THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
This is the official website for Author and Speaker Cornelius Jones, Ph.D. Through this site you can learn more about his journey, passion, and pursuit to lead change. As a writer his mission is to create and distribute inspirational products that offer exceptional value and encourage the masses.
BIO
Dr. Cornelius D. Jones, is a therapist located in Jacksonville Florida. He describes his life's journey as being unique but with little regret. He credits the trials and tribulations he experienced during his childhood as what has helped him become the man he is today. As an adolescent, Cornelius was exposed to violence both inside and outside of the home. He shares his testimony of how witnessing a close childhood friend getting killed during a drive by shooting filled his heart with rage as a teenager. Shortly after the traumatizing event, he found himself in trouble regularly and he became a juvenile offender. At 15 years old after a series of bad choices, a Grenada County Juvenile Court Judge sent Cornelius to Oakley Training School for Boys located in Raymond, MS. Upon his release Cornelius left Mississippi for good and returned to Atlanta, GA. He was determined to defy the odds and not become another young minority statistic. He began to make the changes in his life that would keep him off the streets and away from trouble. At 17 years old after being denied reentry into traditional public school, he went to Job Corps and spent the next year as a student at Jacobs Creek Job Corps located in Bristol, TN.
During his time there he earned his GED and a trade. After the attacks on the USS Cole on October 12, 2000, he felt obligated to serve the nation as a young man. On October 26, 2000 he enlisted in the United States Navy. He spent more than 17 years serving honorably on active duty. He is a combat veteran and an alumni member of the Wounded Warriors project. After returning home from a 11 month mission to combat zones in 2006, he began suffering from a life altering heart condition. He underwent open heart surgery in 2007 to repair the damage. Although he remained on active duty he was listed as non-deployable which restricted him from being assigned overseas and advancement opportunities. During his nearly two decades of services, he took advantage of the educational opportunities afforded to him through the Navy College Office and the Military Tuition Assistance Program. In 2006 he became a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated. His educational journey includes the University of Oklahoma Yokosuka Japan campus and Ashford University Graduate School of Psychology located in San Diego CA. He completed his Doctorate of Philosophy in Counseling in 2019. He is the owner of RenewU Counseling Services a private practice located in Jacksonville, FL. He has over a decade of clinical counseling experience. He is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Anger Management Counselor, and Certified Grief Counselor. He works at the local and national level to advocate for change for those impacted the most as the result of the lack of resources and long-term services for Mental Health and General Counseling which includes first responders and ex-offenders.
Throughout 2019 Cornelius began working on research, speaking and advocating for change to address social problems to benefit underserved populations. He was once quoted saying, "If any person refuses to use their time, talent, education, or resources for a greater good to advance humanity, then they are no good for humanity." His labor is the evidence of his personal beliefs as he continues to explore new ways to help others.
During his time there he earned his GED and a trade. After the attacks on the USS Cole on October 12, 2000, he felt obligated to serve the nation as a young man. On October 26, 2000 he enlisted in the United States Navy. He spent more than 17 years serving honorably on active duty. He is a combat veteran and an alumni member of the Wounded Warriors project. After returning home from a 11 month mission to combat zones in 2006, he began suffering from a life altering heart condition. He underwent open heart surgery in 2007 to repair the damage. Although he remained on active duty he was listed as non-deployable which restricted him from being assigned overseas and advancement opportunities. During his nearly two decades of services, he took advantage of the educational opportunities afforded to him through the Navy College Office and the Military Tuition Assistance Program. In 2006 he became a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated. His educational journey includes the University of Oklahoma Yokosuka Japan campus and Ashford University Graduate School of Psychology located in San Diego CA. He completed his Doctorate of Philosophy in Counseling in 2019. He is the owner of RenewU Counseling Services a private practice located in Jacksonville, FL. He has over a decade of clinical counseling experience. He is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Anger Management Counselor, and Certified Grief Counselor. He works at the local and national level to advocate for change for those impacted the most as the result of the lack of resources and long-term services for Mental Health and General Counseling which includes first responders and ex-offenders.
Throughout 2019 Cornelius began working on research, speaking and advocating for change to address social problems to benefit underserved populations. He was once quoted saying, "If any person refuses to use their time, talent, education, or resources for a greater good to advance humanity, then they are no good for humanity." His labor is the evidence of his personal beliefs as he continues to explore new ways to help others.
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