A trained professional who helps people work through emotional or mental health problems through talking and therapeutic techniques.
From Greek 'psyche' (soul/mind) and 'therapeia' (healing/treatment), combined with '-ist' (practitioner). The term emerged in the late 1800s as psychology became formalized.
Psychotherapists must complete hundreds of supervised hours and often undergo their own therapy—they literally practice what they preach to understand how healing actually works!
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