Dictionary

psychotherapist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English therapist ▲ English psycho- ▲ English therapy English psychotherapy ▲ English -ist English psychotherapist From psycho- + therapist, or from psychotherapy + -ist.

Meanings

1. Someone who practices psychotherapy.
   • “People don’t come to therapy until they’re having the equivalent of an emotional heart attack,” psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his podcast Chasing Life recently. 2024 June 9, Andrea Kane, “Therapy is more than lying on a couch and talking. Here are 5 ways it can boost happiness”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2024:
   • “Psychotherapists are not immune to the same stereotypes that we all have, and I think they could become even more relevant for psychotherapists than for other professions [both medical and nonmedical], because they are embarking on this intimate, potentially long-term relationship with these [clients],” said Heather Kugelmass, a doctoral student in sociology at Princeton University. Kugelmass is the author of the study (PDF), which was published Wednesday in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 2016 June 1, Carina Storrs, “Therapists often discriminate against black and poor patients, study finds”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2019:
   • A psychotherapist I visited a few years ago [...] told me that my mother leaving my father, and my father letting us both go, has coloured my view of all relationships. 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 178:

Forms

Relateds

head-shrinker · psychologist · psychoanalyst · shrink · psychiatrist · therapist

Translations (27)

ro psihoterapeută (who practices psychotherapy) · pl psychoterapeutka (who practices psychotherapy) · mt psikoterapista (who practices psychotherapy) · ka ფსიქოთერაპევტი (who practices psychotherapy) · cs psychoterapeut (who practices psychotherapy) · pl psychoterapeuta (who practices psychotherapy) · uk психотерапе́вт (who practices psychotherapy) · nl psychotherapeute (who practices psychotherapy) · hu pszichoterapeuta (who practices psychotherapy) · el ψυχοθεραπευτής (who practices psychotherapy) · pt psicoterapeuta (who practices psychotherapy) · cmn 心理咨詢師 /心理咨询师 (who practices psychotherapy) · de Psychotherapeut (who practices psychotherapy) · he פסיכותרפיסט (who practices psychotherapy) · da psykoterapeut (who practices psychotherapy) · mk психотерапевт (who practices psychotherapy) · tr psikoterapist (who practices psychotherapy) · fr psychothérapeute (who practices psychotherapy) · cmn 心理諮商師 /心理谘商师 (who practices psychotherapy) · es psicoterapeuta (who practices psychotherapy) · ru психотерапе́вт (who practices psychotherapy) · nl psychotherapeut (who practices psychotherapy) · bg психотерапевт (who practices psychotherapy) · fi psykoterapeutti (who practices psychotherapy) · ca psicoterapeuta (who practices psychotherapy) · ro psihoterapeut (who practices psychotherapy) · de Psychotherapeutin (who practices psychotherapy)