Desiree Maldonado-Peluffo, LICSW

Desiree Maldonado-Peluffo is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with over 10 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, and the effects of past trauma, offering practical support and a compassionate therapeutic presence. Desiree combines evidence-based methods to help clients develop stronger coping skills, build emotional resilience, and pursue personal growth so they can feel more hopeful and improve relationships with themselves and others.

Her clinical approach includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques, each used to reduce the hold of negative thoughts, strengthen present-moment awareness, and create values-driven change. Desiree emphasizes skill-building and real-world tools that can be applied in daily life, with attention to issues such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, communication and control issues, dissociation, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and challenges common to young adults.

Desiree provides services in English and Spanish and brings a nonjudgmental, collaborative stance to therapy. She is committed to supporting clients as they identify goals and learn strategies for healthier relationships and a more meaningful life. She is not currently accepting new clients.