healthcare professionals who provide treatment for physical, mental, or behavioral disorders
from Greek therapeia 'healing, curing' + -ist 'one who practices'
The word therapist literally means 'one who serves or attends to' - it comes from the Greek word for servant, which beautifully captures the helping nature of the profession!
Therapy and psychology were male-dominated fields; women therapists faced credential gatekeeping. Freud's theories codified misogyny in clinical practice.
Acknowledge that women therapists have reshaped practice toward trauma-informed, anti-oppressive care. Avoid defaulting to male clinician narratives.
Women pioneers like Karen Horney and Jean Baker Miller challenged patriarchal psychology; center feminist and relational therapy contributions.
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