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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPsychotherapeut
Pronunciation / Transliteration: psyço-te-ra-pɔɪt
"Der Psychotherapeut half ihm, das Trauma zu bewältigen."
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A licensed mental health professional who guides clients through behavioral and emotional changes using various talk therapy modalities.
"The psychotherapist used cognitive behavioral techniques to help him overcome his phobias." - 2
A person trained in and practicing psychotherapy, treating mental and emotional disorders through psychological methods rather than medical or biological ones.
"She started seeing a psychotherapist to help her manage work-related anxiety and stress."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'psyche' meaning breath, spirit, or soul, and 'therapeia' meaning healing or medical treatment, combined with the suffix '-ist' denoting a person who practices. It emerged in the late 19th to early 20th century alongside the formalization of psychoanalysis and modern psychological treatments to describe professionals treating mental and emotional disorders through talk therapy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Psychotherapist" is said worldwide
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psychothérapeute
Transliteration: psi-ko-te-ra-pœt
"Elle consulte un psychothérapeute pour surmonter ses difficultés."
Psychotherapeut
Transliteration: psyço-te-ra-pɔɪt
"Der Psychotherapeut half ihm, das Trauma zu bewältigen."
psicoterapeuta
Transliteration: psi-ko-te-ra-peu-ta
"Ha deciso di andare da uno psicoterapeuta."
psicoterapeuta
Transliteration: psi-ko-te-ɾa-peu-ta
"El psicoterapeuta le dio excelentes consejos para su ansiedad."
psicoterapeuta
Transliteration: psi-ko-te-ɾa-pew-tɐ
"Ela trabalha como psicoterapeuta em uma clínica local."
मनोचिकित्सक
Transliteration: manochikitsak
"उन्होंने अपनी मानसिक समस्या के लिए एक मनोचिकित्सक से परामर्श किया।"
心理治疗师
Transliteration: xīn lǐ zhì liáo shī
"心理治疗师帮助他走出了情感低谷。"
정신치료사
Transliteration: jeongsin-chiryosa
"그녀는 유능한 정신치료사에게 상담을 받고 있다."
心理療法士
Transliteration: shinri ryōhōshi
"彼女は心理療法士として多くの患者を助けている。"
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