THERAPIST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THERAPIST?

Need another word that means the same as “therapist”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “therapist” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Therapist” are: healer, psychologist, psychotherapist, analyst, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, mind doctor, head doctor

Therapist as a Noun

Definitions of "Therapist" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “therapist” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person skilled in a particular type of therapy.
• A person skilled in a particular kind of therapy.
• A person who treats psychological problems; a psychotherapist.

Synonyms of "Therapist" as a noun (8 Words)

analyst	A psychoanalyst.
head doctor	The striking part of a tool.
healer	A person or thing that mends or repairs something. Sport is a great healer that allows some kind of distraction.
mind doctor	Recall or remembrance.
psychiatrist	A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
psychoanalyst	A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.
psychologist	A scientist trained in psychology. A sports psychologist.
psychotherapist	The treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means.

Usage Examples of "Therapist" as a noun

• Cost is one factor keeping them from the therapist's couch.
• A certified massage therapist.

Associations of "Therapist" (30 Words)

acupuncture	Treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin.
biofeedback	A process whereby electronic monitoring of a normally automatic bodily function is used to train someone to acquire voluntary control of that function.
chiropodist	A person who treats the feet and their ailments. She decided to train as a chiropodist.
consultant	A person who provides expert advice professionally. A consultant paediatrician.
counselor	Someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.
cure	A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain. The mastic takes days to cure.
doctor	Treat (someone) medically. She wanted to become a doctor.
healer	Something that alleviates distress or anguish. Time is the best healer.
herbal	Tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs. Herbal remedies.
homeopathy	A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated.
illness	A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind. He died after a long illness.
injection	Any solution that is injected (as into the skin. The walls have been damp proofed by injection.
massage	Give a massage to. Massage can ease tiredness.
medical	Requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery. A medical centre.
medicine	Treat medicinally treat with medicine. He studied medicine at Harvard.
nostrum	A scheme or remedy for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement. A charlatan who sells nostrums.
orthopedic	Of or relating to orthopedics. Orthopedic shoes.
osteopath	A therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles.
panacea	The goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia. The time honoured panacea cod liver oil.
pharmacopoeia	A stock of medicinal drugs.
podiatrist	A person who treats the feet and their ailments; a chiropodist. If a toe has a discharge it is likely infected and needs to be treated by a podiatrist.
psychiatrist	A physician who specializes in psychiatry.
relaxing	Affording physical or mental rest. The warm water was very relaxing.
remedy	A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain. Money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries.
rub	An act of rubbing. He rubbed at the earth on his jeans.
sane	Mentally healthy; free from mental disorder. Hard work kept me sane.
schizophrenia	A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation. Gibraltar s schizophrenia continues to be fed by colonial pride.
spiritual	Relating to religion or religious belief. Spiritual fulfillment.
therapeutic	Tending to cure or restore to health. A therapeutic agent.
treatment	Care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury. Comparison with earlier artists is useful in analysis of the treatment of women in her painting.