Matthew McNally was born and raised in southwest Louisiana. After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from McNeese State University in 1998, Matthew taught middle school and high school English for five years in Cameron and Calcasieu Parish. He returned to McNeese and began pursuing a Master’s degree in Psychology while working for Educational & Treatment Council (ETC), a local nonprofit counseling agency. Matthew graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from McNeese in December 2006. After working at ETC for five years in various counseling capacities, Matthew worked at Gulf Coast Teaching Family Services, another local nonprofit agency. During his employment at Gulf Coast, Matthew provided home-base counseling to adolescents on state probation and their families, as a Multi-Systemic Therapist. Matthew began employment at Solutions EAP on May 5, 2008.