therapist

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

Word Origin

therapist (n.)
1880, from therapy + -ist; earlier was therapeutist (1816). Especially of psychotherapy practitioners from c. 1930s.

Example

1. In some cases , it 's quite clear that the therapist has primed the client for particular experiences .
2. A neutral third party -- a therapist , counselor , or empathetic friend -- to evaluate whether or not the process is constructive
3. Upon reaching the bottom of this very special staircase , I found myself in what my regression therapist called the hall of wisdom .

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