counselling
Professional emotional support
Counselling is the British spelling of counseling—professional guidance for personal, psychological, or vocational problems.
A counsellor helps clients work through difficulties by listening and offering perspective rather than direct advice: She started counselling after the divorce.
The term covers everything from marriage counselling to grief counselling to career counselling.
Sharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- listeningAttending to sound
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- trustConfidence in another
rapport · vulnerability · nonjudgmental · acceptance · grief · anxiety · depression · trauma
Treatment through guided conversation
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- cognitive-behavioralRelating thought to action
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- therapistMental health practitioner
psychodynamic · humanistic · gestalt · integrative · trauma-focused · solution-focused · client · confidentiality
Related to skilled work
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
- pathwaysRoutes for walking
options · decision-making · scholarships · internships · direction · exploration · assessment
Pleading for a cause
- helplinePhone service for assistance
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
- outreachProactive community assistance
- referralDirecting someone elsewhere
resources · community · encouragement · assistance · intervention · welfare · aftercare · intake
Granted official permission
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
training · practitioner · practice · consultation · referral · intake · assessment · diagnosis
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- listeningAttending to sound
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
trust · rapport · vulnerability · nonjudgmental · acceptance · grief · anxiety · depression · trauma · coping
psychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- cognitive-behavioralRelating thought to action
- sessionScheduled time for activity
therapist · psychodynamic · humanistic · gestalt · integrative · trauma-focused · solution-focused · client · confidentiality · boundaries
vocational
Related to skilled work
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
pathways · options · decision-making · scholarships · internships · direction · exploration · assessment
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- helplinePhone service for assistance
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
- outreachProactive community assistance
referral · resources · community · encouragement · assistance · intervention · welfare · aftercare · intake · follow-up
licensed
Granted official permission
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
credentials · training · practitioner · practice · consultation · referral · intake · assessment · diagnosis · evidence-based
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- Northern Addictionalcohol abuse, substance abuse, substance misuse, drug use, opioid crisis
counsellingabuse
Cruel or violent treatment
neglect · psychological abuse · manipulation · mistreatment · gaslighting
counsellingcommanding
Exerting strong authority
ordering · dictating · coercion · indoctrination · brainwashing
counsellingunsolicited advice
Unrequested guidance from others
chitchat · gossip · venting · commiserating · friendly chat
counsel, counselor, counseling, counsellor, counsels, counseled, counselled, counsellors, counselees