counsellor vs advocate

counsellor and advocate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counsellor	Yes	No	No	No
advocate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, counsellor and advocate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of counsellor include counsel, counselor-at-law, counselor, pleader.

counsellor (noun)	advocate (noun)
a lawyer who pleads cases in court	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
someone who gives advice about problems	a lawyer who pleads cases in court
someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

counsellor (verb)	advocate (verb)
	push for something
	speak, plead, or argue in favor of