Maybe the dread shows up before anything has even gone wrong, or your child cannot settle enough to fall asleep on a school night. You want to know why, not just be handed coping tips. Our Anxiety Evaluations in Sussex, WI exist to get to the bottom of it, and there is no referral required to start.
Each of our Anxiety Evaluations in Sussex, WI is anchored first in a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then expanded with anxiety and emotional measures picked for your specific concern. One licensed psychologist owns the process the entire way through. And since anxiety rarely shows up by itself, that same psychologist screens for the related concerns often tangled up with it.
In children, anxiety often announces itself physically and behaviorally: stomachaches and headaches with no clear cause, disrupted sleep, and a fierce reluctance to be apart from a parent. You may also notice them avoiding school or activities, chasing perfection, and reacting hugely to ordinary stress.
For teens, it can appear as constant worry, unease in social settings, or an irritability that seems to come from nowhere. Concentration wavers, the body holds tension, and a merciless inner critic never eases up. A number of teens conceal it entirely, appearing fine while quietly wearing themselves thin.
Adults frequently report a faint but constant hum of worry, thoughts that pick up speed the moment they try to rest, and physical signs that will not quit: tension, a racing heart, sleep that stays out of reach. Many have worn the label of worrier so long that the bracing feels ordinary.
Your evaluation opens with a one hour clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a full history of your emotional world, from childhood through the realities of your current days. This helps pinpoint your anxiety's patterns and triggers and how it is affecting your functioning, so the right assessments can be chosen for you.
Based on that conversation, your psychologist selects a personalized battery of anxiety and emotional functioning assessments. Testing runs 2 to 6 hours of in person work over one to two days, and you head home with self report questionnaires; someone close to you may complete their own if they choose. If signs of ADHD, depression, or trauma related concerns appear, those areas are screened too.
All the testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results are woven into one detailed diagnostic report. Any co occurring conditions found along the way are fully documented, so you leave holding a clear, complete understanding of what is actually driving your symptoms.
Roughly two to three weeks after testing, you come back for a feedback session. Your psychologist talks you through the diagnosis and shares individualized recommendations: coping strategies for home and work, therapy options such as CBT, medication guidance where relevant, and next steps tailored to your situation.
No, you never do. Core Spring Diagnostics does not require a referral of any kind. You are welcome to reach out directly, for any reason, and we will help you begin.
You get a clinical interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, anxiety and emotional measures, and screening for related concerns such as attention, mood, and trauma, all handled by one psychologist from first to last.
It is rarely the right fit, because anxiety is best understood as one element of a larger picture. We tailor the evaluation to you and screen broadly, so nothing important is allowed to slip through.
Yes, we do. We evaluate children, teens, and adults alike, adjusting the process and the questions to match each stage of life.
You leave with a plain language report and a feedback session full of individualized recommendations, including the therapy and support most likely to help you.
Give us a call at (414) 387-2100 and we will settle on a time. There is no referral to secure ahead of time and no red tape to clear to be seen.
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