Perhaps you have been fine on the surface for months, then one reminder pulls you straight back into a moment you never chose to relive. Perhaps rest does not come, and part of you stays on watch even at home. Our PTSD Evaluations in Lake Geneva, WI help you understand that response with warmth and clarity, and no referral is required to start.
Each PTSD Evaluation is anchored by a baseline of cognitive and executive function so we can see how you focus, plan, and process under stress. Around that foundation, your psychologist adds trauma focused and emotional measures tailored to what you have been through, and screens for concerns that often accompany trauma. The same licensed psychologist guides every step, never faster than you are ready for.
Young children rarely explain trauma directly; it surfaces sideways. You may see the frightening event acted out in play, fresh nightmares, or a wave of new fears and clinginess. Sleep can fall apart, focus wavers, and they may go out of their way to avoid whatever reminds them.
For teens, unwanted memories can push in during class or quiet moments, and nightmares interrupt sleep. Many become quick to anger or hard to reach, dodge reminders of the event, and struggle to concentrate. A sense of numbness or detachment, as though they are only half present, is common.
Adults often describe flashbacks that arrive uninvited and sleep that will not hold. You might feel permanently on alert, avoid the people or places connected to the event, and swing between feeling nothing and feeling everything. Living braced for the next thing wears down even the strongest person.
The first hour is a conversation. Your psychologist listens carefully and gathers a full personal history in a supportive space, working to understand what you have experienced and how it still affects you. That understanding shapes which trauma specific assessments make sense, and you set how quickly things unfold.
Next, your psychologist chooses a battery of trauma focused measures built around your history. In person testing typically spans 2 to 6 hours over one or two days, with take home questionnaires you complete on your own time. A close family member or friend may complete their own, and any signs of anxiety, depression, or ADHD are screened, because trauma commonly overlaps with them.
Everything gathered, the test scores, the clinical observations, the questionnaire responses, is woven into one detailed diagnostic report. Your psychologist looks at the whole reach of trauma across your cognitive, emotional, and daily life. Co occurring conditions are spelled out clearly so no piece goes unnoticed.
About two to three weeks on, you come back for feedback. Your psychologist explains the diagnosis in plain language and offers recommendations shaped to you, including proven trauma therapies such as EMDR or CPT, coping tools you can use right away, and thoughtful guidance on any further support that fits your path.
Not at all. Core Spring Diagnostics never asks for a referral before you are seen. You can contact us directly, whenever you are ready and for any reason that matters to you.
You can expect a trauma informed interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, trauma focused and emotional measures, and screening for related concerns. A single psychologist oversees the entire process at a pace that respects your experience.
PTSD generally follows one event or a defined set of events, while CPTSD arises from trauma that was prolonged or repeated and can shape self image and relationships in wider ways. Part of the evaluation is clarifying which of these fits you.
Yes, absolutely. Our evaluations cover children, teens, and adults, and we adapt each step to the person’s age and to what keeps them feeling safe.
You leave with a report written in plain language and a feedback session built around individualized, trauma informed recommendations, giving you a clear direction toward healing.
Reach us at (414) 387-2100 and we will find a time that works for you. There is no referral to chase, and every question you have is welcome before scheduling.
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