Dream Interpreter Layne Dalfen | The Dream Analyst

Speaker, Author, Problem-Solver

I’m dream interpreter Layne Dalfen, and for more than four decades, I’ve been educating individuals on the value of decoding dreams.

A specialist in translating the language of metaphor with a focus on the works of Freud, Jung, Perls, and Adler. I founded the Dream Interpretation Center in 1997 and teach dream analysis to Counseling students at Montreal’s Concordia University. Additionally, I’m a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD).

1988: Obtained certificate in Gestalt Counseling
1992: Studied dreamwork at the Alfred Adler Institute
1995 – Present: Member of the C. G. Jung Society
1997 – Present: Founded the Dream Interpretation Center, Montreal
2005 – 2009: Board of Directors, International Association for the Study of Dreams
2005 – Present: Lecturer at Concordia University, Montreal

I’ve made more than 250 radio, podcast, and television appearances for major networks in both the US and Canada.

Over 250 radio shows, including Coast to Coast AM and The X Zone
On TV: NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX Affiliates
Magazines: Oprah Daily, Psychology Today, Body and Soul, Canadian Living, Women’s Voices, Inner Self, Vice, Beliefnet.com, BIZCATALYST 360°, and more!
In Film: Layne Consulted with the writers, producers and director at Disney’s PIXAR, the result of which is “Dream Productions,” an all-new Disney+ series from the world of “Inside Out” about the studio inside Riley’s mind.

My Dream Interpretation Expertise

I’m a sought-after speaker and respected dream interpreter, teacher, writer, and consultant. My easy-to-grasp concepts have been the subjects of numerous media appearances and scientific journals. I am the writer of the Understanding Dreams column at Psychology Today and I am known as the Dream Catcher at Oprah Daily.

I am also the author of Have a Great Dream: Books 1 & 2, available in both paperback and on Kindle.

Layne Dalfen presented a dream interpretation workshop at Concordia University during the month of November of 2008, in which I attended as a student. Layne was interactive, energetic, and knowledgeable in her discipline of dream therapy. Layne introduced several theories, interpretations and respective insights on dream therapy and its uses. Her presence at Concordia university produced high energy and a positive environment for all the attendees. The entire workshop participants were thankful of her presence, which included, from her, a humble and humorous attitude throughout the course of the workshop.

Kelly Wilkinson

...As a licensed psychologist and practitioner for 40 years, I consider myself knowledgeable about dreams and their interpretation. I have yet to meet anyone who could deliver this material as usefully and intelligently as Layne does. Both through information and demonstration, Layne makes the material come alive. She has a depth of understanding of dreams and dream interpretation that I have not found in a great many psychologists, social workers or psychiatrists. This is truly her area of expertise that she has devoted herself to for decades. She is a grand master... Click here for the full Reference Letter.

James Gavin, Ph.D., ABPP, FACP

Concordia University, Montreal

Surrounded by a wealth of dream material Layne Dalfen elucidates a wide variety of ways to approach your dreams. She makes it abundantly clear how useful dreams can be in our struggles with daily life, and how our lives may be enriched, if only we take the time to read the subtitles, which appear to us at night. This book may lead to an entry way into a forgotten world of treasure. Layne Dalfen shows how dreams are the magma of creativity flowing constantly through the cracks of sleep.

Robert Bosnak

Jungian analyst, author of ‘A Little Course in Dreams’ and Tracks in the Wilderness of Dreaming.