Social-Emotional Support for Littles and their Grown-ups
Give yourself the gift of a dedicated partner in supporting your child’s social emotional needs.
Do you feel alone in trying to understand your child’s challenging behaviors? Do the quick check-ins at school leave you craving deeper insight about your child’s social emotional development? Have you read books and listened to podcasts, but still feel overwhelmed about how to navigate your unique situation?
Steady Start is here to bridge those gaps. We offer a variety of sensitive, personalized social-emotional supports for Littles—and their families!—throughout the East Bay.
Openings currently available!
1. The Schmoo Crew: Social Emotional Community Intensive for Littles
Twice per week • 4:00–5:15 PM • Central Berkeley •
Ages 3-5 • 1 month commitment
The Schmoo Crew offers a nurturing environment where littles can express big feelings safely, build resilient connections, and practice social emotional skills. The group includes:
Outdoor, small-group play with inclusive, creative activities, supported by a skillful early childhood mental health consultant
Weekly write-ups with observations, insights, and strategies to try at home or share with your child’s school or other important adults
Two parent coaching sessions per month
2. Individual child observations + parent coaching
Designed for families who need short-term support, this offering package includes one 45 minute parent information call, two hour-long child observations (you choose the setting), one hour-long parent coaching call, and a one-page written report to share with teachers or other important adults.
Meet Annabelle
Annabelle Potvin believes that parent-child mental health is profound change work and lays the foundation for a just, joyous, and peaceful world. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 2021, Annabelle Potvin worked as an individual therapist for adults in the East Bay with a focus on trauma and perinatal issues. She now works as an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, cares for her preschool-aged daughter, and offers social emotional support for parents and littles through Steady Start.
More information about Annabelle is available here.
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We can’t wait to hear from you!