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guidance counselor

American  
[gahyd-uhns kaun-suh-ler] / ˈgaɪd əns ˈkaʊn sə lər /

noun

  • guidance counselors
    plural
  1. a person working in a school whose job is to assist students with academic and personal issues and decisions.


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Emboldened, Martin, who was a high school guidance counselor, found her second calling as a food safety advocate, testifying against raw-milk-access bills across the country.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Schools “kind of push them along,” said Gunter, athletic director and former guidance counselor at Amos P. Godby High in Tallahassee.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

It was answered immediately by the season’s opening episode, “Sermon on the Mount,” in which Jesus has become the guidance counselor at South Park Elementary, unwillingly.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2025

At the time, Mr. Prescott was jokingly referred to as the political equivalent of a marriage guidance counselor.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2024

“What are you wasting your time for?” the guidance counselor had asked him.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

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