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psychologist
A female specialist who scientifically studies human experience and behavior or advises and treats people with psychological, emotional, or social problems.
Nach dem Unfall hat sie Hilfe bei einer Psychologin gesucht.
After the accident, she sought help from a psychologist.
'Psychologin' (female psychologist) is the feminine form of 'der Psychologe' (male psychologist). The ending '-in' is the standard form in German for turning a masculine job title into the feminine form.
Die neue Lehrerin ist auch ausgebildete Psychologin.
The new teacher is also a trained psychologist.
The word belongs to the family of 'Psychologie' (psychology, the science) and 'psychologisch' (psychological, the adjective). If you know these words, you can work out the meaning more easily.
Sie studiert Psychologie, weil sie später als Psychologin arbeiten möchte.
She is studying psychology because she wants to work as a psychologist later.
To express that you have an appointment or are in treatment, you use the preposition 'bei' ('bei der Psychologin sein' — to be seeing/with the psychologist). To say that you are going there, you use 'zu' ('zur Psychologin gehen' — to go to the psychologist).
Er ist seit einem Monat regelmäßig bei einer Psychologin.
He has been seeing a psychologist regularly for a month.
The psychologist's specialization is often mentioned. Typical examples are 'klinische Psychologin' (clinical psychologist), 'Schulpsychologin' (school psychologist), or 'Wirtschaftspsychologin' (business/organizational psychologist).
Die Schulpsychologin hilft Schülern bei Lernproblemen und Stress.
The school psychologist helps students with learning problems and stress.
female therapist
'die Psychologin' and 'die Therapeutin' can both have to do with help for emotional or psychological problems. The important difference is the focus: a psychologist is a specialist in human experience and behavior. She may counsel, research, or treat people, depending on her training and role. A therapist provides therapy; this can be psychological, but also physical, for example in physiotherapy. Learners often confuse the words because many psychologists also work therapeutically. Even so, not every psychologist is automatically a therapist, and not every therapist is a psychologist.
Nach dem Test spricht Selma mit einer Psychologin über ihre Angst.
After the test, Selma talks to a psychologist about her anxiety.
Wegen seiner Rückenschmerzen geht Paul zweimal pro Woche zu einer Therapeutin.
Because of his back pain, Paul goes to a therapist twice a week.