Dr. HARRISON Mark G.Dey, Anjali MiriamAnjali MiriamDeyYing, JiJiYingMrvar, Petra GregorčičPetra GregorčičMrvarŠarić, MarjetaMarjetaŠarićHocson, Sheila MarieSheila MarieHocsonDistor, John MarkJohn MarkDistorAcopio, John RayJohn RayAcopioClavecillas, ElginElginClavecillasLam, Chi-MingChi-MingLamJackson, LizLizJackson2025-12-222025-12-222026International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2026, vol. 48, article no. 11.1573-32460165-0653http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/26312In this multi-continent, cross-cultural study, we investigated the role of humility in counselling relationships between school counsellors and students across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Central Europe. A culturally diverse research group interviewed 45 school counsellors and analysed the data thematically. The findings suggest that humility is a relational and context-dependent trait, highlighting how cultural understandings and enactments of humility shape counsellor-student relationships. The study has implications for developing culturally relevant counselling practices in schools, where cultural characteristics, organisational factors, and counsellors’ professional practices interact.enHumilitySchool CounsellingCross-CulturalPeer Reviewed Journal Article10.1007/s10447-025-09624-0