steer vs counseling

steer and counseling both are nouns.

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

As nouns, counseling is a hypernym of steer; that is, counseling is a word with a broader meaning than steer:

steer: an indication of potential opportunity
counseling: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Other hypernyms of steer include counsel, counselling, direction, guidance.

steer (noun)	counseling (noun)
castrated bull	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
an indication of potential opportunity

steer (verb)	counseling (verb)
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
direct (oneself) somewhere
be a guiding or motivating force or drive