How to Use counseling in a Sentence

counseling

noun
  • She is receiving counseling to cope with the death of her husband.
  • The college offers career counseling.
  • This may mean more counseling for both of you.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Get some real counseling to find out what next steps might be.
    — Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The fits are more frequent now, the counseling new.
    — John Hult, States Newsroom, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Cox said the couple would seek counseling.
    — Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Chloe Fineman didn't leave her old camp counseling gig on the best terms.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
  • If your depression lingers, counseling will put you on the right track.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Some were filled with peace, some with counseling, some with promises of better days to come.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022
  • The two are in counseling, Gertner has said.
    — ABC News, 31 May 2026
  • Girl, do yourself a favor and get the counseling.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Their issues could have been addressed through counseling, his wife said.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
  • He was sentenced to a year of mental health counseling and jail time as a result.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Mara and her 12-year-old child started counseling.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The one who has to make sure her 9-year-old makes it to his counseling appointments.
    — John Hult, States Newsroom, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Those who refuse the vaccine and don’t get an exemption will get five days for counseling.
    — Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Short of walking away, counseling is an option.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • One in three said mental health counseling services were the largest unmet need.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 May 2023
  • And the 16 weeks of counseling may include four to five home visits per week.
    — Allen Arthur, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
  • However, the school would be open for students and staff who would like to seek counseling.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the group’s services, such as legal counseling, are likely to be scaled back.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
  • Now, nine months later, Khloie is in counseling but has not yet returned to school.
    — ABC News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • She was put on a path to become a coach herself and held one-on-one calls with people in need of counseling.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Yes, time heals all wounds, but counseling can often expedite the process.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Do our students need counseling?
    — City News Service, Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Grief counseling is also a central part of the café’s mission.
    — Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Rindy went back to school, earning a master’s degree in counseling.
    — oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2021
  • It was turned into a series, and there was a grief counseling element in the show.
    — Marley Marius, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The law says that people who work at sheltered workshops have to go to career counseling.
    — Madison Hopkins, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2022
  • When counseling adopters, this is one plant worth flagging with urgency.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026

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