Some of the thoughts feel too dark to say out loud. A violent image that flashes without warning, a blasphemous idea in the middle of prayer, a fear that you might be a person you are not, a worry about a loved one you would sooner die than harm. You do not want these thoughts, you never act on them, and yet the shame of having them can be crushing. Whether this is your own private struggle or something you are watching a child wrestle with, there is real relief in learning what these thoughts actually are and why they keep circling back. An OCD evaluation in Appleton with Core Spring Diagnostics is a thorough, individualized assessment that puts a name to the pattern and points toward what genuinely helps. You can contact us directly, and no referral is required.
Each assessment opens with a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then bends around the particular obsessions and compulsions you describe, with a single licensed psychologist carrying the work from your first phone call to the final feedback conversation. We draw on structured, OCD specific tools and check for the difficulties that so commonly ride alongside OCD, such as anxiety, depression, tics, and ADHD.
Actions that must be performed in a set way or repeated until they feel correct, heavy hand washing or a fear of contamination, a constant need for reassurance, genuine upset when a routine is broken, arranging or lining up objects, and worries that loom far larger than the moment calls for.
Rituals that swallow up homework and sleep, distressing thoughts that push their way in, mental compulsions such as counting or silently going back over things, steering clear of triggers, asking for reassurance again and again, and secrecy or embarrassment about behaviors they cannot seem to stop.
Intrusive thoughts that will not quiet down, checking, washing, counting, urges for symmetry or a just right feeling, silent mental rituals, avoidance, and long stretches of the day lost to routines you recognize as excessive but cannot seem to resist.
The evaluation opens with an interview of about an hour, where your psychologist builds a detailed history of the obsessions and compulsions: when they first appeared, how they have shifted over time, and how much time and distress they demand. What surfaces in this conversation shapes which OCD specific measures will bring the clearest picture into focus.
Your psychologist assembles a personalized set of measures that joins a cognitive and executive function baseline with structured, OCD specific and emotional assessments. Testing usually runs two to six hours of in person work spread across one or two visits. Questionnaires go home with you as well, and for children and teens, to the caregivers and teachers who witness the patterns firsthand.
Every piece of testing data and each clinical observation is drawn together into a detailed report that describes the nature and severity of the OCD, the specific obsessions and compulsions at play, and any co-occurring conditions the evaluation uncovers, such as anxiety, depression, tics, or ADHD.
Usually two to three weeks after testing wraps up, you come back for a feedback session. Your psychologist talks you through the findings and offers individualized recommendations, including evidence based therapy such as exposure and response prevention, supports for school or the workplace, and clear next steps shaped around you.
No. A referral is never required to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You are welcome to reach out directly, for any reason at all, and we coordinate with your other providers only if that is something you want.
A clinical interview and full history, a baseline of cognitive and executive function, structured OCD specific measures, and screening for co-occurring conditions like anxiety, depression, tics, and ADHD. One psychologist carries out the entire evaluation and walks you through what it found.
OCD centers on unwanted, intrusive obsessions and the compulsions people lean on to ease them, and both grow time consuming and distressing. A formal evaluation separates genuine OCD from ordinary habits, perfectionism, or everyday anxiety, and clarifies what will truly help.
Yes. We evaluate children, teens, and adults, adjusting the process and the questions to each stage of life, and gathering input from caregivers and teachers when the client is younger.
OCD often appears alongside anxiety, depression, tics or Tourette’s, and ADHD. Screening for co-occurring conditions is built into every evaluation, so the recommendations speak to the full picture rather than one piece of it.
A written report in plain language and a feedback session with individualized recommendations, including evidence based therapy such as exposure and response prevention (ERP) along with other supports.
You can begin by calling Core Spring Diagnostics at (414) 387-2100 or by sending a consultation request through our website. No referral is needed, and we will help you chart the right evaluation path for your concerns.
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