[SummerTime12]

What clothes do you wear to therapy, and do you feel like what you wear ever influences how you feel in therapy or how your T feels toward you? With the recent thread about what your therapist wears, I thought this could be interesting!

[stopdog]

Jeans or khakis and a button down shirt. Add a sweater or sweatshirt in the winter

[Amyjay]

I don't pay much attention to what I wear to therapy. As long as I am physically comfortable I'm all good.

[mav99]

I think about this a lot.... I like to take the opportunity to feel comfortable and not do my hair or wear makeup. I wear sweatpants, old clothes. My therapist is at a hospital so I don't care at all how I look when I know I'm just going to look terrible by the time I leave from crying... But I do worry whether or not it influences my T's opinion. I actually am very well dressed in the outside world, if she saw me like that would she be surprised? I would love to know what T's really think about their patients.. Do they wish they could give more direct advice??

[healinginprogress]

Scrubs. I'm a nurse. Or jeans and a t-shirt on my days off. I don't think it particularly has an impact on how my T sees or interacts with me though.

My work clothes since I go there straight from work. When I went on Saturdays for awhile (oh how I wish I could have continued that! I loved going on Saturday!) I wore shorts or leggings and a tshirt depending on the weather.

[mostlylurking]

I usually wear whatever makes sense for the rest of my day, not for my T appointment. That said, I have dressed business / professional when angry at my T, and I have also inadvertently worn a low-cut dress because I was headed out with friends later and I was very uncomfortable in that (my T is male). He's never seemed to notice. One time he said my sandals looked comfortable, I said yes they were. I had worn them about 20 other times in his office before that, have no idea why he noticed them that day. Only time he's ever commented on my appearance in any way.

[Elio]

I come from work so usually business casual - khakis and button up shirt. During the summer, I'd change in to shorts and a sports shirt. However, there have been a few times where I've gone in, in my pj's (base layer shirt and dark blue fleece pants). I did the pj's for a reason and not because of unable to change into other clothing due to whatever reason. After my surgeries I typically wore sweatpants.

[MrsDuckL]

I always go after work, but my office is casual, so it’s jeans and a nice top. My therapist is so kind and I don’t think he cares one bit what I wear, but I always feel more confident and better about myself if I dress up a little bit. So on therapy days I always do my hair and wear a nicer top or sweater. What I wear wouldn’t change my therapy, but it makes me feel better about myself.

[SoConfused623]

I can't believe that I'm writing this, but i snooped on my T online and randomly found out what her favorite color was and started wearing tops of that color week after week. It happens to be my favorite color as well so I had lots of tops that color, but still seems like a crazy thing to do and to admit to!

eta...I usually wear business casual clothes and occasionally jeans when it's raining or snowing.

Today I wore sweat pants and a t shirt. I tend to be in very comfortable and relaxed clothing. I really don't think she cares.

[starfishing]

I was just thinking about this! I typically have therapy on a day I'm either off or working from home, so I tend to be pretty casual in jeans and a t-shirt... though I do think I tend to stick with shirts without funny graphics or slogans on them.

But last week my work schedule was different and I wore a suit and tie to therapy, which definitely felt different--like I had a much harder time being blatantly vulnerable while dressed more professionally, but also had a somewhat easier time talking about certain things confidently? Not to mention that it felt like something of a reversal, since normally my therapist is dressed noticeably more formally than I am, and this time the tables were turned. It was very odd, but at the same time I think part of me was glad my therapist finally got to see that version of me

[HowDoYouFeelMeow?]

Whatever is clean and fits. Nicely coordinated outfits make me feel better, but have no effect on T's thoughts or behaviors towards me. If my clothes were smelly or dirty, I don't think she'd judge me, but take note as declining personal hygiene can often be a sign of mental distress.

[ECHOES]

I go directly from work and since our office has casual dress, I usually wear jeans and a casual top. Mostly I want to be comfortable

[WarmFuzzySocks]

Whatever I’m wearing that day, since I go straight from work, so nice jeans or leggings and a long sweater or top. Usually something soft and comfy but still office casual.

I don’t think it particularly influences my t, though she has remarked that we have similar style in clothing and shoes.

For a while, if I knew it was going to be a rough session, I would deliberately choose something to wear that made me feel good. My favorite shoes or a shirt in my favorite color. I don’t know why, it just seemed to give me a bit of a boost.

Jeans and a tshirt if it too hot and i am feeling brave i will wear a tank top i dont like people seeing my body hence having to be brave to wear a tank top as my t is male

I go after work so typically business casual. When I'm off it depends what I'm doing. When I was with my last therapist I had a standing Saturday morning so it was almost exclusively leggings and a baggy top.

[captgut]

He often says something about my clothes or apperance in general. "Why are you wearing a bow tie? What does it mean?", "Looking good today", "Your boots are freaky... but cool", "Is it a new shirt?", "Translate a caption on your tshirt please?" (it was "Keep calm and hug me" - in English. Lol. Quite awkward), and so on...

I'm trying to dress casual (jeans+shirt), but it seems I'm a freak in his eyes. He actually has said smth like "You're weird, I mean your clothes and so on, but...(don't remember)" once. I don't know why.

[annielovesbacon]

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this but I actually tend to dress up a bit for therapy sessions. Not anything fancy... it's just I'm a college student so I look pretty casual most of the time (T-shirts, sweats, jeans, etc.) and I don't usually wear makeup. I only get to see T once every two or three weeks, and I don't know why but I have this irrational fear of her thinking I'm ugly. I KNOW it doesn't matter, and that T doesn't care, but I still will wear a cute outfit and do my makeup when I go. She often compliments my clothes or makeup and it makes me feel good. Idk. It feels good to be seen I guess.

[captgut]

Originally Posted by annielovesbacon

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this but I actually tend to dress up a bit for therapy sessions. Not anything fancy... it's just I'm a college student so I look pretty casual most of the time (T-shirts, sweats, jeans, etc.) and I don't usually wear makeup. I only get to see T once every two or three weeks, and I don't know why but I have this irrational fear of her thinking I'm ugly. I KNOW it doesn't matter, and that T doesn't care, but I still will wear a cute outfit and do my makeup when I go. She often compliments my clothes or makeup and it makes me feel good. Idk. It feels good to be seen I guess.

I never wear make up but I think I can relate. I think he thinks I'm ugly and try to look at least "so-so". I try to wash my hairs the day before I see him and choose "nice" clothes

[SalingerEsme]

My T definitely influences what I wear. He has gradually nudged me into business casual at least by giving the eye brow to anything involving horses or dogs, like he hates Bog Boots. He comments on big sweaters too- just like oh is it a sweater day?

[nottrustin]

I go directly from work so I wear what I wore that day. So usually dress pants and nice top or a skirt or dress. Once in as great while I will wear khakis.

T noticed as she will occasionally say she likes something so am wearing or that a color looks good on me. I don't think it effects how she treats me though.

[confused_77]

Due to circumstances and me moving away to a place where finding new therapist would be a challange I now do weekly skyping with my T. so I usually just sit on my bed in my pj's or house clothes. She is on her bed too usually wearing something casual

[LostOnTheTrail]

I usually wear a fleece, with pockets...so that I can have my pebble with me unobtrusively, and trousers. Always trousers.

I live in jeans and T shirt. I wear these everywhere. I'm to busy looking inwards to even register my clothes.