therapist
Americannoun
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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.
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a person trained in the use of psychological methods for helping patients overcome psychological problems.
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Also therapeutist a person, as a doctor, skilled in therapeutics. therapeutics.
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My mind flitted back to a conversation I had with my physical therapist about modern love: Dating in L.A. has become monotonous.
From Los Angeles Times
Perhaps in recognition of those sensitivities, both Meta and YouTube assigned Thursday’s delicate cross-examination to female attorneys, who took a decidedly softer tack with Kaley than Stanner had with her therapist.
From Los Angeles Times
She has seen a therapist since she was 13.
From BBC
The plaintiff’s former therapist, Victoria Burke, testified that she diagnosed Kaley with body dysmorphia and social phobia, a type of anxiety disorder, in her early teens.
Each show features six comedians — three who perform straight comedy sets and three who serve as “therapists” for the evening.
From Los Angeles Times
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