Sometimes it is the stomachaches before school, sometimes the 2 a.m. spiral, sometimes a quiet avoidance that keeps shrinking the day. Core Spring's Oconomowoc evaluations find the root of the worry, for children, teens, and adults. Reach out on your own, no referral needed.
We look at how anxiety actually shows up, the racing thoughts, the constant worry, the avoidance, the panic, the irritability, the sleep trouble, and the physical symptoms that follow, and at how it affects school, work, and daily life. The process starts with a clinical interview to gather background, followed by testing across one or more days, with questionnaires sent to relevant people in the client’s life.
Children may benefit if they show constant worry, fear of separation, school avoidance, frequent stomachaches, or big emotional reactions to small changes.
Teens may seek evaluation for relentless overthinking, social anxiety, panic episodes, sleep struggles, or avoidance that’s quietly shrinking their world.
Adults may pursue evaluation to better understand chronic worry, panic, burnout, irritability, or the way anxiety quietly drives avoidance at work and home.
Your evaluation begins with a one-hour clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a thorough history of your emotional experiences, from childhood through your current daily life. This conversation helps identify anxiety patterns, triggers, and how symptoms are affecting your functioning, so the right assessments can be selected.
Based on your clinical interview, your psychologist selects a personalized battery of anxiety and emotional functioning assessments. 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 questionnaire if they choose. If your psychologist identifies signs of other conditions during the process (such as ADHD, depression, or trauma-related concerns), those areas are screened for as well.
All testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results are compiled into a detailed diagnostic report. Any co-occurring conditions identified during the evaluation are fully documented so you leave with a clear, complete understanding of what is driving your symptoms.
Approximately two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks through the diagnosis and provides individualized recommendations: coping strategies for home and work, therapy options (such as CBT or other evidence-based approaches), medication guidance if applicable, and next steps tailored to your situation.
Anxiety can affect processing speed, working memory, attention, and decision-making. Starting with a cognitive baseline helps the psychologist understand how anxiety interacts with thinking and performance. It also distinguishes anxiety-related cognitive difficulties from ADHD or learning differences, ensuring the diagnosis is accurate.
Children often express anxiety through physical complaints, clinginess, avoidance, and emotional outbursts. Teens may internalize anxiety more, showing up as perfectionism, social withdrawal, racing thoughts, school avoidance, or shutting down emotionally. Core Spring Diagnostics adjusts the evaluation approach based on developmental stage.
Yes. Anxiety and ADHD can interact in ways that amplify both conditions. Anxiety can increase distractibility and restlessness, while ADHD-related struggles can generate anxiety about performance and social situations. Core Spring Diagnostics evaluates both conditions during every assessment to clarify how they interact.
Recommendations are individualized and may include therapy referrals (CBT, exposure-based approaches), school accommodations, relaxation and coping strategies, sleep hygiene adjustments, and lifestyle modifications. When anxiety co-occurs with other conditions, recommendations address all identified concerns.
The psychologist builds rapport at the start and paces the evaluation to the child’s comfort level. Testing is structured to feel like activities rather than exams. There are no painful or frightening procedures. Core Spring Diagnostics adjusts session length and breaks as needed to keep the child at ease.
Yes. Core Spring Diagnostics serves families from Oconomowoc and the surrounding area. The evaluation process is the same regardless of location, with one psychologist guiding every step from intake through the feedback session.
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