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The Trauma Therapist

Using Psychometric Measures to Help Your Clients with Hilah Kate Kaufman, PhD

The Trauma Therapist

Guy Crawford Macpherson

Mental Health, Alternative Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.5579 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Hilah Kate Kaufman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor at George Mason University whose work centers on trauma, resilience, and adaptation across the lifespan. She integrates developmental and clinical science to better understand how individuals respond to adversity and how trauma-informed approaches can support healing.

In addition to her academic role, Dr. Kaufman is involved with NovoPsych (our sponsor for this episode), a platform focused on improving mental health care through evidence-based assessment and measurement tools for clinicians. Her work reflects a strong commitment to bridging research and practice to enhance outcomes in real-world settings.


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0:00.0

I want to thank our sponsors today, Novo PsychoMetrics.

0:03.0

Tracking client progress over time is one of the most powerful things you can do as a trauma

0:08.2

therapist, and decades of research show it leads to better outcomes.

0:12.9

NovoSycech Psychometrics makes it simple, with more than 150 validated assessments,

0:18.2

including the PCL5, the IESR, and the ACEQ, plus automated scoring

0:24.3

and visual outcome tracking. Clients complete questionnaires on any device. Results come back,

0:29.9

grabbed over time, and you can see exactly how every client is progressing.

0:34.6

Learn more at novocyc.com slash trauma podcast. That'sSyck.com slash trauma podcast. That's Novocyk.com

0:39.5

slash trauma podcast. Welcome to the Trauma Therbiz podcast. My name is Guy McPherson. I interview

0:47.8

incredible people who've dedicated their lives to helping those who've been impacted by trauma.

0:52.9

A big thank you to our sponsors and our guests

0:56.1

who are supporting this show. Five, four, three, two, and one. All right, folks, welcome back to the

1:02.5

podcast. Very excited to have us my guest today. Dr. Hila, Kate Kaufman. Hila, welcome.

1:08.5

Thank you. Very excited to be here today.

1:16.2

Awesome. Dr. Kaufman is a clinical psychologist and associate professor at George Mason University, whose work centers on trauma, resilience, and adaptation across the lifespan.

1:21.5

She integrates developmental and clinical science to better understand how individuals respond

1:26.7

to adversity and how trauma-informed approaches can support healing.

1:31.2

In addition to her academic role, Dr. Kaufman is involved with our sponsor today, NovoSyke, a platform focused on improving mental health care through evidence-based assessment and measurement tools for clinicians.

1:42.9

Her work reflects a strong commitment to bridging

1:45.5

research and practice to enhance outcomes in real world settings. All right, Hila, just obviously

1:51.7

a little bit about you. Before we get going, share with our listeners where you're from originally

1:55.7

and where you are currently. And we'll dive in. So I'm originally from Houston, Texas, and I came to the D.C.

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