The event is behind you, yet your mind and body keep reacting as though it could happen again any second. Maybe certain triggers set everything off before you can think, or your child has become fearful and easily startled since something frightening touched their world. A PTSD Evaluation in Oak Creek, WI is how you begin to understand it, with genuine care and without judgment. No referral is needed before you reach out.
We ground every evaluation in a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then layer in trauma focused and emotional measures shaped to your circumstances. The same licensed psychologist handles the process from beginning to end, and because trauma rarely stands alone, we screen for the related concerns that often come with it rather than stopping at the most obvious answer.
With a young child, you may see a scary experience surface in play, nights broken by bad dreams, or a new reluctance to leave your side. Sleep can suffer, small setbacks provoke outsized reactions, and they often avoid whatever brings the memory back.
For teens this can mean memories that push in uninvited, disrupted sleep, and flashes of anger, or a withdrawn numbness that is easy to miss. They may dodge reminders, find concentration slippery, and startle at things that once went unnoticed.
You might live with flashbacks or intrusive memories, sleep that keeps escaping you, and a hypervigilance that stays switched on even when you are safe. Reminders can send you into high alert, you avoid what ties back to the event, and a numb detachment may settle over the days.
Your evaluation starts with a calm clinical interview lasting about an hour, where your psychologist takes a careful history in a safe and supportive space. This helps clarify the nature and impact of your experiences and which trauma specific assessments are the right fit. You are the one who sets the pace.
Your psychologist selects a personalized battery of trauma focused assessments, with testing that typically runs 2 to 6 hours over one to two days. Self report questionnaires travel home with you, and a close family member may complete their own if they choose. If signs of anxiety, depression, or ADHD come up, those areas are screened as well, since trauma frequently co occurs with other concerns.
All of your testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire responses are compiled into a detailed diagnostic report. Your psychologist assesses the full scope of how trauma has shaped your cognition, emotions, and daily functioning, and documents any co occurring conditions so nothing is overlooked.
About two to three weeks after testing, you come back for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks you through the diagnosis and offers individualized recommendations: evidence based trauma therapies such as EMDR or CPT, coping strategies, medication guidance if relevant, and next steps tailored to your recovery.
No. You are never required to have a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Feel free to contact us directly, for any reason and whenever it suits you.
A trauma informed interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, trauma focused and emotional measures, and screening for related concerns, all delivered by one psychologist at a pace that respects what you have endured.
PTSD tends to follow a single event or a set of events, while CPTSD usually grows out of trauma that was prolonged or repeated and can affect your self image and relationships more broadly. The evaluation helps determine which one fits your experience.
Yes. We assess children, teens, and adults, adapting the process to each stage of life and to whatever helps a person feel safe and comfortable.
Call us at (414) 387-2100 and we will find a time together. There is no referral to line up first, and no reason for reaching out is ever too small.
A plain language report and a feedback session with individualized, trauma informed recommendations, plus a clear path pointing you toward healing.
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