THERAPIST Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word therapist. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for THERAPIST
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healer | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • a person skilled in a particular type of therapy | ||||||||
analyst | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is skilled at analyzing data • an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions • a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis | ||||||||
clinician | nounn | |||||||
noun • a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments | ||||||||
counselor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who gives advice about problems • someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp • a lawyer who pleads cases in court | ||||||||
practitioner | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who practices a learned profession | ||||||||
psychiatrist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physician who specializes in psychiatry | ||||||||
psychoanalyst | nounn | |||||||
noun • a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis | ||||||||
psychologist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a scientist trained in psychology | ||||||||
psychotherapist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders | ||||||||
specialist | nounn | |||||||
noun • an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning • practices one branch of medicine | ||||||||
social worker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) |