Maybe part of you keeps insisting it was not that bad, even as the weight of it never quite lifts. When hard things go on for years, that self doubt is part of the injury. A Complex PTSD Evaluation in Franklin, WI gives you a clear, compassionate answer to what you have carried, and no referral is needed to reach out.
Every evaluation is anchored in a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then broadened with trauma focused and emotional measures fitted to your experience. A single licensed psychologist sees the process through from start to finish, and we make a point of screening for the concerns that frequently accompany complex trauma.
For a child, we look closely at how ongoing stress or adversity is affecting them while resisting the urge to label too soon. A large share of the work is discovering what helps them feel safe so those supports can be strengthened over time.
In teens, notice emotions that are tough to manage, a sense of self that turns harsh or shifts constantly, and hesitance to trust or connect. What might look like defiance usually fits, once you understand the experiences behind it, rather than being simply willful.
Adults may live with an ongoing sense of shame or worthlessness, emotions that are difficult to steady, and struggles with trust and closeness. A chronic feeling of being unsafe often lingers, and its effects extend into relationships, careers, and the texture of ordinary days.
We start with roughly an hour of conversation in which your psychologist gathers a careful personal history in a warm, safe environment. Because complex trauma so often comes from repeated experiences, this talk stretches across a wider timeline to understand how it has shaped your emotions, your relationships, and your sense of self. You decide the pace.
Your psychologist designs a personalized battery meant to bring the layered effects of complex trauma into focus. Testing spans about 2 to 6 hours over one or two days. You will take self report questionnaires home, someone close to you may complete their own, and any signs of depression, anxiety, dissociation, or ADHD are screened as part of the work.
Your test data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results are woven into a detailed diagnostic report. Your psychologist considers how complex trauma has affected emotional regulation, identity, relationships, and cognition, and fully documents any cooccurring conditions so nothing is left out of the picture.
About two to three weeks after testing, you come back for feedback. Your psychologist talks you through the diagnosis and shares individualized recommendations, from specialized trauma therapy and emotion regulation strategies to relationship support and next steps built around your own healing.
No. You will never need a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Feel free to contact us directly, whenever and for whatever reason you are ready.
Complex PTSD usually stems from prolonged or repeated trauma and affects self image, emotion regulation, and relationships more broadly, while PTSD tends to follow one specific event. The evaluation helps clarify which one matches your experience.
It includes a trauma informed interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, trauma focused and emotional measures, and screening for related concerns, all led by one psychologist and paced to respect you.
Yes. We work with both teens and adults, and with younger clients we approach trauma related patterns gently and carefully.
A plain language report and a feedback session with individualized, trauma informed recommendations and a clear path toward healing.
Phone us at (414) 387-2100 and we will help you settle on a time and answer any questions before you commit to anything.
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