guidance counselor

noun

US
: a person who gives help and advice to students about educational and personal decisions
Her high school guidance counselor suggested she apply to Harvard.

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Janney's role as the high school guidance counselor who is more focused on writing her erotic novel than on her students is one in a long list of acting credits. Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 By the end of the episode, Lelia’s guidance counselor has threatened her with Tall Pines as an alternative to school, but in a twist of fate, Abbie is the one who ends up getting snatched in the middle of the night and taken to the prisonlike facility. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 With a nudge from Aurora and the school's guidance counselor, Lilly-Anne Brigente (Hemmens), Isaiah decides to save the Christmas show and jumps in as director. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025 With a nudge from Aurora and the school’s guidance counselor, Lilly-Anne Brigente (Hemmens), Isaiah decides to save the Christmas show and jumps in as director. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guidance counselor

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“Guidance counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidance%20counselor. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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