Counselling is the help you get when you talk, over time, with a trained person about a problem in your life — worry, grief, family trouble, exam stress. The person listens and helps you see a way through; they do not usually give you orders. Schools, hospitals, and charities offer it.

Counsellingcounselling這個字 is the help you get指的是你得到的一種幫助，when you talk, over time, with a trained person about a problem in your life透過長期和一位受過訓練的人談你生活中的問題 — worry, grief, family trouble, exam stress像是煩惱、悲傷、家庭問題、考試壓力。The person listens and helps you see a way through對方會聆聽，並幫你看到解決的方向；they do not usually give you orders通常不會直接命令你怎麼做。Schools, hospitals, and charities offer it學校、醫院和慈善機構都有提供。

In British spelling it has two l’s: counselling. American spelling is counseling, with one l.

In British spelling it has two l's英式拼法有兩個l：counsellingcounselling。American spelling is美式拼法是 counseling, with one lcounseling，只有一個l。

Though actually, people use the word loosely: a teacher “having a counselling chat” may only mean a kind talk, not real professional counselling. And it has nothing to do with a city council. If you mix counselling with councillor, you have put a talking-helper into a town meeting.

Though actually不過其實，people use the word loosely大家用這個字有時候比較鬆散：a teacher 'having a counselling chat'老師說「having a counselling chat」 may only mean a kind talk可能只是指一次親切的談話，not real professional counselling不是真正專業的counselling。And而且 it has nothing to do with a city council這個字跟市議會完全沒關係。If you mix counselling with councillor如果你把counselling和councillor搞混，you have put a talking-helper into a town meeting就等於把一個談話輔導員送進了市政會議裡。