Pari is a 26-year-old from the country of Thailand. She has requested to see you for individual counseling to work through some concerns regarding her adjustment to the United States. Pari reported that she is married to John, a 45-year-old Caucasian American, and they live in a small and remote area of North Carolina. She reported that she is sad and homesick because she has no friends. In further investigating, you learn that she is a stay-at-home mom of a two-year-old daughter and she has no contact with others outside of her husband and her daughter. As one of 11 children in her immediate family in Thailand, she expressed to you that she attempts to find peace and enlightenment through the teachings of Buddha. She reported that her family was against the idea of her moving to the United States and was not so sure of her husband's intent for marrying her. She reported that her family was happy for the fact that she was given the opportunity to be in "the land of milk and honey," but they thought that John was too old for her. Having lived in the United States for just over two years, she is uncertain that she made the right decision. She is happy to be in the United States but is not so sure of her new family. She feels unwelcome because her new family does not talk to her. She cited that she is not very good at English and she is afraid that John's family is going to judge her English. Pari has felt uncomfortable around her new family because "They are just beautiful. They are blond, skinny, and they dress very nicely." She also shared with you that John expects her "to be more American," and wants their daughter to be raised only in American culture, and especially in the Baptist religion, which John's family has a long history with. She is confused because she feels as if she will be disobeying her family and her entire culture if she did that. Additionally, Pari announced that her husband has been complaining about the idea of her continually sending money to Thailand to help her family out. She has also asked if they can go visit Thailand as a family so she can see her family; John reportedly told her that they do not have the money to do that. She is questioning John's level of commitment. Pari says that she loves her life in the United States but she is not used to not having friends and a family that does not talk to her. She also wants to be able to raise their daughter in both Thai and American cultures, but she feels as if she is forbidden to do that. She misses her Thai family so much, but she loves John. This has left her in a disharmonizing state.

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