Maybe you are watching your child dread school again, complaining of a sore stomach every morning, and you cannot tell where the worry ends and something more begins. Maybe the same relentless tension lives in you. Our Anxiety Evaluations in Whitefish Bay, WI help you understand it rather than simply push through. No referral is required to begin.
An Anxiety Evaluation in Whitefish Bay begins with a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then brings in anxiety and emotional measures suited to your concerns. One licensed psychologist manages the entire process personally, and since anxiety rarely comes alone, that psychologist screens throughout for the related concerns that often accompany it.
For children, anxiety often speaks through the body, showing up as stomachaches, headaches, or restless nights. You might see a child who clings, struggles with separation at drop off, avoids school or activities, chases perfection, and reacts to small stresses with feelings that seem far larger than the moment calls for.
In teens, watch for worry that lingers, social anxiety, and a habit of avoiding what once felt manageable. Irritability, trouble holding focus, and a body that stays tense are common, along with a harsh inner critic that keeps up a running commentary they cannot silence.
Adults frequently describe a low, constant worry that refuses to switch off, thoughts that race, and difficulty ever truly relaxing or sleeping. Physical signs like muscle tension and a quickened heartbeat show up too, together with a mind that seems permanently braced for the next thing to handle.
Things begin with a one hour clinical interview in which your psychologist develops a thorough history of your emotional experiences, following them from childhood all the way into your present day life. The conversation brings anxiety patterns, triggers, and their effect on your functioning into focus, guiding which assessments make sense for you.
Informed by the interview, your psychologist puts together a personalized battery of anxiety and emotional functioning assessments. In person testing generally takes 2 to 6 hours over one to two days. You go home with self report questionnaires, someone close to you may complete one as well, and if ADHD, depression, or trauma related signs come up, we screen for those too.
The testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results are gathered into a single detailed diagnostic report. Any co occurring conditions found during the evaluation are documented in full, so you finish with a clear and complete picture of what is driving what you have been feeling.
Roughly two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks through the diagnosis and offers individualized recommendations, including coping strategies for home and work, therapy options such as CBT or other evidence based approaches, medication guidance when relevant, and next steps fitted to your situation.
No. A referral is never necessary to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You can reach out to us directly, for any reason, and get started whenever the timing works for your family.
The evaluation weaves together a clinical interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, targeted anxiety and emotional measures, and screening for related concerns such as attention, mood, and trauma, all led by one psychologist.
Anxiety is usually best understood within a fuller picture, given how often it accompanies other concerns. We tailor the evaluation to you and screen broadly, ensuring nothing significant is missed along the way.
Yes. We evaluate children, teens, and adults, and we adapt the process and the questions so they fit each stage of life and the specific person we are working with.
A plain language report and a feedback session grounded in individualized recommendations, including the types of therapy and support most likely to help you or your child move forward.
Simply call (414) 387-2100. We will answer your questions, hear what you have been observing, and arrange a convenient time to begin the evaluation.
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