At Core Spring Diagnostics, one psychologist guides your entire CPTSD and complex trauma evaluation for children, teens, and adults across the Pewaukee area. Each assessment begins with a cognitive and executive function baseline, then builds around how long-term or repeated trauma has shaped your daily life. No referral is required, reach out whenever you are ready.
Every evaluation is individualized, focused on understanding the impact of prolonged or repeated trauma and identifying symptoms associated with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). We assess patterns such as emotional dysregulation, persistent feelings of shame, negative self-concept, interpersonal difficulties, hypervigilance, and intrusive trauma-related symptoms. We also examine how these experiences affect daily functioning, relationships, and overall well-being. Because complex trauma rarely travels alone, we screen for related concerns like anxiety, depression, and attention difficulties, often within a broader comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation that gives the fullest picture.
Prolonged trauma may manifest as intense emotional reactions, difficulty trusting adults, behavioral regression, chronic anxiety, disrupted attachment patterns, or problems with attention and academic engagement.
Complex trauma often appears as mood instability, persistent feelings of worthlessness, self isolating behavior, difficulty forming stable peer relationships, irritability, sleep disturbance, or heightened sensitivity to perceived rejection.
CPTSD may show up as chronic emotional overwhelm, unstable relationships, persistent shame, avoidance of intimacy, hypervigilance, intrusive memories, or difficulty maintaining consistent work or social functioning.
Your evaluation begins with a one-hour clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a thorough personal history in a safe, supportive environment. Complex PTSD often stems from prolonged or repeated experiences, so this conversation covers a broader timeline to understand how those experiences have shaped your emotional regulation, relationships, and sense of self. You set the pace.
Your psychologist selects a personalized battery of assessments designed to capture the layered effects of complex trauma. Testing involves 2 to 6 hours of in-person evaluation over one to two days. You will also be sent home with self-report questionnaires, and someone close to you can complete their own if they choose. If your psychologist identifies signs of other conditions (such as anxiety, depression, dissociation, or ADHD), those areas are screened for as well.
All testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results are compiled into a detailed diagnostic report. Your psychologist evaluates how complex trauma has affected emotional regulation, identity, relationships, and cognitive functioning. Any co-occurring conditions are fully documented to ensure a complete clinical picture.
Approximately two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks through the diagnosis and provides individualized recommendations: specialized trauma therapy options, emotional regulation strategies, relationship support resources, and next steps tailored to your healing process.
When someone has cycled through treatment without lasting improvement, it usually points to a diagnostic gap. The evaluation at Core Spring Diagnostics is structured to surface what prior assessments may have missed, including co-occurring conditions, cognitive effects of trauma, and patterns that were attributed to other causes. The process is comprehensive by design, not limited to confirming a pre-existing diagnosis.
Yes. Complex trauma can shape attachment patterns, emotional availability, and stress responses in ways that affect parenting and intimate relationships. The clinical interview explores relational functioning as part of the broader symptom picture. Recommendations from the evaluation may include family therapy, parenting support, or relational therapies designed to address the interpersonal effects of complex trauma.
When trauma has disrupted multiple areas of functioning, including mood, attention, executive skills, and interpersonal patterns, a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation captures all of those dimensions in a single coordinated process. The standalone C-PTSD evaluation provides a focused trauma picture but may leave important questions about cognitive function or co-occurring conditions unanswered. The psychologist will help you determine which path is the right fit based on your situation.
Yes. Many individuals seeking a C-PTSD evaluation have never received a formal diagnosis and are seeking clarity for the first time. The evaluation is the right place to start if you are experiencing symptoms that match complex trauma presentations and want to understand what is driving them. The psychologist will contextualize findings regardless of prior diagnostic history.
Yes. In addition to diagnostic conclusions and therapy referrals, the written report includes practical recommendations for managing symptoms in daily life. These may address sleep, emotional regulation strategies, environmental modifications, and approaches to high-stress situations. Recommendations are individualized based on your specific findings, not copied from a generic template.
Yes. Core Spring Diagnostics works with individuals from Pewaukee and surrounding Waukesha County communities for complex trauma evaluations. One psychologist manages every stage of the process, ensuring consistency and clinical depth from the first contact through the final feedback session.
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