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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

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

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

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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