Do you mean the way some T's will offer compliments to boost what they consider a low self esteem, but really have no idea that what they are saying is true? If that's the case, its not happened to me but I know others who have T's do this and I would be more than annoyed. Anyone can give false complements and tell you how wonderful you are to make you feel better. To me that is a waste of time and money - it doesn't take a Masters degree and licensing to do that. I do think there are some individuals who want a therapist to say these things and get pretty mad when they don't (I'm thinking of a childhood friend who's been therapist shopping for 20 years for this reason).

I do think it's worth noting that most people care to some extent what others think of them, so a sincere complement that is appropriate can be appreciated and even useful.

This makes me think of my 11 year old daughter who sees a psychiatrist and often expresses similar sentiments to you. Last week in session, the pdoc complemented how well she was doing on her meds. After we left I said how good it was that the doctor things she's doing well and she responded "why would I care what the stupid doctor thinks?" .