0 someone who is trained to listen to people and give them advice about their problems: --
1 a person who has been trained to do the job of listening to people who have problems or who want to achieve something, and giving them advice: --
An employment counselor helps individual clients to set goals for themselves in education, training and employment.
He hired Jeffrys as his counselor.
He thinks people are too soft these days and that we'd be better off without all these counsellors and therapists.
There's an excellent counsellor at the alternative health clinic in town, and you can get various therapies there too.
My colleague found that his sessions with the grief counsellor helped him work through his feelings.
A trained counsellor can provide non-judgmental support, as often it is hard to speak openly to family and friends.
The doctor suggested that I might like to see a counsellor to help me deal with stress better.