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Jan 04, 2017 at 09:51 PM

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Yes my t does this a lot but not in a mirroring way, more of a mimicking way. I know this is part of the style of therapy she practises. If I say I don't want to do something t will exaggerate that and say it like a child to supposedly show me that it is the child part of me but often it's not the child part, I just don't want to do it.
I wish my t would mirror me more often because she would be more in cue with how I am. Often if I withdraw from her she will lean in instead of leaning back.
I notice myself mirroring clients a lot. One client took a cushion and squeezed it and then put his feet up under him and sat on his legs. I noticed myself grabbing a cushion and beginning to put my feet up. He noticed too and asked why I was copying him. It made for an interesting conversation. I would ask your t about her necklace. Maybe it's a soothing thing for her or maybe she doesn't realise she is doing it?
My t also points out every little move I make and so I have pretty much stopped moving and breathing in session.

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