A person, often a psychiatrist, who has had training in psychoanalysis and who uses the techniques of psychoanalytic theory in the treatment of patients.
A person who is trained in psychoanalysis.
A health professional who treats mental, emotional, and behavioral problems using a therapeutic technique based on Freudian theory or related approaches; a kind of psychotherapist. Often medically trained as psychiatrists, psychoanalysts offer deep exploratory therapy, sometimes over a period of years, especially probing the patient’s unconscious and early childhood experiences. Some psychoanalysts, such as followers of Melanie Klein, specialize in psychoanalysis of children and adolescents.
A psychotherapist who specializes in the use of psychoanalysis. Most psychoanalysts are psychiatrists, psychologists, or social workers who have received 6 to 10 years of advanced training and undergone psychoanalysis themselves.
An expert in the field of psychoanalysis.