counseling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of counseling
Explanation
When you go for counseling, you're getting advice to help you make a decision or figure out what to do. Before getting married, you and your intended may see your minister for counseling about how to have a happy marriage. Usually counseling takes the form of talking with someone who has experience or training in specific areas where you need help. For example, if you need financial counseling, you'll find an expert in managing money. People who go to therapy with a psychologist or psychiatrist, to get help with whatever is bothering them, may also refer to that therapy as counseling. Counseling comes from the Latin root consilium, meaning "advice."
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Example Sentences
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The National Foundation for Credit Counseling, a nonprofit organization, can help him put together a budget and a realistic plan to pay off his debt.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025
Fundamentally, AI complicates a preexisting problem: Often, instructors have put too little thought into homework, said Mollie Galloway, associate professor at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
Creditors might also be more flexible if you are furloughed, versus laid off, said Bruce McClary, a spokesman for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, which represents nonprofit credit-counseling agencies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling is a nonprofit organization that can help you put together a budget and a realistic plan to pay off your debt.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
It only took him three months on the job to get the Dell Duke Counseling System in shape.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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