Use each database's thesaurus or subject headings list to identify the best wording for your topic. For example, ERIC uses:

• Career Counseling or Career Development (NOT "occupational counseling" or "vocational counseling")
• Cultural Awareness (NOT "multicultural counseling")
• Metacognition (NOT "mindfulness")

To find articles written outside of the United States, search "counselling" (British spelling) as was as "counseling" (American spelling).