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In his career as a psychologist, Bill Koch conducted research in anxiety disorders and trauma, was a highly credentialed cognitive-behaviour therapist, and provided assessments for the courts with respect to the psychological consequences of trauma. Another aspect of his career involved the investigation and adjudication of ethical violations for the College of Psychologists of BC, and assessment of health professionals for their fitness to practice. Currently, he is a clinical professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.

Bill has written a well-regarded academic text, Psychological Injuries: Forensic Assessment, Treatment, and Law, Oxford University Press (2006). He is a graduate of Simon Fraser University's Writers Studio, has published in emerge 21, The Writer's Studio Anthology, and has won several awards for his fiction.

Bill lives in West Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two high-maintenance cats.