Abstract
Starting with an outline an overview of the ancient Greek literature on the notion of therapy and on who oversees such activity, the text highlights that originally the term “therapy” refers to a much more general care or service that culminated in body care under a medical connotation, with the special case of Hippocrates. Subsequently, in Plato the word "therapist" focuses on care for the mind and soul, whose characteristics and procedures are stipulated by the Greek philosopher.
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