gentle form of inquiry opens a doorway into the mystery of dreaming that does not yield to logic or force, but rather, unfolds as we bring curious, open-ended attention to our spontaneous images. A key aspect of Focusing-oriented dreamwork is Eugene Gendlin’s notion that we can ‘find help’ in every dream.

In this Introduction to Focusing and Dreams, we will create/enter a dream or daydream, find and embody help, give it expression and share/discuss what arises for us. We will also learn the basic steps of embodied experiential dreamwork, with examples of how these steps unfold in session. Dr. Ellis will also describe the clinical uses and benefits of exploring dreams, and explain why finding help is such a good place to start when exploring dreams (and especially nightmares). There will be time for brief experiential practices, debriefing/discussion and your questions.

Location: Online via Zoom. Zoom links are sent out 1 week prior to the presentation date.

Date and Time: Monday, March 23, 2026 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)

Cost (USD):

  • Presentation cost:
    • Leslie Ellis' Presentation only: $25
    • Spring 2026 bundle (with Kathleen Horne and Tamara Knapp): $45
  • 2 CE Hours (purchased separately): $10


Presenter: Dr. Leslie Ellis
This presentation series is hosted by the Focusing and Expressive Art Institute (Laury Rappaport, Ph.D., LMFT, ATR-BC, REAT).

Content Level: Open to those new and experienced in Focusing, Expressive Arts, and FOAT!

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe how to ‘find the help’ in a dream, and support the dreamer to embody and express it.
  2. Describe the basic steps of Embodied Experiential Dreamwork.
  3. Explain 3 of the main clinical benefits of working with dreams.


Satisfactory Completion for CEs: This offering is approved for 2 CE hours. Participants must have paid the presentation (or bundle) fee and CE fee, attended and participated throughout the entirety of the Live Zoom program (with camera on to verify presence), and completed the CE evaluation. Full attendance is required (there are no partial CE hours). 

Cancellation/Refund Policy: All refund requests are subject to review by the Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute Training Director. Please see our Policy Page for details (see "Roots, Branches, and Wings Series" for presentation refunds; see "Courses approved for NBCC credit through the Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute ACEP" for CE refunds).

Grievance Policy: For questions, concerns, or comments, contact us at [email protected].

Disability Accommodations: To request accommodations, contact us at [email protected].

Disclosure Statement: There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.



Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7596. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.