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see a psychotherapist
psychotherapist 是可数名词，指一位治疗师时需加冠词 a。
After months of stress, she finally saw a psychotherapist.
经过几个月的压力，她终于去看了心理治疗师。
心理治疗师
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
心理治疗师
a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
After months of stress, she finally saw a psychotherapist.
经过几个月的压力，她终于去看了心理治疗师。
不一定是医生，也可指心理学家等专业人士。
从事心理治疗的人。
Someone who practices psychotherapy.
After several stressful months, she decided to visit a psychotherapist to help manage her anxiety.
在经历几个压力很大的月份后，她决定去看心理治疗师来帮助缓解焦虑。
The psychotherapist asked her patient to describe the dreams he had been having.
心理治疗师请她的病人描述他一直做的梦。
Many psychotherapists use cognitive behavioral therapy to treat emotional disorders.
许多心理治疗师使用认知行为疗法治疗情绪障碍。
psychotherapist 是可数名词，指一位治疗师时需加冠词 a。
After months of stress, she finally saw a psychotherapist.
经过几个月的压力，她终于去看了心理治疗师。
“work as + 职业”表示从事该职业。
He has worked as a psychotherapist for ten years.
他担任心理治疗师已有十年。
who 引导的定语从句修饰人，可具体说明心理治疗师的特点。
She found a psychotherapist who specializes in trauma.
她找到了一位专攻创伤的心理治疗师。
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She consulted psychotherapist for her anxiety.
Use this
She consulted a psychotherapist for her anxiety.
英语中可数名词单数不能单独使用，需要冠词或限定词；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏，因此应加 a 表示“一位”。
Not this
After the accident, she received psychotherapist for six months.
Use this
After the accident, she received psychotherapy for six months.
psychotherapist 指“心理治疗师”（人），psychotherapy 指“心理治疗”（方法/过程）；句中 receive 后应接“治疗”而不是“治疗师”，所以应改为 psychotherapy。
Not this
The psychotherapist prescribed me antidepressants.
Use this
The psychiatrist prescribed me antidepressants.
psychotherapist 通常提供谈话治疗，没有处方权；psychiatrist 是精神科医生，可以开药。句中“开药”的主语应是 psychiatrist，因此需换词。
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持证心理治疗师
She is a licensed psychotherapist with twenty years of experience.
她是一位有二十年经验的持证心理治疗师。
去看心理治疗师
After the accident, he decided to see a psychotherapist.
事故发生后，他决定去看心理治疗师。
受过训练的心理治疗师
A trained psychotherapist can help you work through anxiety.
受过训练的心理治疗师能帮助你克服焦虑。
咨询心理治疗师
You may want to consult a psychotherapist about your sleep problems.
关于你的睡眠问题，你可以考虑咨询心理治疗师。
心理治疗师的诊所
I waited nervously in the psychotherapist's office.
我紧张地坐在心理治疗师的诊所里等候。
经验丰富的心理治疗师
An experienced psychotherapist will tailor the treatment to your needs.
经验丰富的心理治疗师会根据你的需求定制治疗方案。
Use psychotherapist naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 psy 想成‘心理’，therapist 是‘治疗师’，合起来记‘心理治疗师’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：clinical settings、mental health discussions、professional writing 该词是中性偏正式的专业用语，多用于临床、心理健康、医疗等正式或职业语境；日常口语中更常说 therapist。
与 psychotherapist 结尾 /ˈθerəpɪst/ 押韵的词有 therapist 和 physiotherapist。注意：typist 拼写以 -pist 结尾，但发音为 /ˈtaɪpɪst/，不押韵；psychologist 虽同为心理职业，但结尾是 /dʒɪst/，也不押韵。
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