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Counselors Quotes

On the advice counselors give, and how it lands.

These quotes cover very different kinds of counselors, grief counselors, school counselors, biblical counselors, but share a concern with how Advice is given during hard moments in someone's life.

I had developed a relationship with one of the anti-abortion sidewalk counselors who stood in front of my facility. We talked regularly through the fence and she had asked me to go have coffee with her one day. I was...

Quotes by Abby Johnson

When we assume that 'normal' people need 'time to heal,' or discourage individuals from making any decisions until a year or more after a loss, as some grief counselors do, we may be giving inappropriate advice. Such advice can cause...

Quotes by Stephanie Coontz

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors that they are ready to repeat their lessons as often as we please.

Quotes by Robert Chambers

We have guidance counselors that have caseloads of 500 to 600 children. We don't have enough to help the children.

Quotes by Randi Weingarten

Advice Quotes

Many schools desperately need caring professionals like guidance counselors and social workers to ensure students' emotional, social and educational needs are met. But proposals to arm teachers are irresponsible and dangerous. The role of educators is to teach and nurture...

Quotes by Randi Weingarten

I worry that when educational counselors and teachers call in families with concerns about a child having a learning disability, we aren't always looking at the complete picture.

Quotes by Madchen Amick

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please.

Quotes by Louis Nizer

Usually, when a young girl is pregnant, she drops out of school and concentrates on being a mother. I thought that's what I had to do, but my counselors told me there was no way they would let me drop...

Quotes by Jenni Rivera

Biblical counselors and therapists, we've seen cases in New Jersey and in California where folks have gotten in trouble because they gave biblical counseling and, you know, the issue is always, it's same sex. And if you're giving conversion therapy,...

Quotes by Jeffrey C. Mateer

Always Quotes

I went to my school careers counselors and said I wanted to be an actor, and they didn't know what to do. They showed me catalogues with pretty campuses and said, 'Oh, look, there's a theater building. Why don't you...

Quotes by Frances McDormand

American couples have gone to such lengths to avoid the interference of in-laws that they have to pay marriage counselors to interfere between them.

Quotes by Florence King

Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.

Quotes by Diogenes

So there was a constant flow and a thin line there between reality and television and yes, much of what I was experiencing in my real life was also what was going on in the television show to the extent...

Quotes by Alan Thicke

So we had psychiatrists and counselors and therapists around the set regularly, especially for those scenes in which Jason would be dealing with a patient to make sure we were doing it all appropriately.

Quotes by Alan Thicke

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of counselors do these quotes discuss?
A mix, grief counselors, educational counselors working with families, and biblical or faith-based counselors, each quoted on a different part of the job.
Why do people search for counselors quotes?
Often for writing about therapy, school guidance programs, or grief support, and looking for language that reflects the real complexity of giving Advice to people in crisis.
Is there a quote questioning standard grief counseling advice?
Yes, one challenges the common practice of telling grieving people to wait a year or more before making major decisions, suggesting blanket timelines can be the wrong call.
Do any quotes mention counselors working with young people?
One describes counselors intervening when a young girl became pregnant and wanted to leave school, showing counselors sometimes disagree with the assumptions students make about their own options.
Are any of these quotes critical of counselors?
A couple raise concerns, one about biblical counselors facing legal trouble in certain states, another about educational counselors not always seeing the full picture with a family.

One quote pushes back on the assumption that grief has a fixed timeline, questioning standard counselor advice that people need a full year before making big decisions.