Hmm.... OK, so lots (more!) for me to think about...

He DOES have socks on, yes, he's otherwise dressed appropriately (not casually, though I don't remember details).

It does seem really weird. But it's frustrating, so far, this T seems to be the "best" for me that I've tried (weirdness aside).

He has 2 offices... this was at his main office. I don't remember him doing it during the first session, which was at the other office (he's only there once a week). Next week I go back to the "other" office. I'm kind of curious now to see if he didn't take off his shoes there because a) it was my first session or b) it's not his "home" office, so he's not as comfortable there. I'm going to watch and see!!!

Oh Hankster, yeah, there's no way I could deal with super smelly glue fumes. Just, no. I hate stuff like that too... I wouldn't be able to focus at all!

HealingTimes - just out of curiousity, did you mention it to your T or ask first? I'd feel odd taking off my shoes and would probably check out how T felt about it first, but I don't know, maybe I wouldn't feel that way if it were a longer-term relationship...

I don't know that it's the "grossness" factor for me. More that a) it seems a bit too casual, and b) I don't think it's appropriate to do something that is basically "the beginning of getting undressed". I've seen in books where T's interpret all sorts of similar things from clients. It just doesn't seem like an appropriate message to send. Maybe if they had a desk or something, so their feet weren't visible... but when we're basically just facing each other with nothing in between, ummm... not so good!