- Services
- About Spectra
- Michelle Kandalaft, PhD
- Nichole Lecznar, LPC-S
- Melissa Reid, PhD, LP, LSSP
- Abigail Bush, MS, LPC
- Preston Ivey, MS, NCC, LPC
- Hayden Hunt, MS, NCC, LPC
- Katie Bower, MS, NCC, LPC-A
- Tiffany Root, PsyD, LP, LSSP
- Robin Chaney, PsyD, LP, LSSP
- Shelby Mersbach, Masters Student
- Alyssa Jones, Masters Student + Admin
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Comprehensive Psychological Services
for Neurodiverse Individuals
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DFW School Expo 2024
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Resources
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Initial Contact Form
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YAASS!
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Group Calendar
See all our groups info and dates for Spring 2025
Expanded Testing Center
Spectra and Illumination work together to provide comprehensive testing for neurodiversity and beyond
How can Spectra help you?
Welcome to Spectra Therapies! We provide highly specialized therapy and evaluations tailored for toddlers to late adulthood.
Get started by exploring the services that may best suit you.
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/ By Type
- Evaluations
- Consultations
- Therapies
- Parent Training
- Neurodiverse Couples
- Group Therapies
- Advocacies
- Workshops & Series
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/ By Age
- Toddlers
- School Age Children
- Young Adults
- Adults
- Parents
- Professionals
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/ By Level
- Subclinical
- Level 1
- Level 2
- Level 3
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/ By Goals
- Social Skills
- Communication
- Understanding
- Emotion management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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Initial Contact
Take the first step towards getting closer to your unique goals.
Complete our initial contact form to receive more information about our services or if you're interested in scheduling an appointment.
We'll be in touch by phone within two business days.
Our Services
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Evaluations
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Individual Therapy
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Group Therapies
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Consultations
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Workshops & Series
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School Advocacy
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Parent Training
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Neurodiverse Couples
We are a multidisciplinary clinic offering comprehensive services for young children through late adulthood. We specialize in neurodiversity and provide a variety of services and supports, including free resources and free lecture series. We are involved with our community and collaborate with local schools, universities, and hospitals.
SPECTRA's autism specialists conduct autism evaluation services in our Illumination Psychological Testing center (located in the same building). Illumination is our testing center that now provides a variety of psychological evaluations for all ages for most assessment needs. First time assessments for toddlers are prioritized for scheduling. Click here to go to our Autism Evaluation page or click here for all other psychological testing services.
The YAASS! program is a free lecture series dedicated to the transition of young adults with neurodivergence, mostly related to autism spectrum disorder. We aim to share these free bi-annual series as part of our mission to fill the gaps in programming and information for young adults and adults.
Social Skills Groups
From Toddling Tots to the Adult Neurodiverse Executive Professionals and much more in between, we have a variety of psychotherapeutic and activity-based social skills groups.
Groups run Fall, Spring and Summer.
SPECTRA provides autism specialists for evaluation services at Illumination, our expanded Psychological Testing center. Our extensive testing services now provide evaluations for all ages and for most assessment needs.
Click here for Autism Evaluation Services
Click here for all other Psychological Testing Services
Toddler Evaluations!
Accessing early intervention is important. Let us help you get tested fast within 1 - 2 months.
College Connection Camp provides a fun, interactive, and enriching college experience to boost academic, social, and independent-living skills. College Connection Camp is a collaboration among the University of Texas at Dallas, SPECTRA Therapies, and Segue Center.
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Insurance
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Most health insurance companies have in- and out-of-network providers (providers = doctors, counselors, etc.). Providers at Spectra Therapies are out-of-network with all insurance companies.
Depending on your policy you may or may not have out-of-network coverage. If you do have an out-of-network policy, there are varying amounts for deductibles and levels (partial or total) of coverage for our services. It is best for you to call your insurance company before you schedule an appointment with Spectra Therapies to better understand your options.
Some of our students are not billable under insurance companies. Please double-check with us to have a clear understanding if your provider may or may not be covered by your insurance company. All licensed providers are billable under insurance.
First, payment is due at the time of service, unless another payment plan has been agreed upon. Client pays the fee out-of-pocket with cash, check, or credit card.
Second, at the end of every month, we can provide you with a SUPERBILL for completed and paid services. A SUPERBILL is a document made for insurance companies that details the services a provider completes with a client. Essentially, it’s a receipt for your visit, but unlike traditional receipts, superbills contain vital information, like diagnosis and procedure codes (CPT), needed for insurance payers to reimburse you for the services after you’ve paid your provider.
Third, the client submits this superbill to his/her/their insurance company.
Fourth, depending on the coverage, the client may receive the reimbursement check directly to them.
Note -- there are some cases that require pre-authorizations, special assessments, and single-case agreements that require additional steps.
Please speak directly to your Spectra / Illumination provider for these cases; an informedconsent and written release may need to be signed in order for us to help you through these more detailed agreements.
Our Providers
Our team is comprised of seasoned specialists with extensive experience in neurodiversity, having served in prestigious institutions like the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center, and the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. We are proud to be a training center for practicum, interns, associates and post-doctoral students.
Our professionals have also contributed to the educational landscape in local hospitals, universities and school districts, including UT Southwestern, University of Texas at Dallas, Southern Methodist University, Texas Woman's University, Argosy, Cook's Children's, and independent school districts.
We are proud to be a training site for future professionals. We train practicum, interns, associates and post-doctoral students. While each member of Spectra Therapies operates independently, sharing resources and administrative functions, they bring diverse qualifications and service offerings to cater to your unique needs.
Awards
Our professionals have contributed to the educational landscape in school districts as well as private specialized schools.
Recognitions