Joanna Bridger

(she/her)

I am originally from Washington, DC.  I have been in the Boston area since 2003. and  moved to Watertown in 2010. I was married in Watertown and have two children in the Watertown Schools (Hosmer Elementary and WMS). 

I am a social worker by training and have been engaged in community work both personally and professionally for nearly all my career.  In 2021, I started Safety, Hope, & Healing Counseling & Consulting based here in Watertown.  I provide counseling, consultation, and training primarily related to trauma and loss.  Much of my work is at the intersection of trauma, suicide, and substance use.  I am the co-chair of the Greater Boston Suicide Prevention Coalition and on the Executive Committee for the Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Coalition.  I am a volunteer Mentor and Champion with the Life is Good Playmaker Project. 

I am so proud to call Watertown my home and to work to help  make it feel like a truly welcoming home for all of its residents.