Which grief therapy technique involves exploring dreams to address mourning?

• A. Empty chair
• B. Role-play
• C. Dream interpretation
• D. Homework

Answer: (C)

Dream interpretation in grief therapy involves exploring dreams to address mourning. By looking at dream content, symbols, and the feelings they trigger, a therapist helps the bereaved bring unconscious experiences into conscious awareness, aiding the processing and integration of the loss. Dreams often carry unresolved grief, guilt, longing, or messages from the deceased, and interpreting them can open a path to healing and a more integrated sense of mourning. Other techniques serve different roles in grief work but do not center on dream content: the empty-chair approach focuses on direct dialogue with the deceased in the present moment; role-play helps rehearse conversations or coping behaviors; homework provides between-session tasks to practice skills. Dream interpretation is the method that explicitly uses dreams to address mourning.