She completed a Cognitive Behavioral internship and post-doctoral fellowship program at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City, and went on to become a Staff Therapist at the Institute. She has served as an Adjunct Instructor and Supervisor at Hofstra University, as a Supervisor for St. John’s University, and has worked in Private Practice as a Psychologist since 1999. Additionally, Dr. Joseph worked for the New York State Public School system for over five years and is tenured as a School Psychologist. Dr. Joseph has extensive, advanced training and experience in the areas of infertility counseling, pregnancy loss, and third-party reproduction. 

Dr. Joseph earned a Doctoral Degree in Combined Clinical and School Psychology from Hofstra University in New York in 1998. The wide range of experience that training in both of these areas of specialization provided Dr. Joseph with a wealth of experience that can be applied to people of all ages. Dr. Joseph also holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts Degree, also from Hofstra University; her research background is in the area of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Her Doctoral Dissertation, which focused on stress reactions of therapists who worked with clients with HIV and AIDS, was nominated for the Robinson Award, which is the ‘Dissertation of the Year Award’ at Hofstra University.