counseling vs counsel

counseling and counsel both are nouns.

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

As nouns, counseling and counsel are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of counseling include counselling, direction, guidance.

counseling (noun)	counsel (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

counseling (verb)	counsel (verb)
	give advice to