I've had male and female therapists, and I absolutely prefer females. I always have trouble with eye contact in therapy.. I literally spend about 90% of the session with male T's looking at the floor, my shoes, my hands, etc. With females, I can eventually feel comfortable enough to keep reasonable eye contact throughout sessions.. although it depends. If the relationship isn't very good, it's doubtful I'll ever make good eye contact, regardless of therapist gender.