Tara Maher

Quote: “Whatever your struggle, you don’t have to go through it alone. Seeking help takes strength and is the first step toward change and growth.”

Tara earned her Master of Social Work degree from Rutgers University in 2014 and completed a specialized program, earning a Certificate in Violence Against Women and Children. Tara provided services at her county’s domestic violence agency for 2 years, where she worked with both victims and perpetrators of verbal, emotional, psychological, and physical abuse. Tara has specialized her post-graduate training in the area of Trauma and is able to work compassionately with those who have experienced trauma and/or abuse to process what has happened to them in the past and help them to grow, access their inner strength, learn and embrace healthier patterns of acting and thinking, establish a sense of safety and worthiness, and take back their identity and control.  Tara has worked in other mental health treatment settings including schools, long-term residential, partial-hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient.  Tara is experienced in working with individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit disorder, and more.