Elizabeth Batson, MFT

Welcome

Welcome to my website, Deep Roots in Frost.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with individuals, couples and families. If you are feeling overwhelmed and would like help, please find out more about me.

This website is a chance to share resources which I have found interesting, inspiring or useful. There are great quotes, favorite books, inspirational writings, and community resources. Topics include counseling, parenting, disability & special needs and personal growth. Click here to find out what's new.

Elizabeth Batson

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

-- JRR Tolkien

NEW! Process Painting Workshops

I Have Needs Too! is now available in English and Spanish. This book offers insight and advice for parents on how to support the child whose brother or sister has special needs.

Recent Announcements

Keeping Your Relationship Strong Keeping Your Relationship Strong - a workshop for overwhelmed parents on February 7th in Aptos, sponsored by SPIN (Special Parents Information Network) in Santa Cruz.
Posted Jan 16, 2013, 4:23 PM by Elizabeth Batson
First Friday Process Painting Workshops Starting in February, Process Painting Workshops will be held from 9:00 - 11:45 am on the first Friday of the month. The workshop will be at the Process Therapy ...
Posted Jan 16, 2013, 4:18 PM by Elizabeth Batson

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Thoughts & Reflections

Parents Create Memories for Siblings of Special Needs Kids In a recent workshop on juggling the needs of your family, I put up a slide that said, "Create Memories of Good Times".Every part of that message is important ...
Posted Apr 29, 2012, 10:51 PM by Elizabeth Batson
Finding the invincible summer within This essay captures my own feelings about living through difficult times.From Invincible Summer by Reverend Bruce ClearIn the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there ...
Posted Aug 6, 2011, 4:13 PM by Elizabeth Batson
Learning to Worry When I was in high school, a friend told me, "Worry is like a rocking chair. You spend a lot of energy going back and forth but you never get ...
Posted May 29, 2011, 11:27 PM by Elizabeth Batson
Counseling: The gift of a job I love It is so amazing to go to work. I spend the day listening to people and helping them discover their preferred path through life. I used to say that I ...
Posted May 29, 2011, 11:28 PM by Elizabeth Batson

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Favorite Quotes

It's not failure, it's an experiment! I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that won't work. -- Benjamin Franklin
Posted Dec 14, 2012, 10:52 PM by Elizabeth Batson
Taking Risks It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. -- J.K. Rowling
Posted Oct 31, 2012, 10:49 PM by Elizabeth Batson
Comparisons cause insecurity The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel. - Steve Furtick
Posted Oct 15, 2012, 2:20 PM by Elizabeth Batson
What is Wisdom Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. And how do you gain wisdom? - Good judgementHow do you get good ...
Posted Oct 1, 2012, 11:41 AM by Elizabeth Batson
Letting Go Doesn't Mean Forgetting The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that ...
Posted Sep 10, 2012, 9:25 PM by Elizabeth Batson

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