Recoils from psychiatrists (7)
I believe the answer is:
shrinks
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'recoils' is the first definition.
(I know this)
'psychiatrists' is the second definition.
('shrink' can be a synonym of 'psychiatrist')
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for shrinks that I've seen before include "head examiners" , "Reduces in size" , "psychiatrists" , "Contracts" .)