I wonder if you feel safer with the physical distance - sort of a buffer between you - while in person you feel more exposed and self-conscious. I can also see how in person you might be distracted by the whole room, the whole person visually rather than just the face, perhaps.

I hate virtual meetings of all kinds - this last year and a half has been awful because I just detest the unnaturalness of the computer. I'm the type to turn off my mic and camera and just be a faceless, silent person in a zoom meeting. I would have been an awful client if I'd had to do therapy that way.

It's interesting how some people really like the virtual meetings and others just hate them.