Yeah in the past when I went to mental health professionals (therapists, social workers, and counselors, etc.) they sometimes slip in "compliments" like that, it's almost as though they are trying to soften me up, disarm my thought process, so that I would easier for them to tear apart (later in the session or future sessions). It's really just a distraction that they do, even if they are sincere; since they are trying to detract from the main topic at hand. I haven't been to therapy in over two years and don't plan on it either. I have nothing to gain from them and potentially many to lose (saying the wrong thing, them thinking/assuming the worst and intervening, thus causing more trouble than help).