Yes. Trust issues are often present at the beginning of an engagement.
Trust may have been damaged by broken agreements, secrecy, poor follow-through, financial conflict, perceived betrayal, avoidance, or repeated communication breakdowns. These issues are usually difficult for partners to discuss on their own because the conversation quickly becomes angry, defensive, or painful.
Business Partners Counseling helps create sufficient structure and safety for partners to eventually discuss trust directly. This sometimes cannot happen in the first few sessions. Partners usually need to build communication skills and resilience first so that difficult conversations can bring them closer rather than create more distance.