Skip to main content

therapist

/ther-uh-pist/US // ˈθɛr ə pɪst //UK // (ˈθɛrəpɪst) //

治疗师,治療師,疗养师,疗法

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.
    • : a person trained in the use of psychological methods for helping patients overcome psychological problems.
    • : Also ther·a·peu·tist [ther-uh-pyoo-tist]. /ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪst/. a person, as a doctor, skilled in therapeutics.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • “It’s really challenging to grieve living people,” said Nedra Tawwab, a therapist, content creator and author of “Set Boundaries, Find Peace.”

  • Whereas a therapist might question the usefulness of identifying oneself as permanently aligned with whatever struggle one is experiencing, engagement-driven platforms help frame conditions as points of identity, badges of honor.

  • It was not uncommon for her to be delivering food or taking someone to a doctor or a therapist.

  • On a rainy October night in Kentucky, a recently divorced therapist is on her way home when she spots a man standing precariously on the edge of a bridge.

  • I suspended judgment about the physical concern, spoke to my therapist, and investigated what lay beneath the fear, which was making a decision about sending my children back to in-person school in the context of accelerating risk.