counsellingnoun [ U ]
mainly UK US usually counseling uk/ˈkaʊn.səl.ɪŋ/us/ˈkaʊn.səl.ɪŋ/C2 the job or process of listening to someone and giving that person advice about their problems:
a counselling service
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- It is generally accepted that the bereaved benefit from counselling.
- The couple had no premarital counselling and rushed into marriage without much thought for the future.
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Counselling & psychotherapy
- analyst
- aversion therapy
- behaviour therapy
- CBT
- counsel
- counsellor
- group therapy
- helpline
- marriage counseling
- marriage guidance
- psychoanalyse
- psychotherapist
- psychotherapy
- sex therapy
- sexologist
- support group
- support network
- therapist
- tough love
- victim support
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Giving advice