Mirroring is common between people who are close eg mother/son, husband/wife and of course client/therapist. I picked up on this a while ago and used to change positions, cross and uncross my legs, run my hands through my hair, lean forward, lean backward and all the time she was mirroring me.

Sometimes we would end up wearing similar clothes on the same day and find out we were reading the same book. Once I had picked a flower on the way to work and the next day found she had picked the same flower on the way to my session with her. She gave me the flower at the end.

That was most synchronous.

This is an intriguing concept with respect to therapy. I hadn’t thought much before about a client may mirror a therapist, but have often considered how a therapist may mirror a client. Interesting. Apparently it’s never too late to learn how to handle situations in a healthier manner.

I agree that every small act/response/feeling during therapy may indeed be rather very revealing and a learning experience.