Assistant Clinical Director, Total Spectrum, West Michigan
Melissa Furman works as the assistant clinical director for Total Spectrum in West Michigan. Her interest in behavior analysis started in an introductory ABA class at James Madison University, where she attended college and graduate school. After this course, Melissa took a position as a graduate assistant at the Inter-Professional Autism Clinic and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Clinic, where her passion for working with children with disabilities continued to blossom. She went on to earn a master’s degree in psychological sciences, with a concentration in behavior analysis. Before joining Total Spectrum, she worked as a behavior analyst in Palm Springs, California, for LEARN Behavioral’s Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST). She currently lives with her husband and two cats in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
“Nothing excites me more than continuing to provide the highest quality of care and support to each and every family we serve in this community. Receiving phone calls and text messages from families sharing progress at home and at school gives me the greatest sense of satisfaction.”
