coun ‧ sel ‧ lor BrE AmE British English , counselor American English /ˈkaʊns ə lə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone whose job is to help and support people with problems:
Are you seeing a counsellor?
student/marriage guidance/stress etc counsellor
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + counsellor
▪ a student/family counsellor (=helping students or families with problems)
Student counsellors say there's a lot of pressure at college these days.
▪ a debt/stress etc counsellor (=helping with debt, stress etc problems)
A debt counsellor has been helping the family.
▪ a marriage (guidance) counsellor (=helping with marriage problems)
You should talk to a marriage counsellor about your problem.
▪ a school counsellor (=working with the students at a school)
I worked for three years as a school counsellor.
▪ a professional/trained counsellor
Seek help from a professional counsellor if things go wrong.
■ verbs
▪ see a counsellor (=go to a counsellor for help)
Her doctor recommended that she should see a counsellor.