counseling

American  

[koun-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

Example Sentences

Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh reiterated Outperform ratings on both Micron and Sandisk in a research note, counseling traders to “buy the TurboQuant memory pullback.”

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The First Amendment covers counseling, the Supreme Court says 8-1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Some of those clients are middlemen, running their own application counseling services overseas and asking me to rewrite hundreds of essays that were translated into English using A.I.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

“I want them to have somebody who understands the trauma that victims go through,” and who will be available to offer counseling and emotional support.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

With therapy, counseling, meds, she’d recover, get a job, marry, have children.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin