My T frequently gives me little compliments about my appearance- things like "gee, you look nice today" or "well don't you look glamorous." She often says them in a fun voice, like one of my friends would. Also, when I express insecurities about dating/relationships/etc., she'll list my postive attributes, and "attractive" or "pretty" is usually one of them. Since I often feel insecure about my appearance/body, these little compliments make me feel better. Because we're both female, I think it's easier for her to give me a compliment about looking nice, particularly when I'm dressed up to go out afterwards. However, she did clarify once that her compliments were "innocent" which I caught me off guard. I'd never even considered the possibility that could be anything other than innocent. It made me wonder why she'd felt the need to clarify-- like, did she think I'd take them the wrong way? But it didn't feel awkward, and I still like getting compliments from her. In fact, if I come to therapy dressed up because I'm coming or going from somewhere else and she doesn't say something like "oh you look dressed up today" it makes me wonder if my outfit doesn't look good! I once thought "gee, she didn't say anything about my outfit. should i change before I go out?" I didn't... but I had that thought!