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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That was in Philadelphia in 1969, when as a high school senior, Seidelman was required by her guidance counselor to take an aptitude test to determine her career prospects.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
If needed, set up private therapy, speak to a guidance counselor, seek a friend or trusted adult, a youth pastor, or other religious or non-religious person, who is safe to speak with.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 13 June 2024
Baber said Bass was not his client’s guidance counselor.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2024
His father, Ben, owned and operated an auto-repair shop, and his mother, Phyllis (Valentine) Spurlock, was a junior high school and high school guidance counselor.
—Remy Tumin, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
If needed, set up private therapy, speak to a guidance counselor, seek a friend or trusted adult, a youth pastor, or other religious or non-religious person, who is safe to speak with.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 13 June 2024
Baber said Bass was not his client’s guidance counselor.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2024
His father, Ben, owned and operated an auto-repair shop, and his mother, Phyllis (Valentine) Spurlock, was a junior high school and high school guidance counselor.
—Remy Tumin, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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“Guidance counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidance%20counselor. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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