Ep 3: Can Healing Your Spirit Renew Your Mind? With Dr. Emmett Jones

In this episode, Tina sits down with her friend and colleague Dr. Emmett Jones—a clinical psychologist, professor of American Sign Language, pastor, and founder of Wellspring Life Center. Together they explore what it looks like to blend solid clinical training with a deep, Scripture-grounded life in the Spirit. If you’ve wrestled with depression, anxiety, spiritual warfare, hearing God’s voice, inner healing, or finding your identity in Christ, this conversation is for you. It’s an honest, warm look at mental health where mind, body, and spirit are treated as one. Timestamps / Chapters 00:00 Welcome to The Fig Tree Framework 00:18 Meet Dr. Emmett Jones 01:33 Why the spirit belongs in mental health 02:51 How do you actually "feed" your spirit? 05:09 Inner healing and deliverance, demystified 08:52 "I’ve prayed and prayed—why am I not better?" 10:11 The authority you carry in Christ 13:17 Meeting non-Christians where they are 15:02 Do science and faith contradict? 16:00 Where CBT meets biblical truth 17:06 EMDR, identity, and who you are in Christ 20:09 Post-COVID: counseling or community? 22:20 Clinical vs. pastoral counseling 23:54 How the spirit shapes the mind 28:44 The power of your dreams 30:48 Recording and interpreting your dreams 34:05 Is it my voice, God’s, or the enemy’s? 35:55 Why even leaders need accountability 37:49 Speaking truth in love (the yoga question) 40:45 Inside the Wellspring courses 47:43 The changing power of prayer 48:49 Meditation as a gift from God 50:35 How to find Dr. Jones & Wellspring In This Episode, You’ll Learn -Why treating only the mind and body leaves a gap—and what changes when the spirit is brought into healing. -What it really means to be a "spirit person," and how to feed your spirit the way you feed your body and mind. -A grounded, non-sensational look at inner healing, deliverance, and spiritual warfare—beyond the stereotypes. -Why prayer can feel "stuck," and how blind spots like unforgiveness can become obstacles to breakthrough. -How to walk in your God-given authority instead of living in fear of the enemy. -How faith and clinical science work together—where CBT, EMDR, and biblical principles actually align. -How to find your identity in Christ rather than in your circumstances, emotions, or sexuality. -Why so many people post-COVID may need community and connection as much as clinical counseling. -How the Holy Spirit renews the mind, and how to discern God’s voice from your own or the enemy’s. -What your dreams may be revealing—and a simple habit for capturing and interpreting them. -How to speak truth in love when you see something in someone else (using the yoga debate as an example). -What Dr. Jones is building at Wellspring, including donation-based courses on prayer, dreams, and hearing God. About the Guest Dr. Emmett Jones is a clinical psychologist, professor of American Sign Language, and pastor who founded Wellspring Life Center and its Wellspring Resource and Training Center. His work integrates psychology and counseling with a Spirit-led, Scripture-grounded approach—meeting people where they are and helping them grow in their identity and authority in Christ. His doctoral research focused on prayer, including the connection between contemplative and meditative prayer and psychological well-being. About the Show The Fig Tree Framework is a biopsychosocial and spiritual approach to mental health—where mental health meets mind, body, and spirit. Hosted by Tina Motley, licensed therapist and founder of Fig Tree Therapy, and recorded and produced by Richmond Podcast Studio. If this conversation encouraged you, please subscribe, like, and leave a comment—it helps more people find the show. Share this episode with someone who needs it. Learn more about Fig Tree Therapy and Dr. Emmett Jones https://figtreetherapy.com/ https://www.counselingandlifecoaching... https://www.wellspringlifecenterchurc...