clinical psychologist

noun

plural clinical psychologists

: a licensed psychologist with an advanced degree who assesses, diagnoses, and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral issues : a specialist in clinical psychology

Evaluations were conducted by trained doctoral-level clinical psychology students, supervised by a licensed clinical psychologist.

—International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Examples of clinical psychologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Phillips is a licensed clinical psychologist and a clinical program director at Larned State Hospital. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

In her 20s and 30s, Lewis had an acting career, appearing on the soap opera The Secret Storm and in many Broadway plays, before going back to school in her 40s to become a clinical psychologist. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026

When a genuine problem arises, said Ryan Jane Jacoby, a clinical psychologist and researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, resist the urge to eliminate every unknown. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype. — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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Medical Definition

clinical psychologist

noun

: a licensed psychologist with an advanced degree who assesses, diagnoses, and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral issues : a specialist in clinical psychology