Administrative Team
Amanda Pena, M.A., LPC
In addition to being the owner and director of Spectrum Services, Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a wealth of experience in applying Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other therapeutic tools to the needs of neurodivergent people (Asperger Syndrome, Autistic/Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and related social communication challenges). Amanda’s understanding of anxiety and emotion dysregulation and the impact those can have on relational, vocational and educational outcomes make her the ideal therapist for people seeking to manage their anxiety and sensory needs that impair their daily activities, ability to work and ability to successfully pursue education goals. As a parent herself, to two great kids (one neurodivergent), Amanda is also passionate about supporting parents, through parent coaching; helping them to understand, “show up” for and guide their children in all life stages.
Cindy Spencer, LPC, BCBA, CTRS
Clinical Director, Psychotherapist, Behavior Therapist – Spectrum in Lakewood, CO
Cindy is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPC-Colorado and Texas), a Board Certified Behavior
Analyst (BCBA) and a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS). Cindy graduated with a Bachelor’s
degree in Therapeutic Recreation and a minor in Counseling, a Master’s degree in Counseling from Old
Dominion University, and a Graduate Certificate from the University of New Mexico in Applied Behavior
Analysis.
Cindy provides both psychotherapy and behavior therapy services to support individuals in reducing
maladaptive behavior, managing symptoms of anxiety and depression and building skills towards improving
and maintaining their health, safety and quality of life. Cindy has extensive experience in working with
individuals diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, ADHD and neurodiverse individuals as well as supporting
caregivers by providing therapy, training and consultation. Cindy utilizes tools derived from Cognitive Behavior
Therapy (CBT), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical
Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as other tools to provide individualized and collaborative supports.
Cindy has provided services and supports in a variety of settings that include working as a recreation therapist
in both inpatient, outpatient and community therapeutic recreation settings in Virginia, as a behavior therapist
and psychotherapist for children and adults on the Developmental Disabilities Waiver and through private
insurance in New Mexico for over 16 years, as a behavior analyst for an applied behavior analysis program in
Austin, Texas and is now the Clinical Director of Spectrum in Lakewood, Colorado. Cindy is a psychotherapist
and behavior therapist providing services in-person and virtually for Spectrum in Lakewood, Colorado and
virtually in Austin, Texas. Additionally, Cindy has 8 years of experience working as a risk management
consultant for Pendulum, LLC providing consultation for various behavioral health service providers across the
country.
Education:
Bachelor of Science – Recreation Therapy, minor in Counseling, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Master of Science – Counseling, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Graduate Certificate – Applied Behavior Analysis, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Licenses:
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)
Kim Dolmanet, M.A., CCC-SLP
Kim received her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. She has over 25 years of experience working with adolescents and adults in both the public schools and the private clinical setting. Kim’s passion is working with people who experience social learning and social communication differences; she strives to cultivate a safe, neurodiversity accepting environment in which to help people better understand and navigate the social world. Kim has recently relocated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area and continues to see our clients in Texas as well as clients in Wisconsin as she is licensed in multiple states.
Charly Jones
CJ, as she prefers to be called, is Spectrum’s Office Manager. She brings to Spectrum, fifteen years of Administrative skills, Office Management and Payroll expertise. Ten of those fifteen years was in the Health Care Industry. CJ excels in organizational skills and efficiency, which is a great asset to our busy office environment. CJ’s compassion and ability to relate to and communicate with Spectrum clientele is a crucial part of her position within the company.
Dora Silva-Grider
Dora, our Office Assistant, joined Spectrum with a variety of experience in several industries, including marketing communications in technology and residential real estate sales, but spent her core years (twenty to be exact) in the healthcare industry working in different capacities in the business office of a large surgical group. Dora is empathetic to clients’ needs yet knows the importance of providing the customer service and communication required to meet both the needs of our clients and the office.