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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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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

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

Gloria Barker, a retired school guidance counselor in her 70s in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, started knocking on doors for Republicans for the first time when she joined in June.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

Cheetham dispenses granola bars and advice — how to deal with a difficult teacher or make up late assignments — acting as part guidance counselor, part cheerleader.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

“So as a guidance counselor, I have to ask, is there really no way for us to be friends again?”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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