Earlier this month, Bridget Williams, a licensed child and family mental health therapist at Youth & Services’ Counseling Center, became a recipient of the Western South Dakota Child Protection Council’s Child Abuse Prevention Recognition Award.

Bridget works with individuals to help them heal from and cope with traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, anger, attachment, dissociation, attention difficulties or developmental challenges. She has impacted the lives of hundreds of children and families in South Dakota during her career as a school counselor in White River, as a therapist and clinical supervisor at Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi on the Rosebud Reservation, and as a mental health therapist at Catholic Social Services and YFS. Bridget also serves on the Pennington County Multi-Disciplinary Task Force.

Her skills, care, and concern have strengthened the fabric of our community.