Neil Meyer, PhD
Staff Psychologist, The Pavilion
- Clinical Fellow in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Biography
Neil Meyer, PhD, is a staff psychologist at The Pavilion at McLean Hospital. His clinical and research work focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. He completed his pre-doctoral training at the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program and his post-doctoral fellowship at the Gunderson Residence. He has been mentored and supervised by renowned experts at McLean Hospital and throughout the country, including Drs. Igor Weinberg, Brandon Unruh, Mary Zanarini, and Frank Yeomans.
Dr. Meyer has extensive training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), as well as highly specialized treatments for personality disorders such as mentalization-based treatment (MBT) and transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP). He has numerous peer-reviewed publications on personality disorders and their assessment. Dr. Meyer has remained at McLean throughout his career, focusing on utilizing evidence-based treatments.
Education & Training
- 2014 BS in Psychology (Neuroscience), The Pennsylvania State University
- 2017 MS in Clinical Psychology, Oklahoma State University
- 2020 PhD in Clinical Psychology, Oklahoma State University
- 2019-2020 Pre-Doctoral Internship, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
- 2020-2021 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, McLean Hospital
- 2021 Licensed Psychologist, Board of Registration of Psychologists, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
