You made it through something hard, and yet part of you never fully clocked out; you still flinch at sudden noise or replay it when the house goes quiet. Maybe you have told yourself to just move on, and it has not worked. Our PTSD Evaluations in West Allis, WI meet that reality with honesty and care, and you never need a referral to begin.
We ground each PTSD Evaluation in a baseline of cognitive and executive function, because knowing how you concentrate and organize helps us read the whole picture. On top of that foundation your psychologist layers trauma focused and emotional measures suited to your story, and folds in screening for the concerns that frequently ride alongside trauma. One licensed psychologist stays with you the entire way, at a pace you control.
With children, the signals are often behavioral rather than spoken. A frightening event may replay in their play or their nightmares, and you might see new fears or a return to clinginess. Sleep grows restless, irritability rises, and they may quietly avoid anything that stirs the memory.
Teens dealing with trauma frequently face intrusive memories and broken sleep from nightmares. They may pull away from reminders, snap in anger, or find focus slipping in school. It is common to hear them describe feeling numb, detached, or easily startled by things that once seemed ordinary.
In adults, flashbacks and intrusive memories can break through without warning, and nights are often restless. You may stay hyper alert to any hint of threat, avoid places that carry the memory, and move between emotional numbness and being deeply on edge. That relentless vigilance takes a real toll over time.
Your evaluation opens with roughly an hour of talking, where your psychologist takes a careful personal history in a space designed to feel safe. The goal is to grasp what you went through and how it still weighs on you, which points to the trauma specific assessments that suit you. You set the tempo throughout.
From there, your psychologist builds a trauma focused battery tailored to you. Expect 2 to 6 hours of in person testing over one or two days, plus self report questionnaires to take home. Someone close to you may complete their own if they choose, and if anxiety, depression, or ADHD signs emerge, they are screened as well, because trauma so often shows up with company.
All of it, scores, clinical notes, and questionnaire results, comes together in one thorough diagnostic report. Your psychologist assesses how far trauma has reached into your thinking, your feelings, and your daily routines. Every cooccurring condition is recorded plainly so nothing goes overlooked.
Around two to three weeks afterward, you return to hear the results. Your psychologist explains the diagnosis in everyday language and hands you individualized recommendations, from evidence based trauma therapies like EMDR or CPT to coping strategies and clear guidance on any additional support that serves your recovery.
No referral is necessary. Core Spring Diagnostics welcomes you without one, always. You are free to reach out yourself, for whatever reason brings you here, and we will meet you there.
The process combines a trauma-informed interview, a baseline of cognitive and executive function, trauma focused and emotional measures, and screening for related concerns. All of it stays with one psychologist and moves at a pace that respects you.
PTSD is usually tied to a specific event or events, whereas CPTSD develops from trauma that was ongoing or repeated and can affect self image and relationships more broadly. Sorting out which of these fits your experience is part of what the evaluation does.
Yes. We work with children, teens, and adults alike, tailoring each part of the process to the person’s stage of life and to whatever helps them feel safe.
You will come away with a plain language report and a feedback session centered on individualized, trauma informed recommendations, so your next steps toward healing are clear.
Give us a call at (414) 387-2100 and we will set up a time together. No referral is required, and you are welcome to ask anything you like before booking.
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