Something happened, and it has not stayed in the past the way you were told it would. Sleep, startle, concentration, and closeness to other people are all still shaped by it. A PTSD evaluation in Madison, WI puts precise language around what trauma is doing now, and no referral is needed to begin.
The evaluation begins from a baseline of cognitive, adaptive, and executive function, then moves into trauma focused measures that examine intrusion, avoidance, mood, and arousal. One licensed psychologist conducts the whole process, at a pace you set, and screens for the depression, anxiety, and attention difficulties that so often accompany trauma.
Sleep that has changed, new fears, regression in skills already mastered, or trauma that surfaces in play and drawing rather than in words. Irritability, clinginess, and trouble concentrating at school often arrive together.
Withdrawal from friendships that used to matter, sharp irritability, risk taking, or a flatness where there used to be interest. Sleep is often the first thing to go, and the connection to what happened may never be stated out loud.
Intrusive memories, sleep that will not hold, hypervigilance that never quite switches off, and a steady narrowing of life around what has to be avoided. Many adults have carried this for years while functioning well enough that nobody asked.
The evaluation begins with about an hour of clinical interview in a supportive setting. Your psychologist works to understand the nature and impact of what you experienced without pushing for detail, and you set the pace throughout.
Your psychologist selects a personalized battery of trauma focused assessments, typically 2 to 6 hours of in person evaluation over one to two days. Self report questionnaires go home with you, and someone close to you may complete their own if you would like. Signs of anxiety, depression, or ADHD are screened as a matter of course.
Testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results are compiled into one detailed report covering the full scope of how trauma has affected cognitive, emotional, and daily functioning. Any co occurring conditions are documented rather than left implied.
Roughly two to three weeks later you return for feedback. Your psychologist explains the findings in plain language and provides individualized recommendations, including evidence based trauma therapy options such as EMDR or CPT, coping strategies, and clear next steps for recovery.
No. Core Spring Diagnostics has never required one. You can book directly, and we will coordinate with your other providers only if you ask us to.
No. You set the pace and share only what you choose to. Your psychologist needs to understand the impact, which does not require reliving the events.
That is very common. Trauma responses can persist or surface years later, and the evaluation is built to assess how something continues to affect you now.
Yes. Trauma presents differently at different ages, and testing is selected accordingly for children, teens, and adults.
It depends on what is needed. There is a clinical interview and then one or more testing sessions, with no fixed quota of hours.
Call (608) 396 4830 whenever you are ready. There is no referral to arrange first.
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