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• present participle of counsel.

counseling

American  

[kaun-suh-ling] / ˈkaʊn sə lɪŋ /

Or counselling

noun

Psychology.

1. professional guidance in resolving personal conflicts and emotional problems.

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Etymology

Origin of counseling

counsel + -ing ¹

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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Shelter and counseling can offer a lifeline to those vulnerable adolescents.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Student success: Harris would push to make the enrollment process easier and do more to help students finish, including through better counseling and basic needs support.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Seniors who own their own home can consider getting reverse-mortgage counseling, if only to familiarize themselves with the option.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"In our study, however, we found that only 5% of patients received nutritional counseling within 30 days of GLP-1 treatment and less than 25% received nutritional counseling within 6 months."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

My mother took him to counseling a little while later, and when they drove off, his eyes were closed.

From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt