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Lucid Dream Therapy: Insights from Peak Experiences, Psychedelics, & Transcendent States
What if a natural, REM-based process could offer the same therapeutic benefits as psychedelics—without substances?
Lucid dreaming isn’t just about controlling your dreams. It’s a powerful shift in perspective that can reconnect you to inner wisdom, catalyze emotional healing, and create conditions for peak experiences. In this video, I explore how lucid dreaming therapy compares to psychedelic-assisted therapy, why it goes beyond traditional nightmare treatments, and how it

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Apr 16, 20253 min read


Lucid Dreams on KPBS Midday Edition
I recently discussed lucid dreaming LIVE on KPBS Midday Edition, focusing on how lucid dreaming can stop recurring nightmares–someitmes with

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Nov 21, 20243 min read


Tame Nightmares with Lucid Dreaming
Transforming your Nightmares Unresolved psychological conflicts tend to be symbolically represented in dreams. When dream content threatens your sense of safety or security, dreams turn into nightmares, which range from mildly distressing to terrifying. Mild distress may include the experience of things going wrong, being unable to find something, or anxiety about a social interaction. More distressing nightmares may result in waking with intense negative emotions and are som

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Sep 23, 20201 min read


Lucid Dream Nightmare Therapy, Sleep State Misperception, Imagery Rehearsal Therapy, and More!
I was honored to be a guest on the Night Club podcast, which is led by a Western teacher of Tibetan Buddhist dream yoga, Andrew Holecek ....

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Jul 13, 20191 min read
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