psychotherapy
noun
the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
psychotherapist
-
a word derived from
psychotherapy.
Example Sentences
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Caluori, whose mother Grace is a psychotherapist, regularly lists and revises his goals for the future.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Enikö Hajas, a psychotherapist who works with people who relocate abroad, said it’s common to experience depression, loneliness or grief in the first year or two after moving.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Somehow, I found my way to an experienced psychotherapist, Dan Gates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Bloom’s first foray into crime fiction nails the genre’s conventions while her bona fides as a recently retired professor of English and psychotherapist in mid-state Connecticut make this book resonate as spot-on, hilarious truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
She was in her mid-thirties and married to a psychotherapist when Isaac and Jonah were born.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
