counsel vs counseling

counsel and counseling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counsel	Yes	No	Yes	No
counseling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, counsel and counseling are synonyms defined as:

counsel and counseling: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Other synonyms of counsel include counselling, direction, guidance.

counsel (noun)	counseling (noun)
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
a lawyer who pleads cases in court

counsel (verb)	counseling (verb)
give advice to