Helping Hand Grief Support:
https://helpinghandgriefsupport.org
Free and local support that provides a place to process pain and grief in all relationships broken by death. The Helping Hand Grief Support group runed by Wanda and George Stein can be reached at 609-472-0592 or by email hhgriefsupport@aol.comregarding questions and or concerns.
Good Grief
They provide unlimited and free support to children, teens, young adults, and families after the death of a mother, father, sister, or brother through peer support programs, education, and advocacy. There vision is to provide free, unlimited, and accessible support and advocacy to children and teens throughout New Jersey.
Samaritan Grief Support Groups in South Jersey:
https://samaritannj.org/resources/grief-support-groups-south-nj/
Samaritan offers grief support and a wide arrange of resources for all bereaved. They offer different types of support groups, useful and insightful links, and helpful reading options for all types of loss.
Haddonfield United Methodist Church:
Bereavement Support Group
Zoom meetings led by Rev. Kathleen Morris a certified Bereavement Counselor and spiritual director. For more information please contact the church office at office@haddonfieldumc.org for registering.
Supporting Students Coping with Grief
https://www.mswdegrees.org/resources/helping-students-cope-grief
Monica’s Approach to Grief: Experience That Goes Beyond the Therapy Room
Monica Maher’s understanding of grief is not limited to the clinical setting — it has been shaped by more than a decade of frontline work with individuals and families who have experienced some of the most devastating losses imaginable. As a former investigator and supervisor with the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Monica spent years responding to critical incidents involving child fatalities, traumatic deaths, and sudden loss within families already navigating profound hardship. She has sat with parents, children, and caregivers in their most broken moments — not as a distant professional, but as a human being trained to hold space for pain that words often cannot reach. This depth of real-world exposure to grief in its rawest forms informs every aspect of her clinical work today. When Monica sits with a grieving client, she brings not only her credentials, but a lived professional understanding of what loss looks like across the full spectrum of human experience — from the quiet grief of anticipated death to the shattering shock of sudden, violent, or traumatic loss.
As a Certified Bereavement Specialist and licensed psychotherapist currently seeing 20 to 25 adult clients weekly in her private practice, Monica has developed a deeply individualized, strength-based approach to grief that honors the whole person — not just their symptoms. Her work is grounded in the belief that grief is not a disorder to be fixed, but a natural and necessary human response to love and loss. Drawing on her training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and EMDR, Monica helps clients gently explore the layers of their grief — the sadness, the anger, the guilt, the love — while building the internal resources needed to carry their loss without being consumed by it. She has particular expertise supporting survivors of traumatic bereavement, including those who have lost loved ones to violence, abuse, accidents, or sudden illness, and she approaches each person’s story with the cultural competence, ethical grounding, and genuine compassion that defines her practice.
Monica’s commitment to grief extends beyond her clinical caseload into the classroom and the broader professional community. As an adjunct faculty member at both Rider University and subject matter expert with Western Governor’s University, she has educated the next generation of social workers on trauma, loss, and the critical importance of grief-informed practice. She has developed curriculum, facilitated training conferences, and consulted with colleagues on the transmission of trauma and its intersection with bereavement — ensuring that the field continues to evolve in its understanding of how grief lives in the body, the mind, and the family system. For Monica, supporting those who are grieving is not simply a professional service — it is a calling rooted in years of witnessing human resilience in the face of unimaginable loss, and a deep belief that no one should have to navigate that journey alone.
Contact & Scheduling
Grief support services are available on an individual basis and can be arranged in coordination with our funeral home staff. Monica welcomes individuals and families at any stage of the grief process — whether in the immediate days following a loss or months and years later.
Monica Maher, L.C.S.W., LLC
Cherry Tree Corporate Center
535 Route 38, Suite #146
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Phone: 609-416-1171
Email: contact@monicamaherlcsw.com
All services are confidential. Monica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of New Jersey.
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