Joseph Toste

Greetings! Hello and Welcome! I am truly honored to join the Neurodiversity Affirming therapist community! I live in South Florida and am licensed as a clinical social worker in seven states. I am passionate about providing a safe and encouraging space for individuals in the neurodivergent community who need compassion and strengths-based therapeutic support.  As a therapist with real-life, lived experience in the neurodivergent community, I bring forth a warm and welcoming approach to care, emphasizing building resilience, empowerment, and affirming diversity.  I am currently a third-year Doctor of Social Work student, where I have created a trauma-informed model of care for males with eating disorders and trauma.  I aim to work alongside you and offer compassionate and specifically tailored therapeutic care according to your needs and wants. I have been in the field of social work for over twenty years providing treatment to a wide variety of individuals with challenges ranging from trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and life transitions.  I treat every individual client with the utmost respect and admiration.

As a therapist with lived experience in the neurodivergent community, I have deep admiration for individuals with neurodiversity who are seeking care, whereas traditionally, individuals who identify as neurodivergent have experienced barriers in finding the behavioral healthcare they truly deserve.  I view folks who identify as neurodivergent as strong, brave, creative, and brilliant.  My goal is to build upon your unique talents and strengths while empowering you to build a greater quality of life in which you truly deserve.

As a social worker with decades of experience, my practice is strength-based, affirming, and empowering.  I believe every client deserves a safe place to be respected, honored, and heard in a challenging, difficult world.  I provide my clients with advanced trauma-informed therapeutic techniques to empower, facilitate healing, and validate their feelings and concerns.  You are welcome to bring your real, authentic self into a non-judgmental, safe, therapeutic environment.