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Lucid Dreaming Therapy at a Glance

A concise introduction to integrating lucid dreaming in psychotherapy, covering its applications, supporting evidence, and essential training considerations. This is an on-demand, self-paced course.

What's included?

1.5 Hour Prerecorded Training

On-demand access to the core educational video, available for 12 months after enrollment.

Self-Paced Format

This course is fully asynchronous.

CE Completion Window

Watch the training and pass a post-test within 12 months of enrollment to receive CE credits.

1.5 CE

Mental health professionals can earn Continuing Education (CE) credits sponsored by an APA accredited provider.
Contrary to ordinary dreaming, it is explicitly known when lucid that the present state of consciousness is a dream. Adopting this mental model promotes a greater sense of safety and psychological flexibility in patients to produce helpful interactions with inner conflicts represented in dream content that translate to waking behavior. Since lucid dreaming is a natural capacity that can be strengthened through training, psychotherapists can further client growth by integrating lucid dreaming into evidence-based treatments for nightmares and a broad spectrum of mental health conditions.

This self-paced, online course provides therapists who are new to lucid dreaming therapy a brief overview of lucid dreaming, its applications, and current supporting evidence. You will learn to integrate a simple model of lucid dream training into standard imagery rehearsal therapy without requiring intensive training on part of you or your patients. A case example will demonstrate this in action to increase your confidence to begin integrating LDT into your practice. Lastly, we will review factors to help you determine whether pursuing further training in LDT is right for you and your patients.

This course is Part I of our Foundations Series on Lucid Dreaming Therapy. 

Learning Objectives

  • Summarize the applications and empirical basis of Lucid Dreaming Therapy.
  • List factors that would make patients ideal candidates for Lucid Dreaming Therapy along with possible contraindications.
  • Describe how to add a lucid dreaming component to standard Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for nightmares.
Target Audience: Psychologists
Level of Activity: Beginner
Course Code: CE01-2025-OD
Release Date: May 20, 2025
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Meet the instructor

Kristen LaMarca, PhD, DBSM

Dr. LaMarca is a clinical psychologist and board-certfied in behavioral sleep medicine. Her work focuses on integrating the fields of sleep medicine and psychology to enhance well-being across waking, sleeping, and dreaming states. She is particularly focused on adapting psychotherapeutic approaches to address sleep and dream disturbances, with an emphasis on the innovative application of lucid dreaming therapy. Since 2007, she has been collaborating with Lucidity Institute, co-teaching and conducting research on lucid dream induction and applications alongside renowned expert, Stephen LaBerge. Her current position at Lucidity Sleep Psychiatry provides her unique opportunities to refine sleep- and dream-focused interventions with diverse, real-world populations—a role that allows her to translate her experience into practical insights for clinicians seeking to incorporate dream- and sleep-centric therapies into their practices.

Instructor Disclosures: Kristen LaMarca, co-owner of Lucidity Sleep Psychiatry, is not sponsored commercially for this event. Her roles include clinical service, CE administration, and CE committee participation. Additionally, she earns from dream-focused education for the public.
Co-sponsorship statement
Our educational content is co-sponsored by Mindful Lucid Dreaming, your event host, and Lucidity Sleep Psychiatry, a sponsor accredited to provide continuing education for psychologists. This partnership helps ensure that our programs meet the highest standards. 
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Continuing Education Approval
Lucidity Sleep Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Lucidity Sleep Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Frequently asked questions

Are CE credits available for this event?

The number of CE credits available are noted in the course description. Check with your state or jurisdiction's licensing board or credentialing body to determine if our CE can be applied to your license renewal period. Lucidity Sleep Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Lucidity Sleep Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

What is your refund and cancellation policy?

On-demand course purchases are final. We are unable to provide refunds for failing to complete the required CE assignments or criteria.

How do I access the course?

The full course will be available on the release date specified.  Sign into your Learnworlds account. You will be able to access your course from your school's topbar or profile page. Click on the Continue button, you will be redirected to the Course Player. Browse through the sections and access the learning activity you would like to study. Any learning activities that you have visited/completed are marked with a checkmark.

How long do I have access to materials?

This course includes a prerecorded video session with access available for 12 months from the release date. This expiration policy ensures CE credits are earned while the material remains current and clinically relevant.

If long-term access to training videos is important to you, we recommend registering for the live version of the course when available. Live sessions typically grant extended replay access and require CE credit to be claimed shortly after the event.

We recommend saving other available materials (eg, slides, links, downloadable resources) prior to your course's expiration date.
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