Maybe you keep telling yourself it was a long time ago, yet your body still braces at a raised voice or a set of headlights in the mirror. A PTSD evaluation in Sussex, WI helps you understand those reactions instead of fighting them, and points you toward relief. There is no referral required to get started.
A PTSD evaluation in Sussex starts from a baseline of cognitive and executive function, because the aftermath of trauma often settles into attention, working memory, and the ability to follow a plan through. Your licensed psychologist then introduces trauma focused and emotional measures matched to what you have experienced, and screens for the concerns that frequently coexist with trauma. The same person guides every stage, so your story stays whole.
In a young child, trauma might reveal itself through repeated play about the event, unsettling dreams, or a wave of new fears and clinginess. Sleep may grow difficult, moods may sharpen into irritability, attention may scatter, and reminders of what happened are often actively avoided.
For a teen, PTSD can take the form of intrusive memories, nightmares, and a temper that flares faster than before. You might notice numbness or emotional distance, a wide berth given to anything connected to the event, slipping concentration, and a body that flinches at the smallest surprise.
Adults commonly report flashbacks or memories that surge up unbidden, a watchfulness that never fully relaxes, and sleep that comes hard. Emotions can feel blunted, and you may find your days quietly shaped around avoiding reminders, with your guard staying raised even where nothing threatens you.
Your evaluation opens with an hour long clinical interview in a safe, supportive environment, where your psychologist takes in a thorough personal history. Understanding what you experienced and how it has affected you guides the choice of trauma specific assessments, and you decide how quickly this conversation unfolds.
Your psychologist puts together a personalized battery of trauma focused assessments, typically 2 to 6 hours of in person testing across one to two days. You head home with self report questionnaires, a loved one may fill out their own if they wish, and any signs of anxiety, depression, or ADHD are screened along the way.
Testing results, clinical observations, and questionnaire data are gathered into one comprehensive diagnostic report. Your psychologist examines how trauma has shaped your cognition, your emotional life, and your day to day functioning, fully documenting any co occurring conditions so nothing goes unaddressed.
In the two to three weeks that follow your testing, we set up a feedback session for you to come back to. Your psychologist talks you through the diagnosis and shares individualized recommendations, such as evidence based therapies like EMDR or CPT, coping strategies, medication guidance where it applies, and next steps built around your recovery.
No. Core Spring Diagnostics never requires a referral. You are welcome to reach out to us directly, for any reason and at any time that suits you.
It combines a trauma informed interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, trauma focused and emotional measures, and a screen for related concerns, all led by one psychologist at a pace that respects what you have been through.
PTSD usually follows a specific event or events, while CPTSD tends to develop from prolonged or repeated trauma and can shape self image and relationships more broadly. The evaluation works out which of these best fits your situation.
Yes. We see children, teens, and adults alike, tailoring the process to each stage of development and to whatever helps the person feel safe.
You take away a plain language report and a feedback session offering individualized, trauma informed recommendations, together with a clear path toward healing.
Just call (414) 387-2100 and we will help you find a time. Since no referral is needed, nothing has to happen before you make that first call.
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