Founded by Kim Gillingham in 1999, Creative Dream Work helps artists and creative professionals create authentic work and live more authentic lives by teaching them how to access and integrate rich, undiscovered material from the unconscious.
The foundation of this work springs from the theories of Carl Jung, the preeminent psychologist who pioneered our understanding of the unconscious as the source of all great art and true creative expression.
Bios
Kim Gillingham leads Creative Dream Work. She coaches professional artists of all mediums toward the creation of singular, authentic work and has been doing so for over eleven years. Kim’s experience coaching world-class artists combined with her interest in Jungian psychology has yielded this powerful approach to creative work, performance technique and personal development. She continues to study with the eminent Jungian analyst and author Marion Woodman and was once a protégé of acting coach Sandra Seacat. Kim is based in Los Angeles and teaches throughout the world.
Tina Holmes has worked alongside Kim Gillingham for the past ten years. She coaches privately as well as assists Kim in classes and workshops. Tina received a BA in comparative literature from Brown University and has worked extensively as an actress in film and television. She appeared opposite Ryan Gosling in the film Half Nelson and is perhaps best known for her role as Maggie Sibley on HBOs acclaimed series Six Feet Under.
Derek Simonds is a screenwriter, director and acting coach who has studied Jungian psychology and dream work for over 6 years. He has worked with Kim Gillingham in numerous workshops and currently teaches dream work classes and offers private coaching for artists in both New York and Los Angeles. Derek graduated from Yale University and studied acting, writing and directing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and USC. As a filmmaker, Derek wrote and directed the independent feature, Seven and a Match, and has several other projects currently in development.
Ken Barnett is an actor and teacher living in New York and Los Angeles. Ken has studied with many great teachers including Kim Gillingham; Anne Bogart, Ellen Lauren, and the members of the SITI Company; Larry Moss; and Ron Van Lieu. He teaches dream work for actors and artists and offers private coaching. He is also a teacher of the Viewpoints technique for theatre artists. As an actor, Ken has appeared on Broadway and Off, in film and television, and in regional theatres around the country.
Douglas Barber is a writer, entrepreneur and teacher. He has extensive experience in the study and practice of inner work and has studied directly with Kim Gillingham for several years. Upon graduating from University, Doug co-founded a successful real estate investment firm that became a public company just a few years later. He went on to become a professional screenwriter with several produced credits. Doug is also a founding member of an LA-based collective of artists who meet weekly to work on dreams. He currently lives in Vancouver, BC.
Ronit Kirchman is an LA-based composer, singer, songwriter, music producer and multi-instrumentalist, visual artist, poet, author and teacher. She creates music for film, TV, theater, dance, installations and the concert stage, and performs internationally. In addition to extensive training with Kim Gillingham in creative dream work, Ronit brings a continuing study of healing modalities, meditation, psychology, cognition and embodied awareness. She is currently training to certify as a Feldenkrais Practitioner and holds degrees from Yale and CalArts. Ronit offers private coaching and teaches workshops in creative consciousness, integrated narrative, the expressive body and musical improvisation.