Maybe a sound, a smell, or a date on the calendar still throws you back into a moment you would rather leave behind, and your body reacts before your mind can catch up. A PTSD evaluation in Fox Point, WI helps you understand why that keeps happening and what to do about it. No referral is needed to begin.
Every PTSD evaluation in Fox Point opens with a baseline read of your cognitive and executive function, the groundwork that shows how trauma has touched attention, memory, and daily follow through. From there the same licensed psychologist adds trauma focused and emotional measures chosen for your story, and screens for the concerns that often travel alongside trauma. One person carries the whole process, so nothing gets handed off.
A younger child may replay a frightening event through repetitive play or bad dreams, cling more than before, or startle at things that never used to bother them. Sleep can unravel, concentration can slip, and small reminders may trigger big reactions or a wish to avoid them entirely.
For teenagers, PTSD can look like unwanted memories that push in during class, nights broken by nightmares, and a short fuse that reads as attitude. Some go numb and detached, sidestep anything linked to the event, and stay so keyed up that a slammed locker makes them jump.
Adults often describe flashbacks or intrusive memories, hypervigilance that never fully switches off, and sleep that refuses to settle. You might route your whole day around avoiding reminders, feel emotionally flat, and sense that your guard stays up even in rooms that are genuinely safe.
We start with an hour of unhurried conversation, where your psychologist learns your history in a setting built to feel safe. Talking through the nature and weight of what happened shows which trauma specific assessments will fit, and you decide how quickly the conversation moves.
Your psychologist assembles a testing battery matched to your experience, typically 2 to 6 hours of in person work across one to two days. Questionnaires go home with you, someone close may fill out their own if you wish, and any signs of related conditions such as anxiety, depression, or ADHD get screened along the way.
Every score, observation, and questionnaire result is drawn together into one detailed diagnostic report. Your psychologist maps how trauma has reached your thinking, your emotions, and your everyday functioning, and documents anything that co occurs so it is not quietly missed.
About two to three weeks later you come back for the feedback session. Your psychologist walks you through the findings and lays out individualized recommendations: evidence based options like EMDR or CPT, coping strategies, guidance on medication where relevant, and the next steps that fit your recovery.
No. A referral is never required to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You can contact us directly, for any reason, and start whenever you are ready.
A trauma informed interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, trauma focused and emotional measures, and screening for related concerns, all handled by one psychologist at a pace that respects what you have been through.
PTSD usually traces back to a specific event or set of events, while CPTSD tends to grow out of prolonged or repeated trauma and can reshape self image and relationships more broadly. The evaluation sorts out which picture matches yours.
Yes. We assess children, teens, and adults, adjusting the process to each stage of life and to whatever helps the person feel safe throughout.
A plain language report and a feedback session that delivers individualized, trauma informed recommendations and a clear path toward healing you can act on.
Call us at (414) 387-2100 and we will help you find a time. There is no referral to track down first, so you can reach out today.
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