session · couch · confidential · empathy · healing · advice · trust · office · tissues · breakthrough · trauma · coping · mental health · licensed · clinical · compassionate · professional · boundaries
IDEA.org / Words / trained counselor
Related — therapist (Mental health practitioner); psychologist (Mental behavior specialist); listener (One who attends aurally); guidance · support · session · couch · confidential · empathy · healing · advice · trust · office
professional qualificationtrained counselor ≠ peer counselor Same-status support provider; paraprofessional · life coach · nonprofessional
helping competencetrained counselor ≠ quack Fake healer or fowl noise; charlatan
relational roletrained counselor ≠ friend Non-kin mutual bond; family member · bartender · nosy neighbor
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/trained_counselor