Perhaps you have spent years explaining away reactions that feel too big, or you notice yourself flinching at closeness you actually want. Perhaps a child in your home carries a wariness that never seems to switch off. A Complex PTSD Evaluation in Hartford, WI gives those experiences a name and a plan, gently and without judgment. You do not need a referral to start.
Each Complex PTSD evaluation is anchored first in a baseline of cognitive and executive function, because prolonged trauma often dulls focus and frays self regulation in ways worth measuring. On that foundation your psychologist adds trauma focused and emotional assessments matched to what you are living with. A single licensed psychologist carries the process end to end, and we deliberately screen for the concerns that so often accompany complex trauma.
With children, we pay attention to the fingerprints of chronic stress rather than hurrying to diagnose. You might see a child who startles easily, cannot settle even in calm moments, swings between clinging and pushing away, and struggles to believe that safety will hold.
In teens, complex trauma can surface as emotions that spike beyond what a moment calls for, a self image that is both critical and unsteady, and a guardedness around trust and connection. Seen in light of their history, these responses are far more understandable than they first appear.
Adults often carry a quiet conviction of being unworthy or ashamed, alongside feelings that run to extremes and relationships shadowed by mistrust. A background hum of danger can persist with no obvious cause, and the fallout tends to spread across many corners of everyday life.
The evaluation opens with roughly an hour of interview in which your psychologist collects a thorough personal history inside a calm, supportive space. Since complex trauma tends to come from experiences that lasted or recurred, this conversation stretches across a broad timeline to see how they shaped your emotional life, your relationships, and your sense of self. Nothing moves faster than you allow.
Your psychologist chooses a personalized set of assessments made to reveal the layered effects of complex trauma, usually 2 to 6 hours of in person testing across one to two days. You take self report questionnaires home, and a close family member or partner can complete their own if that helps. Where signs of dissociation, anxiety, depression, or ADHD appear, those areas are screened as well.
Every piece, the testing data, the clinical observations, and the questionnaire results, is drawn together into a detailed diagnostic report. Your psychologist examines how complex trauma has affected emotional regulation, identity, relationships, and cognition, and records any conditions occurring alongside it so nothing important is left out.
About two to three weeks after testing, you come back for feedback. Your psychologist explains the diagnosis in plain terms and offers individualized recommendations, from specialized trauma therapy and emotional regulation strategies to relationship support and the next steps that best suit your own recovery.
No, never. You do not need anyone to refer you to Core Spring Diagnostics. Reach out to us directly, for whatever reason brought you here, and we will take it from there.
Complex PTSD generally traces back to trauma that was ongoing or repeated, so its effects spread across self image, emotion regulation, and relationships. PTSD usually centers on a single event. Part of what the evaluation does is clarify which of these describes your experience.
You can expect a trauma informed interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, emotional and trauma focused measures, and screening for related concerns, all guided by one psychologist who moves at a pace that respects you.
Yes. Both teens and adults are welcome, and with younger clients we handle trauma related patterns carefully and gently, never forcing a conclusion before the full picture is clear.
You leave with a report written in everyday language and a feedback session offering individualized, trauma informed recommendations along with a concrete path toward healing.
Give us a call at (414) 387-2100. We are glad to walk you through the details and find a time that works before you decide anything.
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