Dr. Gaus is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 25 years of experience providing mental health services to people with disabilities. She is a board certified specialist in Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). With a cognitive-behavioral approach, she offers psychotherapy to adults and teens with dual diagnosis (intellectual disability and mental illness), Asperger Syndrome, higher functioning autism, depression, anxiety, trauma and stress-related problems. She is a consultant with a private practice on Long Island, NY, is on the advisory board for the Autism/Asperger Network and the grant review committee for the Organization for Autism Research. She has lectured nationally and abroad on topics related to dual diagnosis and Asperger syndrome. She has also authored numerous articles, chapters and three books on these subjects.
