LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Modupeola Odegbami
Trauma-Informed Therapist for ADHD, Emotional Regulation, and Identity in Rhode Island
Pronouns: She/Her
Licensure: LCSW
Location: Rhode Island
Languages: English
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Sliding Scale: Yes
Insurance: Aetna, Harvard, Tufts RI, Optum, UHC, Medicaid, BCBS, Neighborhood Health Plans, Carelon
About Modupeola
Modupeola works with young adults, middle-aged individuals, and older adults. Her specialties encompass a range of issues, including abuse, addiction, alcohol use, anger, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, cannabis use, counseling for children of parents with addiction, couples, the criminal justice system, depression, family counseling, fertility treatments (IVF/IUI), gender identity, trauma, immigrant rights, incarceration and reintegration, infertility, LGBTQ+ issues, migrants/immigrants/refugees, military families, mindfulness or meditation (including culturally specific practices), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pregnancy, prenatal care, birth, postpartum care, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, self-esteem, social anxiety, social communication challenges, socioeconomic inequities, and poverty. Her areas of focus include advocacy for autistic individuals, disability justice, ecological issues, gender-affirming care access for transgender and non-binary individuals, HIV allyship, immigrant rights/justice, support for military personnel and veterans, peer support, racial issues, spiritual healing practices, healing from spiritual/religious trauma, healthcare workers, first responders, educators, and therapists.
Her therapeutic modalities include addiction counseling, anger management therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), compassion-focused therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), emotionally focused therapy (EFT), mindfulness-based stress reduction, motivational interviewing, music therapy, person-centered therapy, poetry and writing therapy, positive discipline, positive psychology, trauma-informed therapy, and strength-based therapy.
As a provisionally licensed social worker dedicated to underserved communities, Modupe is excited to work at Phoenix Rising Centers. The agency's mission of fostering inclusion and social justice aligns with her ambition to advocate for marginalized groups.
For the last eight years, she has worked as a social worker in treatment courts, prioritizing rehabilitation over incarceration. This experience has granted her insight into the legal system's disproportionate effects on individuals facing substance abuse and mental health challenges. Her culturally sensitive, trauma-informed approach empowers clients to view themselves as experts in their own healing journeys.
She intends to offer counseling and support groups to ensure everyone feels valued. Her background in mental health advocacy positions her to confront oppressive systems through an anti-racist, intersectional lens. As an immigrant, she is deeply committed to providing culturally-affirming care to marginalized communities. Navigating two cultures during her upbringing has enriched her cultural competence.
Specialties
Addiction
Anxiety
Depression
Grief or Loss
Fertility/Infertility
Life Transitions
Migrants/ Immigrants/ Refugees
Racial/ Cultural Identity
Post-partum
Trauma
Substance abuse.
Areas of Focus
Immigrant Rights
Immigration Justice
Racial Justice
Gender-Affirming Care
Knowledgable LGBTQ+ (Sexuality)
Disability Justice
Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Culturally Responsive/Affirming Therapy
Strengths-Based Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Relational Therapy.
Lived Identity
and Experience
African Descent or Black African Diaspora
Migrant/ Immigrant/ Child of Immigrants
Bicultural/ Multicultural
Woman or Femme
Person of Color
LGBQ+ Sexuality
Highly Sensitive Person
Why I Do This Work
“I do this work because I have seen what happens when people are defined only by their hardest moments. Through my work in treatment courts and community spaces, I have witnessed how trauma, poverty, and systemic harm shape lives long before anyone asks what support might be needed. Therapy, for me, is about creating a place where people are no longer reduced to diagnoses or histories, but met as whole human beings. Healing is not about fixing what is ‘wrong,’ it is about restoring dignity, agency, and the right to imagine a future beyond survival.”
- Modupeola Odegbami 
My Approach in Practice
Therapy, for me, begins with attention. Attention to how your body holds stress. Attention to the ways your history, culture, and environment have shaped how you move through the world. I work from a trauma-informed and relational lens, holding space for both what has been endured and what has helped you survive.
Our work may involve gently unpacking the impact of trauma, emotional intensity, or long-standing patterns, while also building skills that support regulation, communication, and daily stability. I integrate approaches such as CBT, DBT, CPT, mindfulness-based practices, and strength-based care, adapting each to fit your needs rather than applying a fixed model.
I see therapy as a collaborative process rooted in trust and respect. You are the expert on your own life. My role is to walk alongside you, helping you reconnect with your agency, resilience, and capacity to move forward in ways that feel grounded and aligned with your values.
What Clients Often Come to Me For
Clients often reach out when they are:
Carrying experiences that have shaped their nervous system and sense of safety
including trauma from childhood, incarceration, systemic injustice, sudden loss, or long-term stress, and are ready to understand how those experiences still live in the body and mind.
Feeling stuck in cycles of anxiety, depression, or emotional instability
Wanting support that goes beyond coping to help them feel steadier, more present, and less alone in their day-to-day lives.
Struggling with anger, emotional surges, or intense reactions
Looking for ways to slow things down, make sense of these responses, and develop regulation tools that feel practical and respectful rather than shaming.
Moving through major transitions or periods of uncertainty
Such as grief, fertility or reproductive journeys, pregnancy and postpartum changes, reentry after incarceration, migration, or shifts in family, identity, or relationships.
Seeking care that is affirming and justice-informed
including support around gender identity, dysphoria, LGBTQ+ experiences, spiritual or religious harm, disability, immigration stress, or navigating systems that have caused harm rather than protection.
Wanting a therapeutic space that feels collaborative and human
Where their lived experience is honored, their strengths are named, and therapy is shaped by both evidence-based practices and culturally meaningful approaches.
In our work together, we pay attention to both the weight you have carried and the resilience that has allowed you to survive. Therapy is a place to reclaim agency, build insight, and reconnect with your capacity for healing in ways that feel grounded, dignified, and aligned with your values.
