Dr. Nancy McWilliams

Dr. Nancy McWilliams, psychologist, teaches at the Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology of Rutgers University, and practices in Flemington, New Jersey.

She is author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (1994, rev. ed. 2011), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999), Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2004), and an upcoming book on overall wellness. Her books are available in 20 languages. Dr. McWilliams lectures widely both nationally and internationally.

She is associate editor of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, 2nd ed. (2017), a former president of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the APA, and an honorary member of the American Psychoanalytic Association. She has been featured in three APA videos of master clinicians, the most recent being Three Approaches to Psychotherapy.

Area of interest

• Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theory and practice
• Personality organization and personality disorders
• Diagnosis and assessment beyond the DSM (psychodynamic diagnostic models, e.g., PDM-2)
• Supervision, teaching, and training of clinicians
• Clinical practice with a focus on depth psychology
• Integrating psychoanalysis with contemporary psychotherapy and psychiatry

Website

• https://nancymcwilliams.com/

Publications

• McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
• McWilliams, N. (2004). Psychoanalytic psychotherapy: A practitioner’s guide. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
• Lingiardi, V., & McWilliams, N. (Eds.). (2017). Psychodynamic diagnostic manual: PDM-2. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
• McWilliams, N. (1999). Psychoanalytic case formulation. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
• McWilliams, N. (2021). Psychoanalytic perspectives on diagnosis. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 38(2), 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1037/pap0000349

Affiliations

• Visiting Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology (GSAPP), Rutgers University
• Former President, Division of Psychoanalysis (Division 39) of the American Psychological Association (APA)
• Editorial Board Member, Psychoanalytic Psychology (APA journal)
• Honorary Member, American Psychoanalytic Association
• Distinguished Member, International Psychoanalytical Association