The Therapist as Mirror

Psychology Today | 01.06.2026 23:27
We all have a mirror—a bathroom mirror, a full-length mirror in the bedroom—a place we go to see how we look. We might feel good; we might be wearing clothes we feel comfortable in; we might have just gotten a haircut we like. Even though we intuitively know what we look like, we still look in the mirror to check ourselves out.