therapist
noun
ther·a·pist
ˈther-ə-pist 
1
: an individual specializing in the therapeutic medical treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder
especially
: a health care professional trained in methods of treatment and rehabilitation other than the use of drugs or surgery
These simple range-of-motion exercises are often prescribed by physical, occupational, or hand therapists for people with hand OA [=osteoarthritis]. —
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Food & Fitness Advisor To help the baby interact with his family, a speech therapist taught everyone—including Justin's twin brother, Jeffery—hand signals and games. —Michele Blecher
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: a practitioner of psychotherapy : a psychotherapist
Again, it is important for the therapist to recognize that regression is normative due to the extreme stress of separation and divorce.—Nathan W. Turner
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The non-profit Wellness for Cancer has helped train therapists at hundreds of spas to provide inclusive care to patients.
—Sue Williamson, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
Newsweek spoke to financial therapist Nathan Astle about how the man can stay firm on his boundaries while navigating interpersonal dynamics.
—Maria Morava, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
My therapist always tells me, ‘The audience is not your family, Gary.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Keith Siegel, 65 Siegel, an occupational therapist from North Carolina with dual Israeli and U.S. citizenship, immigrated to Israel from the United States about 40 years ago, settling in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where he and his wife Aviva Siegel were abducted on Oct. 7, 2023.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
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Sue Williamson, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
Newsweek spoke to financial therapist Nathan Astle about how the man can stay firm on his boundaries while navigating interpersonal dynamics.
—Maria Morava, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
My therapist always tells me, ‘The audience is not your family, Gary.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Keith Siegel, 65 Siegel, an occupational therapist from North Carolina with dual Israeli and U.S. citizenship, immigrated to Israel from the United States about 40 years ago, settling in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where he and his wife Aviva Siegel were abducted on Oct. 7, 2023.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Therapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/therapist. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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therapist
noun
ther·a·pist
ˈther-ə-pəst
: a person who specializes in therapy
especially
: a person trained in methods of treatment other than the use of drugs or surgery
a speech therapist
Medical Definition
therapist
noun
ther·a·pist
ˈther-ə-pəst
: a person specializing in therapy
especially
: one trained in methods of treatment and rehabilitation other than the use of drugs or surgery
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