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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Her career aspiration is to become a child psychologist.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Berkowitz was first introduced to the idea of shooting people by a child psychologist
In one of his interviews with Jones, Berkowitz said that much of his initial anger came from complicated feelings around his birth.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
The influential child psychologist Erik Erikson described the psychosocial developmental stage of young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 as a period defined by the need to shape identity through connection.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
Next up was state witness Lina Haji, a forensic psychologist who evaluates police officers looking for work in the Florida Keys.
—Charles Rabin
july 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Berkowitz was first introduced to the idea of shooting people by a child psychologist
In one of his interviews with Jones, Berkowitz said that much of his initial anger came from complicated feelings around his birth.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
The influential child psychologist Erik Erikson described the psychosocial developmental stage of young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 as a period defined by the need to shape identity through connection.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
Next up was state witness Lina Haji, a forensic psychologist who evaluates police officers looking for work in the Florida Keys.
—Charles Rabin
july 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 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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