Lin-Ann Ching, LCSW
Founder and Director
Lin-Ann Ching is a practitioner, consultant, supervisor and educator who specializes in the application of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for adults, children, adolescents, and families. Lin-Ann has extensive training and experience working with a great diversity of client populations in a wide range of clinical settings including therapeutic day school, short-term stabilization (C-BAT/ART), partial hospital, outpatient and community-based mental health, and intensive residential programs. Lin-Ann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California, Massachusetts and New York.
Honors
Teaching Experience
Specialized Trainings
Experience
Education
Curriculum Vitae
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Boston University | Chestnut Hill, MA
Bachelor of Science in Theater Arts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Cambridge, MA
Senior DBT Consultant
Stratus Mental Health Center
Los Angeles, California, 2026-present
DBT Therapist
Boston Child Study Center
Boston, Massachusetts 2026-present
Co-Director and Director of DBT Program
Boston Child Study Center-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California | 2018–2026
Owner and Director
The Middle Path, Psychotherapy Services
Arlington, Massachusetts | 2009–2018
Adjunct Faculty
Boston College School of Social Work
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 2014-present
Clinical Team Manager (DBT Therapist)
3East Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program, McLean Hospital
Belmont, Massachusetts | 2009–2014
Mentalization-Based Treatment Clinic Trainee
Mentalization-Based Treatment Clinic, McLean Hospital
Belmont, Massachusetts | July 2013–February 2014
Clinical Director, Treatment Coordinator, MSW Field Education Supervisor
Germaine Lawrence, Incorporated
Arlington, Massachusetts | 2005–2009
Community Therapist
South Bay Mental Health Center
Lowell, Massachusetts | 2004–2005
Child Behavior Specialist
The Walker Home and School
Needham, Massachusetts | 2000–2002
Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Centre for Mind Body Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Martin Bohus, MD, Shelley McMain, PhD, C.Psych., January 2022
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Behavioral Tech, LLC, Santa Monica, California
Martin Bohus, MD, Feburary 2020
Foundational Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Behavioral Tech, LLC, New Canaan, Connecticut
Adam Payne, PhD., Haleh Ghanizadeh, M.D., M.P.H. , October 2010
Treating Anxiety Disorders in Multi-Problem Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder: How, When, and Why to Use Exposure Procedures in DBT
Behavioral Tech, LLC, Westborough, MA
Melanie Harned, PhD; Kathryn Korslund, PhD, ABPP, May 2011
Intensive Training in Mentalization-Based Treatment Approach
McLean Borderline Personality Disorder Training Institute, Belmont, Massachusetts
Anthony Bateman, MA FRCPsych, Peter Fonagy, PhD, January 2011
Advanced Training in the Mentalization-Based Treatment Approach
McLean Borderline Personality Disorder Training Institute, The Anna Freud Centre, Boston, Massachusetts
Anthony Bateman, MA FRCPsych, Peter Fonagy, PhD, June 2013
Intensive Training in Mindful Self Compassion
Center for Mindful Self Compassion, Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
Steven Hickman, PsyD , Michelle Becker, M.A., LMFT, May 2018
The Neuroscience of Buddhism and Yoga: Harnessing the Brain for Healing and Happiness
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Jim Hopper, Ph.D. & David Schouela, RYT-500, May 2016
Yoga for Emotional Balance: Healing Anxiety and Depression
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Bo Forbes, PsyD, E-RYT 500, July 2014
Trauma Sensitive Yoga-Therapy, Befriending the Body: Neuroscience & Yoga in Trauma Treatment
Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., David Emerson, E-RYT, April 2005
Advanced Seminar in DBT
McLean Hospital, Behavioral Tech, LLC, Belmont, Massachusetts
Michael Hollander, PhD, 2009-2010
Seminar in Mentalization Based Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy
McLean Hospital, Belmont Massachusetts
Shauna Dowden, PhD, Michael Hollander, PhD, George Smith, LICSW, 2011-2012
Clinical Internships
Counseling Intern
Lesley University Counseling Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 2003-June 2004
Paid Social Work Intern
Arbour-Choate Family and Home Consultation Service
Woburn, Boston, Massachusetts, September 2002-August 2003
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Pediatrics Department Continuing Medical Education Conference
St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California, Feburary 2020
Foundations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents and Families
Advanced Certificate Program in Clinical Practice with Children, Youth and Families
Boston College Continuing Education Program
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, January 2018
SCWK8868 Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Graduate-Level Elective Course
Boston College School of Social Work
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Colleges of the Fenway Counseling Center Clinical Intern Seminar Series
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2017
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Evidenced-Based Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder
Hincks-Dellcrest Centre and The Sashbear Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 2016
Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Youth Service Providers Network, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2010
Urban Practice Two-Year Full Tuition Merit Scholarship
Boston University School of Social Work, 2000-2002
Herbert S. Strean Memorial Prize for Excellence in Clinical Practice
Boston University School of Social Work, 2004
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998
Kawamura Visiting Fellowship Traveling Scholarship to Japan
Kawamura Electric, Ando Cloisonne, CoTech International, Nagoya, Japan, 1998
Three-Year Full Tuition Merit Scholarship
Princeton University School of Architecture 1998-2001
William Everett Chamberlain Prize for Achievement in Design
MIT School of Architecture and Planning, 1998
Joseph D. Everingham Award for Theater Arts Thesis Performance
MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, 1998
Burchard Scholar in the Humanities
MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 1996-1997
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, California | License No. 86014
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, New York | License No. 091634
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Massachusetts | License No. 113811