counseling
noun
coun·sel·ing
ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)liŋ 
variants
or counselling
: professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes
career counseling for high schoolers
counseling for drug addicts
Examples of counseling in a Sentence
She is receiving counseling to cope with the death of her husband.
The college offers career counseling.
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Call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 for free and confidential counseling.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025
Rick, overcome with anger and unable to bump Zion from his session with Amrita for some emergency counseling, shoots Jim Hollinger, only to be informed by Jim’s wife Sritala that Jim was his father.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The small office had acted mostly through its regional partners, which hosted conferences and provided counseling to small disadvantaged businesses.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
San Francisco will tie clean needle distribution for drug users to treatment and counseling
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city’s drug overdose crisis requires a bolder approach to getting illicit drug users off the streets and into treatment.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025
Rick, overcome with anger and unable to bump Zion from his session with Amrita for some emergency counseling, shoots Jim Hollinger, only to be informed by Jim’s wife Sritala that Jim was his father.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The small office had acted mostly through its regional partners, which hosted conferences and provided counseling to small disadvantaged businesses.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
San Francisco will tie clean needle distribution for drug users to treatment and counseling
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city’s drug overdose crisis requires a bolder approach to getting illicit drug users off the streets and into treatment.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for counseling
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“Counseling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counseling. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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