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clinical psychologist

American  
[kli-nik-uhl-sahy-kah-luhj-ist] / ˈklɪ nɪk əl saɪˈkɑ lədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. someone who practices clinical psychology.


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Bring a little forgiveness to the picture, says Celeste Birkhofer, a clinical psychologist and adjunct clinical faculty member at Stanford Medical School who emphasizes grief counseling.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Bethany Brand, a clinical psychologist and professor emerita at Towson University who specializes in trauma and dissociative disorders, describes dissociation as “a kind of disconnection from yourself or your experience.”

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

For younger children, clinical psychologist Dr Martha Deiros Collado told CBeebies Parenting Download that pick-up time should not be a "sign of alarm".

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

“In Western cultures and especially in the U.S., men are just socialized this way,” says Dr. Drew Adelman, a clinical psychologist in Atlanta, GA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

She’s a clinical psychologist, so reassurance is second nature to her.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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