{"product_id":"the-early-years-edition","title":"The Early Years: A Group for Parents of Littles","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style-type: none;\" class=\"tabz\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: inline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab1\"\u003e CLASS DESCRIPTION \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: inline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003e DETAILS \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: inline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003e FACILITATOR(S) \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe non-member rate for this 6 Session Series is $399, and the member rate is $350. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalresources-sf.com\/pages\/memberships\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e to purchase your membership today. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis group is priced slightly higher than our New Mother's Circle to reflect Christina’s specialized clinical licensure and advanced training.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabz-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab1\" style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003c!--This is the Class Description section (This line is just a signpost; please don’t edit.)--\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"ignore\"\u003eClass Description\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Early Years: A Group for New Parents of Littles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSome seasons of parenthood are just a lot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe mental tabs that never close. The toddler meltdowns you didn't see coming. The preschool drop-off you somehow still cry at. The invisible work nobody names and nobody thanks you for. The love that coexists, somehow, with the exhaustion and the quiet feeling that you've lost a little bit of yourself in all of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Early Years: A Group for Parents of Littles\u003c\/em\u003e is a six-week support group for parents, co-parents and caregivers of multiple children ages 2 months to 5 years old who are craving a real, honest space to exhale, feel seen, and connect with other people in the same season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis is not a parenting class. There's no curriculum to follow, no advice to dispense, no pressure to perform or have it together. It's a place to show up exactly as you are and find that you are not alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOne of our guiding principles for this support group is \u003cstrong\u003einclusivity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As a group facilitator Christina is dedicated to creating a space where individuals of all gender identities, sexual orientations, ethnicities, and body sizes feel respected, valued, and safe. Regardless of your background, identity, or beliefs, you are welcome here. Christina is honored by the unique perspectives and experiences that each individual brings to the support group, and is committed to providing affirmative support for diverse identities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis group is for you if your children are between 2 months and 5 years old and you're navigating:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe relentless mental and physical demands of the infant and preschool years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe invisible load that seems to have multiplied since those early newborn days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe shift in identity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe creeping sense that you've lost yourself somewhere in the shuffle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eRaising more than one child. The sibling dynamics, the temperament clashes, the guilt of never feeling like enough for any of them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe feelings nobody talks about: the rage, the loneliness, the guilt, the ambivalence, the love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eEach week we make space for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eGroup discussions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eIdentity shifts: who you were before, who you are now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe myth of the \"good parent\" and what it quietly costs us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eReconnecting with yourself beyond the role of \"parent\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eReclaiming joy in the messy, relentless middle of it all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWhat you'll walk away with:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA sense of connection with other parents who understand your world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003ePermission to be honest \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eTools and perspective to help you navigate the highs and lows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eMaybe a few folks who become your people\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eMany parents continue meeting beyond the six weeks and count their group members as some of their most trusted companions in this wild season of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGroup Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEach 90-minute session invites open conversation around a weekly theme and offers space for honest real-life sharing. Children ages 5 months to 5 years do not attend sessions. To support a calm and focused space, we ask that only babies aged 2–4 months attend with their parent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis is a peer support group, not a therapy group, and is not a replacement for individual mental health care.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis group is especially geared toward second and third-time parents, but all parents of toddlers and preschoolers are warmly welcome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eChristina also runs a private practice. If additional individual support is needed, she is happy to provide referrals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eFACILITATOR:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristina Klein, LMFT, PMH-C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) therapist specializing in maternal mental health. She supports mothers through the emotional realities of modern motherhood — from postpartum depression and anxiety to the identity shifts, burnout, and invisible mental load that come with raising little humans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAs a mother of two young boys herself, Christina brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her work. She understands the particular exhaustion of the early years — the love that coexists with the hard parts, and how easy it is to feel isolated even when people surround you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHer approach is warm, down-to-earth, and deeply collaborative. She creates spaces where moms can be honest without judgment — whether that means processing difficult emotions, naming what isn't working, or simply being witnessed by someone who genuinely gets it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eClinically, Christina integrates psychodynamic, attachment-based, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), ACT, and EMDR approaches within a client-centered, strengths-based framework. She also works through a matricentric lens — one that centers the voices and experiences of mothers and honors the full complexity of what this season of life actually asks of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eChristina's private practice is based in Greenbrae, Marin County, where she offers individual therapy in person and via telehealth throughout California. 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