Chris Wong, LMHC

Chris Wong started his career as a direct care staff member for adolescents in a psychiatric inpatient hospital. He enjoyed working with the youth so much that he came to Boston University School of Medicine, where he received his master’s in mental health counseling and behavioral medicine. After graduating, he worked as a licensed therapist in a variety of settings, including an adolescent residential treatment center, outpatient clinics and mobile crisis evaluations in the Boston and Cambridge area. In 2016, Chris came to work at The Home for Little Wanderers as the training manager, developing and facilitating trainings to support staff around clinical interventions, cultural humility and any needed training support for programs.  

In his work in the clinical training department, Chris also delivered trainings to public schools and organizations in the community. In 2019, he moved into a new role as director of employee learning and development, where he oversees leadership and career development for the organization. This includes training and coaching for leaders at all levels of the organization to both strengthen and build a leadership pipeline. Chris is pursuing an executive coaching certification. His areas of interest and expertise include difficult conversations, conflict resolution, building powerful relationships, leadership development, productivity, leading change, diversity, equity and inclusion.