counselees
Those seeking advice
Counselees are people receiving counseling—the clients or patients of a counselor, therapist, or advisor.
The term appears mainly in professional contexts discussing the counseling relationship: The therapist maintained appropriate boundaries with her counselees.
Less common than alternatives like clients or patients, counselees emphasizes the recipient role in a counseling dynamic.
Those receiving guidance
- adviseesThose being counseled
- protégésStudents of a mentor
- clientsThose receiving professional services
- studentsThose receiving instruction
apprentices · trainees · pupils · learners · novices · beginners · interns · disciples
Those receiving medical treatment
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- sessionsPeriods for specific activities
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
intervention · cognitive-behavioral · psychodynamic · trauma-focused · mindfulness · EMDR · DBT · confidentiality
Progress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- transformationThorough change in form
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
empowerment · insight · breakthrough · resilience · self-awareness · goal-setting · healing · recovery
Support spurring continued effort
- empathySharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- listeningAttending to sound
understanding · reassurance · acceptance · advocacy · companionship · confidentiality · trust · rapport
mentees
Those receiving guidance
- adviseesThose being counseled
- protégésStudents of a mentor
- clientsThose receiving professional services
students · apprentices · trainees · pupils · learners · novices · beginners · interns · disciples · wards
patients
Those receiving medical treatment
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- sessionsPeriods for specific activities
- treatmentCare for an ailment
diagnosis · intervention · cognitive-behavioral · psychodynamic · trauma-focused · mindfulness · EMDR · DBT · confidentiality · transference
development
Progress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- transformationThorough change in form
self-improvement · empowerment · insight · breakthrough · resilience · self-awareness · goal-setting · healing · recovery · potential
encouragement
Support spurring continued effort
- empathySharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
listening · understanding · reassurance · acceptance · advocacy · companionship · confidentiality · trust · rapport · nonjudgmental
counseleescounselors
People who provide guidance
counselor · advisors · advisor · counsellors · therapists
council, counsel, counselor, counseling, reconcile, conciliate, counsellor, counselors, counsels