counselor
n. countablen. a professional who gives advice to help you with personal problems, school, or your career.
n. a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems. Often used in educational or legal contexts to refer to an advisor or legal representative.
I talked to a school counselor about my university applications.
The company provides a counselor for employees who are struggling with stress or burnout.
After the traumatic event, the community center hired a grief counselor to facilitate group therapy sessions and provide individual support for those most affected.
From Middle English conseillour, counseiler, from Anglo-Norman cunseiler, cunseiliour, from Old French conseillier, from Latin consiliator, agent noun from cōnsilior (“I take counsel”), from cōnsilium (“plan, council, wisdom, advice”). Compare councilor. Displaced native Middle English redere, Middle English redesman, and Middle English redyeve, from Old English rǣdġiefa (literally “advice giver”).
Commonly takes the preposition 'for' or 'to' when describing the recipient of the advice.
the councilor gave me advicethe counselor gave me adviceLearners often confuse 'counselor' (an advisor) with 'councilor' (a member of a local government council).