Dr. Cathy Hammond, PhD — Psychology Evaluator
Licensed clinical psychologist in Hawaii and California. California Qualified Medical Evaluator.
Dr. Cathy Hammond is a licensed clinical psychologist in Hawaii and California and a Qualified Medical Evaluator. She has a private practice with specialties in pain management, disabilities, trauma and psychological assessments. For 25 years she taught neuromuscular therapy internationally, and she coauthored the self-help book Movement as a Way to Agelessness with Milton Trager, M.D., which has been published in 8 languages.
Why attorneys choose Dr. Hammond
Dr. Cathy Hammond has more than two decades of medical-legal experience. She has served as a Qualified Medical Evaluator and Agreed Medical Evaluator in workers’ compensation since October 2003, has prepared psychological assessment and medical-legal court reports for Arrowhead Evaluation Services and workers’ compensation cases, and has a private practice specializing in pain management, court, medical and workers’ compensation evaluations, biofeedback and psychological testing.
She has been licensed as a clinical psychologist in California since 1997 and in Hawaii since 2017, and she earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1989. Her pain work is longstanding: she provided psychological testing and program consulting at San Diego Comprehensive Pain Management Center from 2002 to 2007, holds a professional biofeedback certificate, and now provides pain management and psychological assessments in Kona, Hawaii. As a behavioral consultant from 2002 to 2019 she also assessed clients, developed behavioral plans and provided court consultation and report writing.
Dr. Hammond is also an experienced educator. For 25 years she taught neuromuscular therapy internationally as a certified Trager instructor, and she holds CEU teaching accreditation in Hawaii and California approved by the Hawaii Psychological Association. She coauthored Movement as a Way to Agelessness with Milton Trager, M.D., which has been published in 8 languages.
Licensed in two states
Licensed clinical psychologist in Hawaii and California.
Clinical specialties
Private practice with specialties in pain management, disabilities, trauma and psychological assessments.
Teaching experience
Taught neuromuscular therapy internationally for 25 years.
Published author
Coauthor of Movement as a Way to Agelessness with Milton Trager, M.D., published in 8 languages.
Medical-legal experience
- California Qualified Medical Evaluator — Psychology
- QME evaluations through Sound Medical Evaluators
- Qualified Medical Evaluator/Agreed Medical Evaluator, workers’ compensation (October 2003–present)
- Psychological assessment and medical-legal court reports for Arrowhead Evaluation Services and workers’ compensation cases
- Court consultation and report writing as a behavioral consultant, Towards Maximum Independence (2002–2019)
Evaluations Dr. Hammond performs
QME
Qualified Medical Evaluations for California workers’ compensation disputes.
Credentials and training
- Ph.D., licensed clinical psychologist — California and Hawaii
- Qualified Medical Evaluator (Q.M.E.), California
- Instructor in neuromuscular therapy, internationally, for 25 years
- Coauthor, Movement as a Way to Agelessness (with Milton Trager, M.D.)
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology — Professional School of Psychological Studies, San Diego (1989)
- Licensed clinical psychologist: California (since 1997); Hawaii (since 2017)
- Psychological testing and program consulting, San Diego Comprehensive Pain Management Center (2002–2007)
- Professional Biofeedback Certificate Program (1992)
- CEU teaching accreditation, Hawaii and California, approved by the Hawaii Psychological Association (2019–present)
- M.Ed., Clinical Psychology — The College of New Jersey (1977)
Dr. Hammond’s Approach
Each evaluation begins with a careful review of the complete record and a thorough examination. Dr. Hammond explains her findings clearly and bases her opinions on the medical record, the examination and accepted medical literature, with the aim of being fair and impartial to every party, applicant and defense alike.