Perhaps the memory arrives uninvited in the middle of an ordinary afternoon, or your body braces before your mind even knows why. Perhaps a loved one has changed since something happened and you are not sure how to help. Our PTSD Evaluations in Greenfield, WI offer clear answers about what the trauma left behind, and you need no referral to start.
We start every evaluation from a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then bring in trauma focused and emotional assessments tailored to the events that brought you here. The same licensed psychologist guides the entire path, and since trauma so often overlaps with other struggles, we build in screening for the concerns that tend to travel with it.
For younger children, trauma can look like the same scene acted out again and again, or nightmares that steal their sleep. You may notice they cling more, spook easily, or lose focus mid activity, and often they quietly avoid the people or places tied to what upset them.
A teen carrying trauma might be flooded by unwanted memories, sleep poorly, and flare with anger that feels new. Others withdraw into numbness, jump at sudden noises, and reroute their routines to sidestep whatever brings the event rushing back.
For adults, it can mean flashbacks, restless nights, and a constant readiness for threat even in a safe room. You may feel emotionally flat, stay watchful without meaning to, and quietly build your life around avoiding reminders while asking yourself why it still has such a grip.
The first step is a roughly one hour interview in which your psychologist gently gathers your personal history in a safe space. Together you clarify the nature and impact of what happened and decide which trauma specific measures make sense. Throughout, the pace is yours to set.
Your psychologist then chooses a personalized set of trauma focused assessments, with about 2 to 6 hours of in person testing across one to two days. You take home self report questionnaires, and someone close to you may fill out their own. If other conditions surface, such as anxiety or ADHD, those get screened too, because trauma seldom stands alone
The testing data, clinical notes, and questionnaires are combined into one comprehensive report. Your psychologist examines how the trauma has shaped your thinking, feelings, and everyday functioning, and records any co occurring conditions in full so that nothing gets missed.
Around two to three weeks after testing you return for a feedback session that lays everything out in clear language. You leave with tailored recommendations: evidence based options like EMDR or CPT, coping tools for the hard days, and concrete next steps matched to your recovery.
Not at all. You never require a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Simply contact us directly whenever you are ready, and we will guide you from there without any red tape.
You can expect a trauma informed interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, trauma focused and emotional measures, and screening for overlapping concerns, all led by one psychologist and paced to respect what you have carried.
In broad terms, PTSD follows a defined event or events, whereas CPTSD stems from prolonged or repeated trauma and often colors self image and relationships more deeply. A central goal of the evaluation is sorting out which one describes your experience.
Absolutely. Children, teens, and adults are all welcome here, and we shape each evaluation around the person’s age and around whatever helps them feel secure.
Reach us at (414) 387-2100 to arrange a visit and ask any questions ahead of time. Booking is straightforward, with no referral to chase and no obligation attached.
You walk away with a plain language report and a feedback session that delivers individualized, trauma informed recommendations along with a clear route toward healing.
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