counseling

/ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/
noun
  1. Professional guidance or advice, especially on personal, psychological, or educational matters.
    • Marriage counseling helped them communicate better with each other.
    • The school offers free counseling for students who are feeling stressed.
    • She decided to seek counseling after the loss of her job.
verb
  1. Present participle of counsel; giving advice or guidance to someone.
    • He spent the afternoon counseling a young couple on financial planning.
    • The priest is counseling the family through their grief.
    • The therapist is counseling a group of teenagers about managing anxiety.
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