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 formerly served as Assistant Clinical Director of the Laurel Hill Inn Residential Eating Disorder Treatment Center, as the Post-Doctoral Psychology Training Director at Two Brattle Center, as Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, and Clinical Instructor at 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 supervising analyst and faculty member of the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis (MIP).
Leadership
An active leader in her professional community, Dr. McNally has previously served as Secretary, Member-at-Large, and Membership Chair of the Massachusetts Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology. At the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis, she has served as a Candidate Board Representative, Co-Chair of the Curriculum Committee, and Co-Chair of the Admissions Committee, while she is currently a Board Member and Secretary of MIP. She is a past winner of the UTRA Teaching and Research Fellowship at Brown University 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.
