Premela Gillian Deck
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
10 yrs experience
Updated September 9, 2026 How we verify
About
Premela G. Deck, JD, PhD, LICSW, is a forensic social worker and family law attorney based in Canton, Massachusetts. She is the founder of SD Family Services, Inc. and a partner at SD Law, P.C., where she works as a litigator, mediator, collaborative attorney, parenting coordinator, and guardian ad litem in addition to her clinical practice. Her clinical and forensic work focuses on high-conflict divorce, co-parenting, and reunification therapy for families involved in the family court system.
Services
- Divorce
- Family conflict
- Parenting issues
- Reunification therapy
- Co-parenting
- High-conflict families
- Collaborative law
- Life coaching
- Life transitions
- Marital/premarital counseling
- Relationship issues
- Stress management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Family Systems
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Strength-Based approaches
State licenses
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Massachusetts · License #224625 · LCSW (Licensed Certified Social Worker) Active
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Massachusetts · License #695279 · Attorney Active
Reputation
What clients praise
- Combines legal and clinical/psychology expertise
- Skilled with high-conflict divorce and custody matters
- Approachable, clear communicator
- Compassionate and thorough
In the field
Interviews
Publications
- Klein, L.B., Graham, L.M., Treves-Kagan, S., Deck, P.G., DeLong, S.M., & Martin, S.L. (2018). Leveraging data to strengthen campus sexual assault policies. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
- Deck, P.G. (2016). Law and social work: Reconciling conflicting ethical obligations between two seemingly opposing disciplines to create a collaborative law practice. 38 W. New Engl. L. Rev.
Awards
- Springfield College Alumni Recognition "40 Under 40" (nominated, 2016)
- CALI Award for Excellence in Criminal Procedure, Legal Mediation, Domestic Violence Law, and Contract Law (Western New England University School of Law)
- Jack T. Litman Fellowship, Harvard Law School (2015)
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 12 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Practice name, addresses, phone, specialties, modalities, populations, fees, session formats, stated years in practice, stated license number (psychologytoday.com)
NPPES registry
- NPI 1306461272, taxonomy, MA LCSW license #224625, practice address/phone (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
provider CV (hosted by Boston College)
- Full name, education, license numbers (LCSW #224625, MA attorney #695279, NC attorney #50660), employment history, publications, awards, affiliations (bc.edu)
practice website (SD Family Services)
- Practice description, services offered, founder bio (sdfsmass.com)
law firm website (SD Law, P.C.)
- Attorney bio, education, headshot photo (sdlawma.com)
personal website
- Bio, contact info, headshot photo, services (premeladeck.com)
Avvo attorney directory
- MA bar admission since 2016, no misconduct found, 0 reviews (avvo.com)
Experience.com attorney reviews
- 0 reviews on file (experience.com)
LinkedIn profile
- Professional headline, founder/clinician role at SD Family Services (linkedin.com)
podcast episode page
- Interview appearance discussing post-divorce family restructuring (childrenfirstfamilylaw.com)
YouTube
- Video recording of podcast interview appearance (youtube.com)
MA Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- AFCC MA Chapter board membership and bio listing (maafcc.org)