After the accident, she visited a ____ to help with her anxiety.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She decided to see a physical ____ to help her recover from the injury she sustained during the marathon today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.?
Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)
Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)
Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor.
New Latin therapīabor.
English therapy
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English therapist
From therapy + -ist.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Get the whole in-network provider list and then ask friends and family if they know any of the names, or check online ratings to see which therapists get high rankings. One note of warning: Friends may have their favorites, but experts say don’t assume their therapist is going to be a good fit for you as each person’s needs are different."
— 2021 August 13, Sandee LaMotte, “How to choose a therapist who will be the best fit for you”, in CNN:
"Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches."
— 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
"We're Midwesterners. Our therapists are bartenders."
— 2024 January 27, Charlie Berens and Myles Montplaisir, We're Midwesterners: