counselling
talking to a trained person to get help with problems and feelings
Professional help in which a trained person listens and talks with someone to help them deal with personal, emotional, or mental health problems.
helpful advice to guide someone
Advice and guidance given to someone to help them make decisions or handle a difficult situation.
one meeting with a counsellor
A scheduled meeting in which counselling is given.
help for students at school or university
Support offered in a school, college, or university to help students with personal issues, wellbeing, study problems, or future plans.
the job of being a counsellor
The work, training, or professional field of providing counselling.
- Base: counselling
- Plural: counselling
career counselling
1guidance about jobs
help to choose a job or career
- She booked career counselling to explore roles outside her industry.
- The college provides free career counselling for final-year students.
- Career counselling helped him prepare for interviews and negotiate salary.
- I want career counselling.
counselling services
1available counselling support
a place or programme that offers counselling
- Employees can contact counselling services confidentially.
- The university increased funding for counselling services.
- Local counselling services are available by referral from your GP.
- My workplace has counselling services.
couples counselling
1therapy for partners
counselling for two partners
- Couples counselling gave them tools to argue more fairly.
- They started couples counselling after months of tension.
- Some employers offer access to couples counselling through wellbeing programmes.
- We tried couples counselling.
drug and alcohol counselling
1help with addiction
counselling to help stop or reduce substance use
- The clinic offers drug and alcohol counselling alongside medical support.
- He was referred to drug and alcohol counselling after a relapse.
- Drug and alcohol counselling can involve individual and group sessions.
- She is in drug and alcohol counselling.
genetic counselling
1guidance about genetic risk
medical advice about genes and inherited illness
- They were offered genetic counselling after an unusual test result.
- Genetic counselling helped her understand the risk to future children.
- Your doctor may refer you for genetic counselling before genetic testing.
grief counselling
1support after a loss
help for people who are grieving
- After her mother died, she attended grief counselling.
- The hospice offers grief counselling to relatives and close friends.
- Grief counselling can help people return to daily routines at their own pace.
- He got grief counselling after the funeral.
marriage counselling
1therapy for married partners
counselling to help a marriage
- They decided to try marriage counselling before separating.
- Marriage counselling helped them talk about money without arguing.
- He was nervous about marriage counselling, but the sessions were practical.
- They are going to marriage counselling.