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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

Gainer credits his junior-high-school guidance counselor for urging him to apply to Manhattan’s High School of Art and Design, after she saw his portfolio, which included paintings of automobiles and clowns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

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

Worried that he might be sent to live with his grandparents in Kentucky, Hugh turned to the school's guidance counselor, who knew of a family whose son had recently left for college.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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