counselor vs attorney

counselor and attorney both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counselor	Yes	No	No	No
attorney	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attorney is a hypernym of counselor; that is, attorney is a word with a broader meaning than counselor:

counselor: a lawyer who pleads cases in court
attorney: a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

Other hypernyms of counselor include lawyer.

counselor (noun)	attorney (noun)
a lawyer who pleads cases in court	a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
someone who gives advice about problems
someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp