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The House Repair Analogy

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The house repair analogy is an analogy used to describe an approach to counseling. This

analogy compares counseling to working on a house, more like renovation. According to

Hutchinson (2015), the house is divided into three levels: the client may live in any of the three

levels, and a different approach is used for the three levels. The first level is the ground floor. At

this level, the type of client is either a child or an immature adult who has immense problems in

accepting and putting up with the basic demands of life, while the second floor belongs to adults

mostly. These adults are living lives that are mature and self-sustaining, and self-supporting too.

The third floor holds the highly accomplished type, questioning life and its meaning along with

self-realization (Hutchinson, 2015).

As a counselor, I aim to help my client reach the next level of their "house," which will

be done in various ways. My view of the client will be like a building contractor who, in

conjunction with the client, works toward improving the livability of the current level of the

house that they are already. My tools will be critical relationship development and enhancement

skills. This involves building a staircase to the next level of the house through self-awareness,

helping the client decrease the fear they have, and increasing love through compassion and

unconditional positive regard. For instance, by helping a client in level one face their fears, a

child confused about life, relating with what they are struggling with, and making them feel the

warmth of acceptance and understanding enables one to repair insecurities.

By developing my self-awareness, I will have learned how to handle my emotional

baggage and personal history, thus ensuring that the past has no hold over me, making me

competent—using my vulnerability as a way of involving the client. This will be seen as an act

of courage, enabling them to relate more. By sensing what the client is thinking and feeling, I can

respond by relating to them and showing them empathy. For instance, one cannot have self-doubt

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The House Repair Analogy Student's First Name, Middle Initials(s), Last name Institutional Affiliation Course Number and Name Instructors Name and Title Assignment Due Date The house repair analogy is an analogy used to describe an approach to counseling. This analogy compares counseling to working on a house, more like renovation. According to Hutchinson (2015), the house is divided into three levels: the client may live in any of the three levels, and a different approach is used for the three levels. The first level is the ground floor. At this level, the type of client is either a child or an immature adult who has immense problems in accepting and putting up with the basic demands of life, while the second floor belongs to adults mostly. These adults are living lives that are mature and self-sustaining, and self-supporting too. The third floor holds the highly accomplished type, questioning life and its meaning along with self-realization (Hutchinson, 2015). As a counselor, I aim to help my client reach the next level of their "house," which will be done in various ways. My view of the client will be like a building contractor who, in conjunction with the client, works towa ...
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