William J. Koch, PhD — Forensic Psychologist

Dr. Koch is a clinical and forensic psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of trauma survivors and people suffering from anxiety disorders and phobias.  Dr. Koch has adjunct appointments at both the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.  He is the first author of Koch, W.J., Douglas, K.S., Nicholls, T.L., & O'Neill, M. (2006) Psychological Injuries: Forensic Assessment, Treatment, and Law, Oxford University Press, and has also published over 40 articles and book chapters, many conference presentations, and a number of training workshops in forensic psychology.  He is a Fellow of the Clinical Section of the Canadian Psychological Association, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology.  He has held several board and executive positions for national, provincial, and community organizations.  Dr. Koch has been given the Canadian Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Contributions in Education and Training, as well as the British Columbia Psychological Association's Park O. Davidson Practice of the Profession Award. 

Dr. Koch conducts personal injury, workplace harassment, and employment disability assessments with respect to a wide range of anxiety, mood, and somatoform disorders including diagnoses such as PTSD, Depression, and Somatization Disorder.  He also conducts file reviews for purposes of evaluating the thoroughness of other psychologists' as well as psychiatrists' evaluations.