This study was conducted to quantitatively and qualitatively measure the impact of the dream content of
an adult client through psychodynamic art therapy. The client, who acquired less than 60 points on the
Symptom Check List-90-Revision (SCL-90-R), had no history of mental illness, and agreed to participate.
This study was conducted through once-a-week 60-minute sessions for a total of 30 sessions. Thirty dreams
were sequentially divided into five sections of six dreams. each. They were quantified through a functional
scoring system and analyzed quantitatively. First, the process scales changed. The overall feeling of intensity
increased, and dreamer activity increased after temporary reduction. Dream clarity and dreamer expression
steadily increased. Second, the content scales changed. The frequency of dream-related presence increased in
the origin of feeling and the dream setting. The ages of the dreamer were mainly the dreamer’s present
age. The dream rating gradually increased the real contents. The characters showed no fixed pattern. Third,
changes of dream theme were observed that were related to the results of qualitative and quantitative
analysis. During awakening, the psychological changes of the client appeared in dreams and pictures that
were paralleled to quantitative changes. Therefore, this study found that psychodynamic art therapy has
positive effects on the dreams of an adult client pursuing internal maturity.