Ho Ying Chu, PsyD., MSW. is the founder of YC Global Coaching & Consulting and currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Arizona Trauma Institute, and has been a guest lecturer for the Ph.D. program in clinical psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She earned a Psy.D. from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2015 and subsequently completed USC/UCEDD APA Internship Didactics at the No. 1 children's hospital in the western U.S.—Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Chu has developed a robust and refined set of Clinical and Forensic skills, having served as a clinical and forensic practitioner for seven years, leading cases ranging from personal injury to workers' compensation. She also has experience conducting complex depositions and comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations.
 
Dr. Chu completed her three-year medical psychology residency program at the Ibemed/Healthpointe Medical Clinics, where she specialized in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and pain management. She was directly supervised by Levon Margolin Ph.D., MSCP., QME. (Medical-Legal Expert), who obtained board-certified in medical psychology by the American Board of Medical Psychology (ABMP). During her residency program, she collaborated closely with Qualified Medical Examiners, including neurosurgeons, chiropractors, orthopedic surgeons, and neurologists, to provide integrated behavioral medicine services to patients with severe neuropsychological conditions. She has completed NAPPP’s continuing education (neuroscience, neurocognitive evaluations, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and advanced topics in medical psychology) and conducted multiple complex neurocognitive evaluations with patients presenting with Traumatic Brain Injuries and other neurological/Neurocognitive disorders (e.g., Apotemnophilia and Alzheimer's Disease).  She has been actively involved in the Functional Restoration Programs at Ibemed/Healthpointe Medical Clinics and Serenity Healthcare Partners, helping patients recover from psychological trauma and reducing their pain and suffering.

From 2019 to 2021, Dr. Chu served as a clinical psychologist at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (Juvenile Justice Mental Health Program, Dorothy Kirby Center). Throughout her tenure, Dr. Chu demonstrated her leadership capabilities and interpersonal skills by excelling in the practice lead role in the Co-Occurring (SUD and Mental Illness) Clinical Workgroup. She participated in monthly Specialty Treatment Clinical Practice Workgroup Committee meetings with Dr. Jorge Partida del Tor, the Chief of Psychology at LACDMH, to develop actionable plans to improve the mental health and well-being of individuals in Los Angeles County.
 
Dr. Chu has completed a wide array of training courses through the National Institute of Corrections (NIC)), U.S Department of Justice. While working within the criminal justice system, she reviewed a diverse range of expert evaluations. She provided effective treatment to underrepresented juvenile adolescents who were faced with felony and misdemeanor charges, including first-degree murder, manslaughter, terrorism, assault, rape, possession of controlled substances, and armed burglary.
 
From 2013 to 2014, Dr. Chu served as a psychology extern (advanced practicum) at the Los Angeles County Department of Long Beach Mental Health Services (MHS) Adult Clinic. During this experience, she worked alongside UCLA Addiction Psychiatry Fellows to provide quality care to patients with co-occurring disorders in an integrative behavioral health model setting. She was directly supervised by the former clinical supervisor of Harbor UCLA Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program, Lee M. Gomberg, Ph.D. She also completed comprehensive training courses through UCLA's Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.
 
In addition to her work in forensic and correctional settings, Dr. Chu worked in the Acute Care Medical and Forensic Clinic, where she frequently collaborated with the child abuse pediatric/assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Catherine A. DeRidder, M.D., to provide compassionate and meaningful care to victims of child abuse. She worked closely with the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team to advocate for the final wishes of patients and helped individuals adequately address the emotional components of late-stage illnesses in hospice settings as a medical social worker. Prior to this role, Dr. Chu dedicated five years of service as a children's social worker for the Department of Children and Family Services.
 
Throughout her professional journey, Dr. Chu has successfully helped thousands of patients reclaim their strengths after suffering from traumatic stress. She has experience caring for a wide variety of patients, including individuals suffering from Amyloidosis and a medically induced coma (MIC), victims of abuse, individuals with severe burns and amputation injuries, victims of the September 11 attacks, firefighters, police officers, and individuals with mental and physical disabilities.