The phrase "advising themselves" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to individuals giving themselves guidance or counsel on a particular matter.
Example: "In times of uncertainty, many people find comfort in advising themselves on the best course of action."
Alternatives: "counseling themselves" or "guiding themselves".
Many of those now advising ministers are themselves "priced out".
They may also find themselves advising local and national government on crime and disorder issues, often on a private consulting basis.
The first question the British will face is "Whose army?" For they will find themselves advising a ragtag rebel force that cannot even agree on who its top officer is, amid squabbling between two generals who both come with unsavory baggage.
My guy works for a cutting-edge consultancy, bringing ethnographic insight to bear on civic and consumer contexts, and his company are themselves advising on a huge infrastructural project that will define our era, but that no one really understands, so giant and complex is it.
At Tzell Travel, one of the largest privately owned agencies in New York, many agents found themselves advising reluctant travelers on airline safety and airport security instead of the fastest way to get somewhere on a business or personal trip, according to the firm's president, Barry Liben.
Even if the intelligence agencies had performed flawlessly, they would therefore have found themselves advising the president of grave dangers.
General Practitioners found themselves advising on future treatment decisions and the likely course of illness, as well as chasing up appointments with secondary care.
The topic of the panel: investment bankers' conflicts in advising companies on selling themselves.
Correction to this articleON FEBRUARY 25th Rick Santorum, the second-ranking Republican presidential hopeful, called President Barack Obama a snob for advising everyone to get themselves a college education.
Asked if she was "advising people to distance themselves from Trump or at least his rhetoric," she said that doing so was "campaigning 101.
