[hbossy]

Why are they even called therapists and not doctors? It feels as such a meaningless word. My hairdresser offers all sorts of therapies.

[halgir]

Psychiatrists are called doctors. Psychiatry is something that a medical doctor specalizes into.

Therapist is a meaningless word, because it's not a protected title. Anyone can call themselves a therapist without third party certification of any kind.