psychologist
noun
psy·chol·o·gist
sī-ˈkä-lə-jist 
plural psychologists
: a person who specializes in the study of mind and behavior or in the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychology
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Erica Boothby is a social psychologist and senior lecturer at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Maya Rossignac-Milon
erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Principal Angela Brown wrote to families Monday that nine Dixon Unified School District mental health staff members, including mental health clinicians, counselors, psychologists and additional support staff would be at the school this week.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Becoming a psychologist taught me a great deal about healing, forgiveness and grace – and how all of that must start with ourselves.
—Angela Kenzslowe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
But more psychologists and mental health practitioners are working to address the ways the disease—with its constant demands to manage insulin and blood glucose levels—takes a heavy toll on the mind.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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Maya Rossignac-Milon
erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Principal Angela Brown wrote to families Monday that nine Dixon Unified School District mental health staff members, including mental health clinicians, counselors, psychologists and additional support staff would be at the school this week.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Becoming a psychologist taught me a great deal about healing, forgiveness and grace – and how all of that must start with ourselves.
—Angela Kenzslowe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
But more psychologists and mental health practitioners are working to address the ways the disease—with its constant demands to manage insulin and blood glucose levels—takes a heavy toll on the mind.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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psychologist
noun
psy·chol·o·gist
sī-ˈkäl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in psychology
especially
: a practitioner of clinical psychology, counseling, or guidance
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