Initial Phase Client Goals (What do the clients want to achieve as a short-term goal?)

The Yun family comes to therapy to see you because they are \"worried\" for the youngest child, Mai Lin (15 years old). The Yun family is conformed of adoptive parents, Len and Win, and adopted children, Sam '21 years old), Fran (18 years old), Callie (16 years old), and Mai Lin. Parents report that lately, Mai Lin has \"not been herself\". She is spending less time with her friends, irritable, quiet, and pensive. They mention that a few years ago, Mai Lin was seen by a therapist for self- harm behavior but that she hasn't poked herself with needles since then. Mai Lin confirms this but reports that she often feels like there is 'pressure building up inside of her\" that she can't get rid of. She mentions that she has always felt like the \"weird\" one in the family and believes that she is burdening her family. Sam, Fran and Callie listen quietly during the session and occasionally wipe tears from their eyes. When questioned, they deny strongly feeling burdened by Mai Lin and state that they are in therapy because they noticed the difference in her after she told her family 6 months ago that she may be bisexual. They admit that they were the ones that convinced their parents to come to family therapy and that they want to show Mai Lin that they can become a caring family. Sam mentions that he feels guilty he was not oresent when Mai Lin was struggling with self-harm and refers to himself as a \"bad older brother\