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- verb Alternative spelling of
counseling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
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Examples
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Her name was Teresa Harnett, and wow, I just found her captivating and inspiring for her strong compassionate presence, her words, her expertise in counselling women considering abortion.
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Whatever your position on abortion, you have to agree that pro-life counselling is not a "precaution" in any normal sense of the word, any more than those signs on the motorway "Don't Drink and Drive" are a precaution, rather than, say, an intervention.
The Puritans are after our language, again zornhau 2008
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Sure, you can change your name as an adult, but by then you have 18 years of being known as Garbageface or whatever to deal with (possibly in counselling).
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Taking courses in counselling and looking at the dynamics of power, one thing was made quite clear to me, my job is not, ever, to empower anyone.
That Word Dave Hingsburger 2007
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Life without fluoxetine and counselling is quite tough and thankless, impending moving house is stressing me out, even though I can't wait to move, and work is monumentally depressing - when I'm there I'm either stressed or bored, there's no inbetween.
The One That's The Longest For A While kisobel 2007
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No surprise that I took my masters in counselling, huh?
laundry list Dave Hingsburger 2006
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No surprise that I took my masters in counselling, huh?
Archive 2006-12-01 Dave Hingsburger 2006
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The mother said she had taken the children to numerous prayer meetings and they were now receiving counselling from a church pastor.
Woman tells how son, 2003
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In April this year it made me very depressed and I ended up in counselling and on anti-depressents for a while.
What really happened kisobel 2003
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It is often required that she participate in counselling; she is encouraged to consider the significance of her decision, and she must offer substantial reasons why the potential life of the fetus must be sacrificed and why bearing a child would do her real harm.
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