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bibliotherapist

American  
[bib-lee-oh-ther-uhp-ist] / ˌbɪb li oʊˈθɛr əp ɪst /

noun

  • bibliotherapists
    plural
  1. a professional who practices bibliotherapy.


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But you don’t necessarily need a licensed bibliotherapist to tell you where to start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

But you don’t necessarily need a licensed bibliotherapist to find value from books or workbooks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2021

Berthoud and her longtime friend and fellow bibliotherapist Susan Elderkin mostly practice “affective” bibliotherapy, advocating the restorative power of reading fiction.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2015

See a bibliotherapist, as soon as you can, and take them up on their invitation, to borrow some lines from Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus”: “Come, and take choice of all my library/And so beguile thy sorrow…”

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2015

But the session was a gift, and I found myself unexpectedly enjoying the initial questionnaire about my reading habits that the bibliotherapist, Ella Berthoud, sent me.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2015

Elderkin says this is one of the most common woes of modern readers, and that it remains a major motivation for her and Berthoud’s work as bibliotherapists.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2015

There is now a network of bibliotherapists selected and trained by Berthoud and Elderkin, and affiliated with the School of Life, working around the world, from New York to Melbourne.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2015

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