Abigail M. McNally, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist and Psychoanalyst
O: (617) 256-1252
50 Leonard Street
Suite 204
Belmont, MA 02478
Psychotherapy Practice
About Dr. Abigail McNally
Education
* BA in Psychology from Brown University
* MA in Psychology from Boston University
* Ph.D. in Psychology from Boston University
* Doctoral Internship at Harvard Medical School
* Post-Graduate Fellowship at Harvard University
* Post-Graduate Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis
* 4-year Advanced Training Program in Adult Psychoanalysis at MIP
Professional Experience
While maintaining a private practice for over twenty years, Dr. McNally has also held several additional clinic- and university-based positions. She has served as Assistant Clinical Director of the Laurel Hill Inn Residential Eating Disorder Treatment Center, the Post-Doctoral Psychology Training Director at Two Brattle Center, and as Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School and the Smith College School of Social Work. She has also held adjunct assistant professorships at Boston University and Lasell College. Dr. McNally is currently a faculty member and supervising analyst at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis (MIP).
Leadership
An active leader in her professional community, Dr. McNally is the incoming President Elect of the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis. She is also presently Secretary, Board member, and Co-Chair of MIP's Program Committee. Prior leadership roles at MIP have included Co-Chairing the Curriculum Committee, Admissions Committee, and Website/Logo Development Committee, and serving as Canidate Representative to the Board. Dr. McNally has previously served as Secretary, Member-at-Large, and Membership Chair of the Massachusetts Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology and is a past winner of Brown University's UTRA Teaching and Research Fellowship and of the American Psychoanalytic Association's Early Career Fellowship.
Presentations
Dr. McNally has presented at the Massachusetts Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology, the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, and the Research Society on Alcoholism. Current theoretical interests include relational theory, neo-Bionian field theory, complexity theory, and dissociative experience.
