counselling

VERB

give advice

Synonyms

STRONG

admonish advise advocate caution charge confab direct enjoin exhort guide huddle inform instruct kibitz order prescribe prompt recommend reprehend steer suggest teach tip tout urge warn

WEAK

give pointer give two cents keep posted put bug in ear put heads together put on to show the ropes tip off wise one up

Antonyms

STRONG

approve conceal discourage dissuade hide learn misguide mislead neglect prevent

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counselling

Another, also in his 20s, said he was promised trauma counselling but only had two sessions with a psychologist.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Murray said he had lined up a job and arranged to start counselling sessions, but both were being held up by his lack of a home.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

"We offer everyone counselling to talk about it if they want to, just to… make sure they've got all the information they need to make that decision."

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

But when he went to counselling 26 years after losing his father, he realised it was the right profession for him and went back into education.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

He responded to the request, counselling moderation and less bitterness in dealing with the situation before us.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by William H. Herndon