Why are shrinks called shrinks?

The whole point of getting counselling/therapy is to help one make sense of troubling things.

Once the trouble is gone, life becomes far simpler. One's head gets smaller, or shrunk.

-

In therapy, there is often the challenge of getting the client to see themselves and understand their responsibility. It can very difficult.

There is a way to get this to happen.

People generally look down on the ground when they think, when they talk and think to themselves. Likewise, people are more likely to self-reflect when looking downwards.