Therapy, whether couples or individuals, forces the parties to address the real issues that are causing decline or unhappiness in the relationship. Some of the problems that occur during therapy that can contribute to therapy not being successful are: a partner feels they don't need it and therefore won't participate, refusal to be honest with the therapist, fear of hurting the partner other partner and a shock the reason is not the couple at all, it can be the therapist. According to the Huffington Post, its report "Why Marriage Counseling Doesn't Work" reports that: "There's a good reason why most marriage counseling doesn't work, because "couples therapy can be the form of therapy more difficult and most therapists are "not good at it," according to an article by William Doherty in the professional journal Psychotherapy Networker. “Surveys indicate that approximately eighty percent of therapists in private practice practice couples therapy.” “Where they received their training is a mystery because most therapists practicing today have never taken a couples therapy course and have never done their training under the supervision of someone who has mastered the art.” “From a consumer's perspective, seeking couples therapy is like having a broken leg treated by a doctor who missed his orthopedics exam in medical school,” Doherty said. According to the New York Times, two years after finishing marriage counseling, 25% of couples are