🧠💬 Counseling – Definition, Purpose, and Principles 📘 Important for GNM/BSc Nursing, NHM, AIIMS, NORCET, GPSC & Nursing Education/Health Education Exams 🔰 Definition of Counseling: Counseling is a confidential, supportive, and face-to-face communication process in which a trained person (counselor) helps another person (client) to understand their problems, explore options, and make informed decisions. ✅ “Helping the person to help themselves.” 🎯 Purpose of Counseling: 🎯 Purpose 📋 Explanation 1.