therapist

[ther-uh-pist]

noun

1. a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.

2. a person trained in the use of psychological methods for helping patients overcome psychological problems.

3. Also therapeutist a person, as a doctor, skilled in therapeutics. therapeutics.

ˈtherapist

/ ˈθɛrəpɪst /

noun

1. a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

   a physical therapist

Word History and Origins

Origin of therapist¹

First recorded in 1885–90; therap(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

When broaching this topic, don’t ask what seems fair, said Nashira Lynton, a financial therapist and founder of Renewed Wealth Therapy.

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With enough computing power, even jobs that seem intrinsically human, such as a therapist, could be done better by machines, he concludes.

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But it was art therapist Robert Morrissey who first put a lump of clay into her hands and encouraged her to do something with it.

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Over the past decade, she has been an embalmer, funeral director, hospice worker, and end-of-life therapist.

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Rather than challenging distorted thoughts, many therapists affirm them, mistaking empathy for effectiveness.

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