Ellen Koch, Ph.D.**

Dr. Ellen Koch is a fully licensed clinical psychologist who practices evidenced-based treatments for adolescents and adults.

In-person or Telehealth
Ages 13 and older
Phobias, Panic, Social Anxiety, OCD, General Anxiety, Trauma/PTSD, Body Image Concerns, Exposure Therapy, Depression, Sleep Issues, Stress Management, Procrastination, Gender/Sexuality Concerns, LGBTQ+ Issues, Life Transitions, and Work Conflicts

Dr. Ellen Koch is a fully licensed clinical psychologist who practices behavioral evidenced-based treatments for adolescents and adults. Dr. Koch can also provide telehealth in states affiliated with Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT).

Background:

In particular, Dr. Koch has experience and expertise in behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment (CBT) modalities such as exposure-based treatments for anxiety disorders and PTSD, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for depression, and interventions related to the interaction between physical and mental health. Additionally, Dr. Koch has both clinical and research experience in effective treatments for phobias, PTSD, and the role of anxiety sensitivity in the development of anxiety and mood disorders.

Dr. Koch earned her Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees from Western Michigan University. She also completed specialized training in behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) for anxiety disorders, behavioral medicine, and PTSD at Michigan Medicine (formerly University of Michigan Hospital), Department of Psychiatry.

In addition to her clinical practice at McCaskill Family Services, Dr. Koch has been a tenured professor, teaching doctoral-level courses related to assessment and treatment and providing clinical supervision to doctoral students at a community health clinic for over 20 years. She has published journal articles and book chapters related to effective treatments for anxiety disorders. Dr. Koch also served on the National Accreditation Commission for training programs in health service psychology.

Dr. Ellen Koch is the Number 1 International Expert in the US for Short-Term Exposure Treatment for Anxiety. Her work was recently featured on Good Morning America

**Dr. Koch operates an independent practice and is not an employee or agent of McCaskill Family Services.

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Publications

Koch, E. I. & Fernando, M. A. (in press). Specific phobia treatment in integrated care. In A. Maragakis & W. T. O'Donohue (Eds.), Principle-based stepped care and brief psychotherapy for integrated care settings. New York: Springer.
Koch, E. I. & Fernando, M. A. (in press). Treating panic disorder and agoraphobia in integrated care. In A. Maragakis & W. T. O'Donohue (Eds.), Principle-based stepped care and brief psychotherapy for integrated care settings. New York: Springer.
Porcari, C., Koch, E. I., Rauch, S. A. M., Hoodin, F., Ellison, G., & McSweeney, L. (2017). Predictors of help-seeking intentions in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and service members. Military Medicine, 182, e1640-e1647. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00105
Carr, M. M., Saules, K. K., Koch, E. I., & Waltz, T. J. (2017). Testing the dose-response curve in a training clinic setting: Use of client pretreatment factors to minimize bias in estimates. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 11, 26-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tep0000135
Koch, E. I., Eye, B. D., Ellison, G., & Gourley, B. (2017) Targeting anxiety sensitivity to prevent the development of psychopathology. In M. Israelashvili & J. L. Romano (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of international prevention science. New York: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316104453
McSweeney, L. B., Koch, E. I., Saules, K. K., & Jefferson, S. (2016). Exploratory factor analysis of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5th edition criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 204, 9-14. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000390
Porter, K. E., Koch, E. I., Saules, K., & Sexton, M. B. (2015). The impact of sexual assault history on perceived consequences of risky dating scenarios. Acta Psychopathologica, 1, 1-9. DOI: 10.4172/2469-6676.100004
Baldwin, S., Murray, D., Shadish, W., Pals, S., Holland, J., Abramowitz, J., Andersson, G., Atkins, D., Carlbring, P., Carroll, K., Christensen, A., Eddington, K., Ehlers, A., Feaster, D., Keijsers, G., Koch, E., Kuyken, W., Lange, A., Lincoln, T. M., Stephens, R., Taylor, S., Trepka, C., & Watson, J. (2011). Intraclass Correlation Associated with Therapists: Estimates and Applications in Planning Psychotherapy Research. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 40, 15-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2010.520731
Porcari, C. E., Amdur, R., Koch, E. I., Richard, D. C. S., Favorite, T., Martis, B., & Liberzon, I. (2009). Assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans by videoconferencing and by face-to-face methods. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 15, 89-94. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2008.080612
Anson, H. M., Byrd, M. R., & Koch, E. I. (2009). Cognitive behavioral treatment to improve adherence to hemodialysis fluid restrictions: A case report. Case Reports in Medicine, 2009, Article ID 835262, 5 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/835262
Spates, C. R., Koch, E. I., Pagoto, S., Cusack, K., & Waller, S. (2009). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for adults, children and adolescents. In E. B. Foa, T. M. Keane, M. J. Friedman, & J. Cohen (Eds.). Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
Gloster, A. T., Richard, D.C.S., Himle, J., Koch, E., Anson, H., Lokers, L., & Thornton, J. (2008). Accuracy of retrospective memory and covariation estimation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 642-655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2008.02.010
Lauterbach, D., Koch, E. I., & Porter, K. (2007). The relationship between childhood support on later emergence of PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 857-867. DOI: 10.1002/jts.20249
Koch, E. I., Gloster, A. T., & Waller, S. A. (2007). Exposure treatments for panic disorder with and without agoraphobia. In D. S. Richard & D. Lauterbach (Eds.). Comprehensive Handbook of the Exposure Therapies. New York: Academic Press.
Porter, K., Porcari, C., Koch, E. I., Fons, C., & Spates, C. R. (2006). In vivo exposure treatment for agoraphobia. the Behavior Analyst Today, 7, 434-441. DOI: 10.1037/h0100161
Koch, E. I., Spates, C. R., & Himle, J. A. (2004). Comparison of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral one-session exposure treatments for small animal phobias. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, 1483-1504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2003.10.005
Spates, C. R., & Koch, E. I. (2003). From Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to Exposure Therapy: A review of the evidence for shared mechanisms. Japanese Journal of Behavior Analysis, 18, 62-76.
Spates, C. R., Waller, S., & Koch, E. I. (2000). A critique of Lohr et al.'s (1998) review of EMDR and Lipke's commentary: Of messages and messengers. the Behavior Therapist, 23, 148-154.

Paper Presentations

Phillips, D. & Koch, E. (2014, May). The Attrition of Attrition Data: How the under reporting of dropout data is crippling the external validity of RCTs. Paper submitted for presentation at the Midwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Kentor, R., Hoodin, F., Byrd, M., Lajiness-O'Neill, R., & Koch, E. (2014, February). Experiential Avoidance and the Transmission of Psychological Distress in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Koch, E. I. (2007, April). Exposure-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder. Keynote address presented at the annual Interdisciplinary Conference for the Behavioral Sciences, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio.
Porcari, C., Amdur, R., Koch, E. I., Richard, D. C. S., Favorite, T., Martis, B., et al. (2007, March). Telemedicine and PTSD assessment of veterans: A study of equivalence between videoconferencing (VTC) and face-to-face methods. In J. Himle (Chair), Telemedicine in Mental Health. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, St. Louis, Missouri.
Porter, K., Koch, E. I., Stanley, K. (2007, March). Repeated Assessments of People with PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Koch, E. I. (2006, November). Discussant. In D. C. S. Richard (Chair), Translating exposure therapy into effective clinical practice. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, Illinois.
Porter, K., Koch, E. I., Fons, C., Mason, S., & Porcari, C. (2006, November). Impact of exposure dose on treatment efficacy: A meta-analysis. In D. C. S. Richard (Chair), Translating exposure therapy into effective clinical practice. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, Illinois.
Koch, E. I. (2005, November). Discussant. In L. Murray (Chair), Issues in dissemination cross-culturally: Experiences with Alaskan Natives, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Toronto, Canada.
Koch, E. I. (2004, July). Behavioral one-session exposure treatment for small animal phobias: Comparisons to CBT. In C. R. Spates, E. I. Koch, & S. A. Waller, Understanding Treatments for Anxiety Disorders: Why Empirical Validation Is Insufficient. Workshop presented at the World Congress for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Kobe, Japan.
Koch, E. I. (2004, 2005, 2006, & 2007, March). Getting into graduate school: Hints and advice. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Koch, E. I. (2003, September). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for PTSD. Invited presentation at the Ann Arbor VA Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Koch, E. I. & Spates, C. R. (2002, May). Comparison and generalization of cognitive-behavioral and behavioral one-session exposure treatments for small animal phobias. In F. Hoodin (Chair), Behavioral Treatments for Anxiety. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Toronto, Canada.
Van Etten, M., Abelson, J., Lowell, M., Himle, J., Koch, E., Muroff, J., Rassi, S., & Goswami, R. (2002, March). One Year Follow-Up of Non-Cardiac Chest Pain and Psychiatric
Symptoms in Emergency Department Patients: Implications for Intervention Efforts.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Koch, E. I., Kozak, A. L., & Spates, C. R. (2000, November). Comparison and generalization of cognitive-behavioral and behavioral one-session exposure treatments for small animal phobias. In C. R. Spates (Chair), Recent developments in the use of one-session exposure treatments for specific phobias. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Koch, E. I., Waller, S. A., Wright, T. P., & Spates, C. R. (2000, November). Meta-analysis of treatments for specific phobias. In C. R. Spates (Chair), Recent developments in the use of one-session exposure treatments for specific phobias. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Koch, E. I., Luterek, J., & Spates, C. R. (1999, May). The effectiveness of a behavioral one-session exposure treatment procedure with small animal phobias. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, Illinois.
Koch, E. I., Luterek, J., Waller, S., Lewis, J., Pagoto, S., & Spates, C. R. (1998, July). Outcome of in vivo exposure therapy for small animal phobias. Paper presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Acapulco, Mexico.
Woods, D., Fuqua, R. W., Koch, E., & Elliott, A. (1998, May). The assessment and treatment of self-injurious face picking and thumb sucking in a normally developing five-year-old child. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Orlando, Florida.
Woods, D., Fuqua, R. W., Koch, E., & Elliott, A. (1998, March). The assessment and treatment of self-injurious face picking and thumb sucking in a normally developing five-year-old child. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Teodoro, J., Meinhold, P., & Koch, E. (1993, May). Validating and invalidating claims of Facilitated Communication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, Illinois.
Koch, E. I. & Spates, C. R. (1992, April). The effects of two types of hypnotic suggestions on analgesic responding in medium hypnotizable subjects, experiment 2. Paper presented at the annual Western Michigan University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Mayang, A., Koch, E. I., & Spates, C. R. (1992, April). Neuropsychological assessment of adolescent alcoholics. Paper presented at the annual Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan.

Poster Presentations

Fernando, M., Nahhas, C., Nelson, S. M., & Koch, E. (2017, November). Assessing the relationship quality between graduate psychology mentors and mentees of varying race and gender. Poster session to be presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.
Eye, B., Koch, E. I., & Porter, K. E. (2014, March). Anxiety Sensitivity as a Moderator for PTSD Mediated Combat Exposure in Predicting Suicide Risk in a Military Sample. Poster presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
McSweeney, L. B. & Koch, E. I. (2014, March). Emotion Regulation and Expressivity as Predictors of Anxiety Sensitivity. Poster presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Sabourin, B., Koch, E. I., Hoodin, F., & Loverich, T. (2014, March). Can Distress Tolerance Predict Chronic Worry? Investigating the Relationships among Worry, Distress Tolerance, Avoidance, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, and Anxiety Sensitivity. Poster presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
McSweeney, L. B., Koch, E. I., & Kaur, A. (2013, November). Emotion Regulation as a Predictor of Anxiety over Anxiety Sensitivity: A Replication within a US Sample. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual meeting, Nashville, TN.
Kaur, A., Koch, E. I., Loverich, T. M., Choudhuri, D. D., & Fish, B. (2012, November). Individual Differences in Anxiety Sensitivity: The Role of Emotion Regulation and Alexithymia. Poster presented at the annual Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, National Harbor, Maryland.
McSweeney, L. B., Porter, K., & Koch, E. I. (2012, November). The Relationship Between Traumatic Stressors and Anxiety Sensitivity. Poster presented at the Trauma and PTSD Special Interest Group Exposition at the annual Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, National Harbor, Maryland.
Sabourin, B., Lackups, M., Koch, E. I., Kaur, A., & Stanley-Kime, K. (2012, November). The Relationship Between Anxiety Sensitivity and Emotion Regulation. Poster presented at the Anxiety Special Interest Group Exposition at the annual Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, National Harbor, Maryland.
Porcari, C. E., Rauch, S. A. M., Koch, E. I., & Hoodin, F. (2009, November). Predictors of Help-Seeking in Returning Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veterans. Poster presented at the annual Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, New York.
Porter, K. E., Porcari, C. E., Koch, E. I., Rauch, S. A. M. (2009, November). Higher Order Factors of Help-Seeking in Returning Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans. Poster presented at the annual Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, New York.
Kaur, A., Koch, E. I., & Freedman-Doan, C. (2009, November). Qualitative Study of Trauma Outcomes Among Acehnese Tsunami Survivors. Poster presented at the annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conferences, Atlanta, Georgia.
Porcari, C. E., Rauch, S. A. M., Koch, E. I., & Hoodin, F. (2009, November). Health Care Utilization Patterns and Barriers to Care for Returning OEF and OIF Veterans. Poster presented at the annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conferences, Atlanta, Georgia.
Stanley-Kime, K., Koch, E. I., Lajiness-O'Neill, R., & Porter, K. E. (2008, November). The effect of one-session exposure treatment on selective processing and memory bias in spider- and snake-fearful participants. Poster presented at the annual Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Fons, C. E., Stanley-Kime, K. L., Porcari, C., Porter, K. E., Bunton, K. E., & Koch. E. I. (2008, March). The relationship between anxiety sensitivity and physical and psychological health in a college sample. Poster presented at the annual Anxiety Disorders Association of America Conference, Savanna, Georgia.
Koch, E. I., & Porter, K. E. (2007, November). Continuous versus "dosed" exposure for PTSD: A pilot study. Poster accepted at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
McCourt, M., Porcari, C., & Koch, E. I. (2007, November). Effects of an introductory speech course on student's speech anxiety. Poster accepted at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Porter, K., Koch, E. I. (2007, November). Symptom reduction with prolonged vs. dosed exposure for PTSD: An exploratory study. Poster accepted at the Disaster and Trauma Special Interest Group session at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anson, H. M., Byrd, M., & Koch, E. I. (2007, November). Cognitive behavioral treatment to improve adherence to hemodialysis fluid restrictions: A case report. Poster accepted at the Behavioral Medicine Special Interest Group session at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Porcari, C., Amdur, R. L., Koch, E. I., Richard, D. C. S., Favorite, T., Martis, B., & Liberzon, I. (2006, November). Telemedicine and PTSD assessment of veterans: A study of satisfaction and alliance between videoconferencing (VTC) and face-to-face (FTF) methods. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, Illinois.
Fons, C. E., Koch, E. I., Abelson, J., McLean, S., Porcari, C., Pole, N., Porter, K., & Liberson, I. (2006, November). Physiolgoical arousal and Acute Stress Disorder among trauma survivors in a hospital emergency department. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, California.
Porcari, C., Amdur, R. L., Koch, E. I., Richard, D. C. S., Favorite, T., Garrity, C., & Liberzon, I. (2006, November). Telemedicine and PTSD assessment of veterans: A study of statistical equivalence between videoteleconferencing and face-to-face methods. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, California.
Porter, K., Koch, E. I., Mason, S., Lauterbach, D., & Erdodi, L. (2006, November). Effectiveness of PTSD treatments based on quantity of exposure: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, California.
Reiland, S., Porter, K., Lauterbach, D., & Koch, E. I. (2006, November). PTSD in children: A review of treatments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, California.
Porter, K., Lauterbach, D., & Koch, E. I. (2005, November). Impact of physical abuse and molestation on personality and behavior. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Toronto, Canada.
Lauterbach, D. & Koch, E. I. (2004, November). The effect of childhood support on the later emergence of PTSD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Koch, E. I., Amdur, R. L., Pole, N., & Liberzon, I. (2003, November). Correlates of PTSD diagnosis and symptom severity in a VA program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, Illinois.
Koch, E. I. & Spates, C. R. (2002, May). Comparison and Generalization of Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral One-Session Exposure Treatments for Small Animal Phobias. Poster presented at the annual Silverman Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Spates, C. R., Koch, E. I., & Crowley-Koch, B. (2002, March). Planned Escape: Its contribution to one-session exposure treatment for fear. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Van Etten, M., Abelson, J., Lowell, M., Himle, J., Koch, E., Muroff, J., & Rassi, S. (2002, March). One Year Follow-Up of Non-Cardiac Chest Pain and Psychiatric Symptoms in Emergency Department Patients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Austin, Texas.
Root, L., Koch, E. I., Reyntjens, K., Alexander, K., Gaughf, N., & O'Brien, C. (2001, December). Trauma-specific guided imagery: A specific evaluation of an adjunct intervention to group psychotherapy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Koch, E. I. & Spates, C. R. (2000, March). Comparison of the treatments for specific phobia and PTSD: Potential shared mechanisms of action involved in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Poster presented at the 3rd World Conference for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Melbourne, Australia.
Koch, E. I., Waller, S., Wright, T., & Spates, C. R. (1999, November). Meta-analysis of in vivo exposure treatments for specific phobias. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Koch, E. I., Kozak, A., & Spates, C. R. (1999, November). Comparison and generalization of cognitive-behavioral and behavioral one-session exposure treatments for small animal phobias. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Koch, E. I., Kozak, A., & Spates, C. R. (1999, January). One-session exposure treatment for small animal phobias. Poster presented to the Board of Directors at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Koch, E. I. & Spates, C. R. (1998, March). The effectiveness of one-session exposure for snake phobia: A case study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan and (1999, January) presented to the Board of Directors at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Mayang, A., Spates, C. R., & Koch, E. I. (1992, March). The neurobehavioral effect of short-term abstinence in adolescent alcoholics. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan.