Dr. Modestino is a research neuroscientist and a Senior Lecturer of Psychology at Curry College in Milton, MA, where he co-directs the EEG (brainwave) laboratory and directs the Brain & Behavior Laboratory. He has completed postdoctoral fellowships in neuroimaging in psychiatry (UVA) and neurology (BU). Dr. Modestino’s research has focused on neuroimaging and neuropsychological measures of psychiatric/neurological disorders and Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS). He has currently expanded this research to include empathy and Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD), which many clinicians see as a manifestation of emotional dysregulation in Adults with ADHD.  Dr. Modestino is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)/therapist in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Board Certified nationally by NBCC.

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The focus of his counseling interests and specialties includes anxiety disorders, depression, adult ADHD (often with RSD), LGBTQ+, neurodivergence, and couples counseling, in addition to assisting those with developmental traumas and complex PTSD from emotional and other abuse, often from caregivers/family members with personality disorders. Additionally, Dr. Modestino has a keen understanding of highly sensitive persons (HSPs) and empaths. Dr. Modestino uses an eclectic blend of approaches, including a Rogerian base combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, experiential therapies including Gendlin’s Focusing (also with a Rogerian base), and the psychodynamic therapy approach of Alice Miller. Finally, he is a certified hypnotherapist and uses this to assist clients with performance anxiety, test anxiety, public speaking, and other anxiety-related issues. Dr. Modestino is also a certified clinical supervisor (M.C.C.S.) through MaMHCA.