counselling
SayKOWN-suhl-ing/ˈkaʊn.səl.ɪŋ/
US spellingcounseling
- 1Help with personal problems, usually from someone trained to give it.
He went to counselling after he lost his job.
The school offers free counselling to pupils who are having a hard time.
UsageWe say have counselling or go to counselling, with no a.
Similartherapy
- 2Present participle and gerund of counsel. It is the British spelling, and Americans write counseling.
My aunt spends her days counselling young people who have just left school.
The coach was counselling patience after the team lost again.
UsageYou counsel a person to do something, or counsel caution (tell people to be careful).
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