What does counseling mean?

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coun·sel·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, directionnoun

    something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Wiktionary

  1. counselingnoun

    assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties

Wikipedia

  1. counseling

    Counseling is the professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes.This is a list of counseling topics.

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  1. counseling

    Counseling is a professional guidance process, often provided by a trained individual, in which a client is helped to manage personal, social, or psychological issues and challenges. This practice aims to aid individuals in making decisions, improving behaviors, coping with stress, enhancing relationships, and achieving personal growth. It could be offered in several settings and can cater to people of different ages, groups, or those with various life situations and mental health issues.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Counseling

    of Counsel

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Counseling

    The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of counseling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of counseling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of counseling in a Sentence

  1. Marty Moore:

    The teaching and the propagation of those faiths, if it comes into contact with an LGBTQ person, regardless of whether that LGBTQ person is seeking that counseling or not, the propagation and teaching and dissemination of those faiths run the risk of being classified as conversion therapy.

  2. Jim Lee:

    She had this amazing confidence, but she was a person of grace, she was an educator, but she also had great pastoral and counseling and nurturing skills – or she had those CEO skills that could tell you that you need to kind of get in your place.

  3. Lisa Frankel:

    Individual therapy can be helpful as well, many people have a hard time opening up in groups and do better with individual counseling. If therapy triggers other losses or traumas, these losses might also have to be looked at. Grief that is really debilitating or lasts exceptionally long might be complicated by the association of the loss to other losses and trauma. Individual therapy might be really important to understand this connection and to work it through.

  4. Susan Curry:

    Those are the folks I ’d be likely to refer to a behavioral counseling program.

  5. Officer Chad Evans:

    I myself years ago went through a divorce, i had to go through some counseling to get my head on straight. There's no loss and pride there. I tell them it's OK to get help because it's impossible to do some of this stuff on your own. So I give him that example and they kind of open them up a little bit.

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2 Comments
  • Rudy Minnie
    Rudy Minnie
    yes counselling is the begining process of healing
    LikeReply6 years ago
  • Rwegarulilla Wilson
    Rwegarulilla Wilson
    exactly true
    LikeReply9 years ago

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