Dr. Jones was born and raised in the New York Metropolitan area. Rejected by most of her peers she emulated Anne Frank and began keeping a diary where she recorded her troubles, hopes and dreams.

In college she considered a writing career but when a creative writing instructor disparaged her work she switched majors to psychology. She was awarded a doctorate from Hofstra University in 1986. Her psychological training taught her how to think, solve problems and cope with life’s challenges.

Dr. Jones and her husband own Adult & Child Counseling Associates, a successful counseling and coaching practice in New England. As a survivor of abuse and neglect she has a special affinity for working with individuals who have been sexually, physically and emotionally exploited. Believing all individuals regardless of what problems they are experiencing know what is best for them, she seeks to build upon her clients’ strengths and assist them in finding solutions to their own problems.

After her marriage to Lyndon Jones, she placed most of her creative energy into raising their two children while pursuing her career in psychology. She put away her journals and did not look at them until 1999 when she was the victim of bullying and scapegoating in her church community. She went to see a therapist but was so overcome with anxiety she couldn’t talk. In between sessions she began writing in a spiral notebook whatever came into her head and then shared what she had written with her therapist. Writing became a central part of her recovery.

Using her journal and letters she wrote a literary memoir, Not of My Making, about her experience of being emotionally abused and bullied in mainline churches. Aside from her dissertation, this is Dr. Jones' first book.