CPTSD Evaluation
If years of stress, not a single moment, have shaped how you feel and relate to others, you deserve real answers. A complex trauma evaluation can help you understand what you have been carrying and what comes next. No referral needed to begin.
CPTSD Evaluation

What Is CPTSD?

Complex PTSD develops after prolonged or repeated trauma, and it can affect emotional regulation, relationships, and how you see yourself.
Maybe your emotions feel bigger or harder to steady than they should be. Maybe closeness with other people has always felt complicated, or you carry a quiet sense of shame or self blame you cannot quite explain. Maybe you sense that you were shaped less by one event and more by years of stress, fear, or feeling unsafe. A CPTSD evaluation looks carefully at your history and how it lives in you now, so you finally have language for it. You can reach out directly, with no referral needed. We serve individuals throughout Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Waukesha, Menomonee Falls, Mequon, and surrounding communities who need accurate evaluation supported by professional documentation.
What Our CPTSD Evaluations Include:
Signs of CPTSD at Every Age

Symptoms of CPTSD

Children

Teens

Adults

Why choose us

Why Choose Core Spring for Complex PTSD (CPTSD) Evaluations?

At Core Spring Diagnostics, one psychologist stays with your case from intake through the feedback session, so your story is never handed off or pieced together by strangers. The pace is individualized and boutique, with no rigid session counts, because complex trauma deserves room to be understood. Every evaluation starts from a baseline of emotional and everyday functioning, draws on trauma informed and personality measures, and screens for the conditions that often travel with complex trauma, so nothing about your experience is missed.

Clear, Individualized Complex Trauma Insights

Our evaluations use evidence based assessment tools and a compassionate, person centered approach to provide clarity, not assumptions. Whether the goal is diagnostic clarification, treatment planning, documentation, accommodations, or personal understanding, we provide thoughtful recommendations tailored to each individual’s experiences, strengths, and healing journey.

Evaluation Process

Step 1: Initial Consultation and History Review

Your evaluation begins with a one hour clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a complete personal history, from childhood experiences through your current daily life. Many adults seeking an autism evaluation have spent years wondering why certain things feel harder or different for them, and this conversation creates the foundation for identifying which assessments will be most revealing.

Step 2: Multi Session Testing Battery

Based on your clinical interview, your psychologist selects a personalized battery of autism specific assessments. Testing involves 2 to 6 hours of in person evaluation over one to two days. You may also be sent home with self report questionnaires, and if you choose, someone close to you (a partner, parent, or close friend) can complete their own questionnaire to provide additional perspective. Screeners for ADHD and executive function are included as standard, since these commonly co occur with autism.

Step 3: Comprehensive Report​

Your psychologist compiles all testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results into a detailed diagnostic report. Any co occurring conditions identified during the evaluation (ADHD, anxiety, depression, or other concerns) are fully documented so you leave with a complete understanding of your neurodivergent profile.

Step 4: Feedback and Personalized Recommendations

Approximately two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks through the diagnosis and provides individualized recommendations: practical strategies for work and daily life, therapy or coaching resources, workplace accommodations guidance, and next steps tailored to your specific situation.

Evaluation Process

Mental Wellness and Growth
Step 1: Initial Consultation and History Review

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.

Mental Wellness and Growth
Step 2: Multi Session Testing Battery

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.

Mental Wellness and Growth
Step 3: Comprehensive Report

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.

Mental Wellness and Growth
Step 4: Feedback & Personalized Recommendations

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.

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We provide psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for all ages. Now accepting new clients in Milwaukee and the surrounding areas.

(414) 387-2100

(608) 396-4830

info@corespringdiagnostics.com

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FAQs About CPTSD Evaluations

No. You never need a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You can reach out directly, for any reason, and we coordinate with your therapist or other providers only if you want us to.

PTSD focuses on trauma related re experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal. CPTSD includes those symptoms along with persistent difficulties in emotional regulation, self concept, and relationships.

CPTSD is recognized in international diagnostic systems and is increasingly understood in clinical practice as distinct from standard PTSD.

The duration depends on clinical complexity and history but typically involves an in depth clinical interview and may include additional assessment components.

Yes. Overlapping symptoms can lead to misdiagnosis. A structured evaluation helps clarify distinctions.

Yes. With appropriate consent, we collaborate with therapists and medical professionals to support continuity of care.

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