William James Jones

Dr. William James Jones is the Chair and an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology program at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Dr. Jones describes his journey into mental health as “a true alignment of vocation.” After a successful 10-year career in theater, film, and television many years ago, Dr. Jones gradually transitioned to the field of psychology, inspired by a deep calling to explore human experience and work closely with others on their personal growth.

Dr. Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Biola University, a master’s in clinical psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.

As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Jones runs a group private practice in Pasadena that specializes in Integrative Depth Psychology and Psychotherapy®, a clinically crafted mixture of contemporary psychoanalytic theory, Jungian approaches, multicultural psychology, and humanistic frameworks such as Maslow’s self-actualization theory. Dr. Jones published work on self-actualization among African American men in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology and received the APA Division 39 (2016) Multicultural Concerns Scholar Award.

Dr. Jones is a member of the Society for Psychoanalysis & Psychoanalytic Psychology, the American Psychological Association, and serves on the Ethics Committee of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association. He also holds a certificate in Jungian Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles.