How to Use counselor in a Sentence

counselor

noun
  • He works as a camp counselor.
  • Jones, who worked at the school, got a call one day from the school counselor.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The counselor talked him through the moment and discussed less risky ways to get through the next months.
    Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • The letter said counselors would be at the school Tuesday.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Get a few folks in your corner, i.e., lawyer, counselor and join Meetup.com.
    Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • After about three years, Turner sought the help of a grief counselor.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • On the advice of her counselor, my daughter filed charges.
    Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Your parents should seek help from a debt counselor right away.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 14 July 2024
  • Among them is a measure meant to ease the shortage of mental health counselors.
    Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Trained, adult counselors respond to calls to the hotline at all other times.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2023
  • These questions were just meant to match you with the best counselor for your needs, small text would have assured you.
    Yael Grauer, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2023
  • That summer, a victim’s aid counselor urged her to come clean.
    Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Hansen said the chain brought in a grief counselor and had a dinner for the friends and families of the workers on Monday.
    Stacey Henson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • Voglio was a Salesian Brother at the time and working as a camp counselor, the report states.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • In March, a student group from the school filed a police report against their head counselor for casteism.
    Akanksha Singh, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Williams was living at a homeless shelter, the counselor said, and James was now in charge of the two youngest children.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Mangum, who works for a housing project in Portland and as a counselor for at-risk youth, refused to leave.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Grief counselors were available for students and staff at the high school Monday.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • When school starts this week, the room is to be staffed full-time with a counselor or mental health specialist.
    Jocelyn Gecker and Dylan Lovan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Thank you for being the chief cook, counselor, taxi driver, cheerleader, and best all-around mom in the world.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Anna has been a youth counselor and a member of the Student Council.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Colón, 28, has loved working with kids since their first job as a YMCA counselor at 16.
    Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
  • When Daphne Jones was a high school student in Dolton, Ill., in the mid-1970s, her guidance counselor told her to put college out of her mind.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Jeff Cross, who worked there as a family service counselor, was standing on the porch when the two cars pulled in.
    Thomas Lake, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Some campers have even gone on to become counselors themselves.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Reports of long wait times to speak with a counselor via chat were met with glee by the thread’s participants.
    Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Cassidy, who has been a school counselor for 10 years, is in his first year teaching at Andrew.
    Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Someone at the shelter gave Ramos a phone number to a mental health counselor.
    Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Now most counselors advise students to apply to at least 10, with several safeties.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Greenwood High School counselors are available for students, staff and community members who need support, the district's post states.
    River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024

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