I've noticed that when I lay down on the couch curled up facing T, he tips his head over and rests his head on his hand so we still kind of having our faces directly looking at each other. I know that his mood matches mine...when I feel lighthearted, he is lighthearted, when I am sad, he has a sad face, etc.
In a recent session, I asked him to change seats with me and we were playing "I'm the therapist, he's the client". I was asking him questions and he was sort of reclining on the couch. I noticed all of a sudden that I had shifted how I was sitting so it matched how he has sitting. Totally an unconscious move on my part, and it made me wonder about the way he matches me.
I think sometimes we're just really attuned and that comes out in our body language, tone of voice, etc.
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