Yi-lung, a recent immigrant from taiwan, has been encouraged by his american girlfriend to join her in couples counseling. during the first session, yi-lung seems reluctant to self-disclose and admits that he does not believe counseling is the best way for them to address their problems. the counselor should

I believe the answer is: Take Yi-Lung's degree of acculturation into account when working with him and his girlfriend.

There is a clear difference in expectations between couples from one country with another. In this particular situation, the counselor should keep in mind several factors from Yi-Lung culture, including traditional role that expected between each partner according to his culture, differing family structure, and treatment toward parents as a consideration to moderate the counselling.