Counseling, having many different interpretations, can be interpreted to mean different things to different people, in different times and in different cultures. Consistent with a somewhat linguistically reliable understanding of the word itself, according to the Oxford Dictionary, as a noun, lawyer refers to counsel; and as a verb, advise refers to the act of giving advice. Yet this synonymy between advice and consultancy is far from what people in the aforementioned profession would consider accurate. In fact, and most often, professional advisors would maintain their practice and reputation as advisors, far from the idea of ​​giving advice. Instead, associations with the concepts of "help" and "growth" in the areas of self and one's perspective are much preferred by counselors, time and time again. And, despite the varied phraseology of different practicing counselors, the concepts of “help” and “growth” remain central, while the question of difference may simply lie in semantics. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to explore and, where possible, discuss a working definition of what counseling is and how its nature is constituted by advisor-client dynamics under the form of a therapeutic relationship and empathetic communication, among other factors.CounselingTrying to define what counseling is can be both difficult and fascinating. Difficult, because there has not been, and still is not, a single agreed definition. As mentioned in the introduction to this article, counseling means different things to different people and different times; and adding things, with different expectations to address different problems with different approaches. In short, how we view and choose to define counseling...... middle of article ......e Publications.Rogers, CR (1961). Becoming a person: A therapist's perspective on psychotherapy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Seeman, J. Counselor judgments about the therapeutic process and outcomes. In Rogers, CR and RF Dymonds, (Eds.) Psychotherapy and personality change. University of Chicago Press, 1954, Chap. 7.Thorne, B. (1992) Carl Rogers, London: Sage.Wallis, JH (1973). Personal counseling: an introduction to relationship therapy. London: Allen and Unwin. What is advice?. (2014). American Counseling Association website. Retrieved from http://www.counseling.org/learn-about-counseling/what-is-counseling/overview Williams, K. (1973). The school counselor. London: Methuen, [Distributed in the United States by Harper & Row, Barnes & Noble Import Division. Yeo, Anthony. (1993). Tip: A problem-solving approach. Singapore: Armor Publishing Pte Ltd.