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therapist

[ther-uh-pist]

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noun

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

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

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I need your therapist for that as well.

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I wanted to drag Song straight to a couple’s therapist and say: I want to commit, but she cheats.

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“It’s become my church, my gym and my therapist,” she said, as pulsing rhythm and blues played from a portable speaker inside the large sorting room.

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Though, “the graffiti is tough — I appreciate the sentiment, but someone’s gotta clean it up,” said Wright, a 37-year-old physical therapist.

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Now, her fees vary by patient, but she offers “superbills” for potential reimbursement, similar to therapists who don’t take insurance.

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