- counselling
- (BrE) (AmE counseling) nounADJECTIVE▪ group, individual▪ professional▪ couples (esp. AmE), marital (esp. AmE), marriage (esp. AmE), marriage guidance (BrE), premarital (esp. AmE)▪ family▪ college (esp. AmE), school (esp. AmE), student, youth (esp. AmE)▪ peer (esp. AmE)▪ abortion, genetic▪
We provide fertility treatment and genetic counselling for couples trying to conceive.
▪ bereavement, mental-health (AmE), psychological, stress▪ career (AmE), vocational▪ business, debt▪ nutritional (esp. AmE)VERB + COUNSELLING/COUNSELING▪ give sb, offer (sb), provide (sb with)▪The survivors were offered counselling.
▪ get, have, receive▪ be in need of, need▪Many of the victims of the tragedy still need counselling.
▪ seek▪ recommend▪Their doctor recommended professional counselling.
▪ refer sb for, refer sb to▪He was suspended from school and referred for counselling.
COUNSELLING/COUNSELING + NOUN▪ centre/center, service▪the new student counselling and guidance service
▪ session▪ skillsPREPOSITION▪ counselling for▪counselling for parents and children
▪counselling for depression
Collocations dictionary. 2013.