therapist

From therapy +‎ -ist.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/

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therapist (plural therapists)

1. Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.
   • 2021 August 13, Sandee LaMotte, “How to choose a therapist who will be the best fit for you”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Get the whole in-network provider list and then ask friends and family if they know any of the names, or check online ratings to see which therapists get high rankings. One note of warning: Friends may have their favorites, but experts say don’t assume their therapist is going to be a good fit for you as each person’s needs are different.

2. A psychotherapist specifically.
   • 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:

     Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […].  Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […]  But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

   • 2024 January 27, Charlie Berens and Myles Montplaisir, We're Midwesterners:

     We're Midwesterners. Our therapists are bartenders.

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