PTSD Evaluations in West Bend, WI begin by establishing where your cognitive and executive functioning stands, then extend into trauma focused and emotional measures fitted to what you are facing. One licensed psychologist remains with you across every stage, calibrating the work to your history and remaining alert to the concerns that so often accompany trauma.
The evaluation here is patient and trauma informed from beginning to end, giving your experience a name, distinguishing PTSD from the concerns it can resemble, and shaping every finding into concrete recommendations and a hopeful direction toward healing.
In young children, the imprint of trauma may emerge in the way they play out the event or in nightmares that disrupt their nights. You might see clinginess and new fears appear, sleep grow uneven, and irritability rise. Their focus can wander, and they often avoid anything tied to what frightened them.
For teens, PTSD frequently takes the form of memories that push their way in and dreams that leave them drained. Signs include pulling away from reminders, bursts of irritation or anger, difficulty concentrating, a numb or detached feeling, and a nervous system quick to startle.
Adults may find themselves seized by flashbacks or intrusive memories that return them to the event without warning. Alongside these come nightmares, a habit of avoiding reminders, and ceaseless vigilance, together with poor sleep, blunted emotions, and a persistent sense of being unable to power down.
Everything starts with an unhurried interview of about an hour, in which your psychologist gathers a full personal history within a safe and supportive setting. This exchange clarifies the nature and impact of what you have lived through and points toward the trauma specific assessments that will help most. You are the one who sets the pace.
Your psychologist then designs a personalized battery of trauma focused assessments, generally 2 to 6 hours of in-person testing spread over one to two days. You take home self report questionnaires, and a loved one may complete their own if they choose. Any signs of anxiety, depression, or ADHD are screened along the way, since trauma often co occurs with these.
Every piece of testing data, each clinical observation, and all questionnaire results are gathered into a single detailed diagnostic report. Your psychologist assesses how far trauma has reached across your cognitive, emotional, and daily life, documenting any co occurring conditions in full so that nothing is missed.
About two to three weeks afterward, you return for a feedback session where your psychologist explains the diagnosis in plain, caring language. You leave with individualized recommendations: evidence based trauma therapies such as EMDR or CPT, coping strategies, medication guidance where relevant, and clear next steps built around your recovery.
No, you do not. Core Spring Diagnostics never requires a referral for you to be seen. You can reach out to us directly, for any reason at all, and get started as soon as you feel ready.
It brings together a trauma informed clinical interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, trauma focused and emotional measures, and a screen for related concerns, all led by a single psychologist at a pace that honors what you have carried.
While PTSD tends to follow a distinct event or events, CPTSD usually develops out of trauma that was prolonged or repeated and can more deeply affect self image and relationships. The evaluation is meant to make clear which one matches your experience.
Yes. We see children, teens, and adults, and we tailor every part of the process to the person’s stage of development and to whatever helps them feel safe and settled.
Phone us at (414) 387-2100. We will talk over your concerns, answer whatever questions you have, and settle on a starting point together. Scheduling never hinges on having a referral.
You will leave holding a plain language report and a feedback session filled with individualized, trauma informed recommendations, together with a clear path toward healing.
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