HI! I’m Dr. Melissa Jones. I’m a clinical psychologist who focuses on serving children and families at my private practice, while also fulfilling the roles of a wife, mother, step-mother, grandmother, and business owner.
Because I have always lived a very family-centered life, I decided to expand my impact on the world beyond my personal one-on-one clients in my office. I wanted to share my clinical experience and parenting knowledge with a broader audience through this website and blog and through sharing my parenting knowledge and experiences.
This website focuses on just that! We discuss family issues that impact all of us, such as parenting struggles, finding time for ourselves, continuing to nourish personal adult relationships, and strengthening family bonds.
Focusing on how to make the most out of what you have and enjoying every minute of the short time you have with your children at home with you is the priority!
Additionally, we discuss clinical issues that impact many families, such as parents with anxiety or depression and children with attention difficulties and behavioral problems. I see many people every day with these same issues in my clinical practice. I have also experienced many of these issues within my own family. Because of this, I understand from both the personal and professional level how these struggles impact everyone in the family.
I also focus on the fact that parenting is more than just struggling. There is joy to experience and memories to be made! I love sharing my best tips and tricks for making family life easier and more enjoyable while building family bonds and family traditions. All of this while, stressing the importance of taking care of ourselves so we can better care for our families.
Check out some of our most popular blog posts:
The Ulitmate Road Trip Packing List
We had the amazing opportunity to do an out west road trip recently and learned so much! I developed this packing list from my original packing list from our trip. However, more importantly, I added items I found out that we needed as the trip went on! For example, I never truly knew the importance of binder clips! Check out the reasons for this and so much more in this post!
Ways to Save Money for Your Next Disney Trip
Who doesn’t love to save money, especially when it allows them to travel more and do more? I love to travel and I’ve become very good at saving money, given that we have such a large family.
Check out some of my best tips and tricks for saving money on an amazing Walt Disney World family vacation!
Mental Health Awareness: Depression and Anxiety
As a mental health professional, I know how much of a struggle depression and anxiety can be. This post focuses on what depression and anxiety are likely to experience, as well as ways to improve such symptoms!
BONUS:
Some of my best parenting tips, tricks, and practices are located in one place! I wrote a book that covers the best things I share with clients and use with my own kids (and now grandkids)! You can find my ebook on our website or the Kindle and paperback version on Amazon! Don’t miss all this great information in one place!
Feel free to contact us at any time at info@familycenteredlife.com or find us on Facebook! If you are interested in working with us to promote your products and would like more information about our organization check out our Work With Us page!
Enjoy!
