Brittany Weidman
BHIS Supervisor and Provider
A History of Healing
Brittany graduated from Winona State University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, as well as a minor in Coaching. During her education path, she completed internships with both the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Rochester Public Schools. Following her both internships, she continued to volunteer and was offered employment at Rochester Public Schools as a Mental Health Practitioner providing mental health services for and collaborating with families of children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. In addition, she has worked for Olmsted County Children’s Mental Health and at Cary High School as an Autism Support Teacher.
Valuing Connections
Brittany excels at relationship building, believes in meeting the client where they are on their journey and is empathetic in her approach toward helping them reach their goals. She is passionate about working with children and families and loves being apart of Heart and Solutions! Brittany spends her free time chasing behind her two babies, Maya (2) and Noah (1) and coaches varsity volleyball for the Dunkerton Raiders! She loves art/crafts/photography, traveling and is a movie fanatic. Brittany services Reinbeck, Grundy Center, Waterloo, Waverly, Applington-Parkersburg and Dike-NewHartFord; and supervises the Waterloo and Cedar Rapids office locations + their surrounding areas.
Brittany is open to working with clients from all communities we serve in alignment with Heart and Solutions’ Commitment to Inclusion.
Brittany is especially passionate about working with the following communities and issues: Christian, body positivity, immigrants, racial justice, mixed race, single parents
Areas of Focus
I provide services for a variety of concerns, but I am especially passionate about:
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- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Asperger’s
- Autism
- Child or Adolescent
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Mood Disorders
- Oppositional Defiance
- Panic Attacks
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
Regardless of your situation, my goal is to create a welcoming space where you can grow and heal.
Meet Brittany Weidman
Locations
Cedar Rapids, Grundy Center and Waterloo.
Insurance Accepted
- Iowa Medicaid
- HAWKI
- Amerigroup / Wellpoint
- Iowa Total Care
- Molina
- United Healthcare
- UMR
- Wellmark BCBS
- Cigna
- Optum VA
- Health Partners
- Medica
- Midland’s Choice
- Crime Victims Compensation Funding of Iowa
- Private Pay
- County Social Services Funding (Grundy, Black Hawk, Allamakee, Butler, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Tama, Winneshiek counties)
- SED Funding (Linn County residents only)
- MHDD Funding (Linn County residents only)
Clients
- Toddlers / Preschoolers (0 to 6)
- Children (6 to 10)
- Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
In BHIS sessions, as well as through the supervision I provide to others, I encourage a space for clients to feel comfortable expressing themselves in healthy and creative ways! As a provider, I place a strong emphasis on skills training to establish positive relationships, strong communication and coping skills and mindfulness strategies to assist clients in progressing both independently, and as a part of their family or peer systems. To achieve this, I use a variety of interventions to meet my clients where they feel most comfortable, to make the most progress – whether it be through learning and implementing exercises in: artistic expression, building/hands on projects, journaling, outdoor activities/connection to their environment, competitive games, storytelling and story-creation, deep breathing techniques and progressive muscle relaxation, etc. I do all of these things in the school and home environments to bring together all areas of the client’s life, to ensure I provide consistent and total care!
Brittany’s Latest Mental Health Tips
Navigating Anxiety
Navigating Anxiety This week Julie and Chrissa are joined by Brittany Weidman, a Heart and Solutions BHIS Counselor and Supervisor. Brittany graduated from Winona State University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, as well...
Summer Mental Health Bucket List
Summer Mental Health Bucket List I believe it’s a common misconception, that for the sole reason of it being Summer, we’re supposed to be rays of happiness. That we should be ‘living our best life’. For some, Summer brings out images of...