Tom Koste CRNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN, MSN is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in treatment of children and adults across the lifespan (from age 5 and up). He obtained his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. While working in nursing in a variety of medical and psychiatric settings, Mr Koste was able to simultaneously obtain his Masters Degree in nursing, specializing in mental health during his nurse practitioner program. He has over 15 years of nursing and psychiatry work in emergency, inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings. He is board certified nationally through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). He prides himself on educating his patients with regard to mental health diagnoses and treatments that may be most effective. He strives to maintain a casual and friendly environment when meeting with new families and creating working partnerships with patients and colleagues alike.