Dr. John L. Cox
Clinical Psychologist
About
John L. Cox Psy.D.
Dr. John L. Cox is a clinical psychologist, and has been in practice at Live Oak Psychological Associates for 33 years. He received his B.A. in Psychology and English from Ole Miss, and a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Reformed Theological Seminary. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology in Los Angeles.
Dr. Cox’s practice is broad in focus, offering individual therapy for adults for a range of issues including depression, anxiety, addictions, OCD and bipolar disorders. He also offers relational and marital therapy, as well as consultation regarding problems with children.
Dr. Cox’s therapeutic focus is grounded in his Christian faith as he strives to integrate God’s way of leading us toward growth with the most competent professional psychological understanding derived from research and experience. Dr. Cox has been married for 39 years and has three grown children.
The One Story
A Psychologist Reaches for the Heart of God
A psychologist who wrote a book about God? Yep!
Years ago, I became fascinated by the way God’s salvation unfolded throughout scripture. It was all One Story. In the process, however, I discovered something even better. I found the heart of God in a way that I had never seen before. My job is about learning about people’s hearts by hearing their stories. What if we could better hear the heart of God by listening to the story of his centuries long pursuit of us!
Who is this God we seek? What does he love? What does he want? What hurts him? How do his stories in the Bible fit together? How can we better know his heart?
Did you know that he wants to know you?!
What I found as I studied the flow of God’s story in scripture was the richness of how he loves us, tucked into each of his stories.
So I decided to write his story down. The result is The One Story: A Psychologist Reaches for the Heart of God.
Join me as we reach together to hear his song.
Setting Parents Free
How to Give your Kids What They Need, and Where to Run When You Drop the Ball.
Basically, my book is about the questions parents have asked me the most over the last 30+ years about how to best teach their kids about love, strength, values, and dealing with difficulty — (as well as how to get them to do what you say!).
But then we are going to look at what to do when you drop the ball as a parent. Blow it. Because if you are a normal parent, you will! And that needs to stop being scary.
I want to give you practical fun parenting advice gleaned from all my clinical practice, (as well my many years of being a knuckleheaded parent myself), but I also want to teach you how your failures with your children won’t necessarily harm them. In fact, that same imperfect parenting that we all fear may actually give our kids something invaluable! It’s time to get set free!
Order one and tell you friends (…if you like it. Don’t tell them if you don’t)
Grab one (or more) on Amazon!
JLC
Good Enough Living podcast is about marriage, kids and growth – for normal people. You know, those of us who try real hard, but still screw it up!? Basically, GEL is a collection of seminars, talks and conferences by clinical psychologist, Dr. John L. Cox. Cox has been an outpatient psychologist for 33 years and has been doing conferences around the country for most of that time. This podcast is a collection of those conferences and talks. Tune in for how to make sense of your romantic relationship, your kids, and even issues like depression and dealing with jerky people. It’s a good podcast…well, it’s Good Enough.
Conference
Teaching, Speaking, and Preaching
Teaching, speaking and preaching has been a very important part of my ministry throughout my career. I have developed conferences on marriage, parenting, and heart growth that I deliver at churches, schools and businesses all over the country.
My goal has been to integrate superior clinical information with biblical truth, and present that in an accessible and enjoyable way for groups. I have found that the grassroots members of churches or school organizations are hungry for practical, thought-out guidance for living their lives as parents or spouses in an informed way.
If you are interested in booking a conference, please contact me through through the form below and we will schedule a time to talk and tailor a conference to your needs.
Interest in Therapy
Individual and Couples Therapy
I’ve been doing individual and marital therapy since 1981, and in professional practice in Jackson since 1989. I would call my practice very general, in that I work with a very broad spectrum of clients: Depression, Anxiety, Anger issues, Marital therapy, Kids and Teens, etc. So what is therapy? Most people have only had exposure to the therapy process through TV or movies, (you know that stereotypical scene where you lie on the couch and talk about your mother?) Others relegate therapy to something that “crazy people” need, like you have to be emotionally unstable to seek counsel.
The truth is that, as I have worked with people over the last 27 years, I have found that therapy can be a deeply beneficial changing experience for regular people like you and me. Think about it, everyone has some kind of “glitch” in their lives. Maybe it’s a nagging feeling of insecurity, or a relentless behavior that you just can’t shake. What I tell people is, “why live that way” when there are actually things we can do to resolve it? Individual or marital therapy isn’t just “talk therapy” where someone tells you what to do. It is a powerful process that can actually equip you with tools that you don’t presently have, to live life with more freedom and joy.
Also, within the context of therapy, it is possible to find freedom from issues or pain that may be recent or longstanding. I always say, “Dealing with pain with someone halves it. Dealing with pain alone doubles it.” This is not only how people grow psychologically, but it is God’s plan for us too. Once we are in the family of God, he puts us in a growth process that’s not just designed for us to become “good” but is also created for us to live life more richly. When our hearts receive new ingredients and tools in a relationship, they get better!! Therapy is a strategic, heads up way of furthering that process in your personal life, your child’s life, or your marriage.
Please download the form below and return it to
Live Oak Psychological Associates in Jackson, MS.