Peer-reviewed articles, clinical resources, and works in progress
Peer-Reviewed Articles
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Jones, J. (2014). Spirituality as attachment: The psychotherapy treatment of a lesbian woman suffering from schizophrenia. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 1(4), 307-312.
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Jones, J. (2018). Using hate in the countertransference to mend fragments: A sampling of a patient's treatment. Psychoanalysis Today, Issue 6.
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Clinical Resources
The Body Image Workbook for Men
A completed clinical resource examining body image disturbance in men through the lens of personality structure, relational dynamics, and defensive organization. The workbook provides structured exercises and clinical guidance for addressing body image concerns within the context of broader personality functioning.
Available for clinical use. Contact for more information.
Works in Progress
Hugging Cacti: Why We Self-Sabotage and How It Can Change
A work examining self-sabotage as an attachment-based adaptation rooted in personality structure and internalized relational dynamics. Drawing on attachment theory, object relations, and contemporary models of personality, the book explores how early relational patterns become encoded in the self, shaping behavior long after they cease to be useful.
Countertransference as Clinical Instrument in Personality Disorder Treatment
An article in development examining the role of therapist emotional experience in the treatment of severe personality pathology, with particular emphasis on TFP and relational approaches.
Lectures & Speaking Topics
Personality Organization and Structural Diagnosis
Understanding personality through object relations, identity diffusion, and defensive organization
Trauma and Personality Structure
Differentiating trauma-related conditions from personality pathology
Self-Sabotage as Attachment-Based Adaptation
The psychology of why we repeat what hurts us
Countertransference as Clinical Instrument
Using the therapist's emotional experience in intensive treatment
High-Conflict Relational Systems
Psychological dynamics in family and forensic contexts
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)
Principles and applications in personality disorders
Media Inquiries
Dr. Jones is available for media commentary, expert interviews, and speaking engagements on topics related to personality pathology, trauma, self-sabotage, and forensic psychology.
Press and speaking requests only. For clinical or forensic inquiries, please use the contact page.