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Mulqueen has counseled couples where one party retires and expects much more attention now that they are home more.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Caballero Magaña says students she has counseled who don’t know if their parents will come home from detention may react in a range of ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

He has counseled gay couples seeking to raise their children Catholic.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Rev. Deneen Robinson—a Unitarian minister who, like Kanter, has counseled patients for years as a chaplain at a Dallas abortion clinic—joined two of these bimonthly trips.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2022

The Manitou has counseled the Great Oak in his sleep; the women are in tears, and the young men are silent.

From Birch Bark Legends of Niagara by Owahyah