Laurie Slade is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice in West London. He is a member of the Guild of Psychotherapists, the International Neuro-Psychoanalysis Society and the Confederation for Analytical Psychology. He has been involved in social dreaming since 2001, hosting sessions in a variety of settings, in the UK and internationally. At the IAGP Conference in Rome this summer, he will be giving a presentation on an experimental project at Rose Bruford Drama College which he has been involved with since 2005, using dreams to facilitate creativity for student theatre directors.