Innovative Wellness Consulting
Nakeya Fields, LCSW, RPT-S
Creating pathways for healing, resilience, leadership, and community transformation.
Founder of Innovative Wellness Consulting and The Therapeutic Play Foundation.
Creator of the Brain Well-Being Model®, F.L.O.W.S.™, Collective Care in Action®, and the Play Now. Thrive Later.® movement.
BIO
About Nakeya
Nakeya T. Fields, LCSW, PPSE, RPT-S is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, mental health entrepreneur, educator, author, speaker, and community wellness leader dedicated to helping individuals, families, organizations, and communities thrive.
An alumna of the University of Southern California, Nakeya holds a BA in Communication, a Master’s in Social Work, and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Social Work and Child Welfare & Attendance. She is licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (LCS 25754/RPT-S 1916), a certified field instructor and clinical supervisor, and a UCLA-DMH Early Childhood Intervention Fellow. She has also completed 200-hour yoga teacher training, trauma-informed restorative yoga certification, and Mini Yogis certification.
Her work bridges mental health, community wellness, workforce development, systems change, and leadership development through practical frameworks that make healing more accessible and sustainable.
Nakeya is the creator of the Brain Well-Being Model®, F.L.O.W.S.™, Collective Care in Action®, and Play Now. Thrive Later.® and serves as Chief Wellness Officer of Innovative Wellness Consulting and Founder and CEO of The Therapeutic Play Foundation.
With more than 14 years of experience developing and leading community based mental health programs, she has built a body of work that spans clinical practice, community organizing, organizational consulting, workforce development, publishing, and thought leadership.
What i Believe
What I Believe
- Healing happens in relationships.
- Well-being is built through everyday experiences.
- Communities already possess strengths, wisdom, and solutions.
- Leadership can be cultivated in anyone, at any stage.
- Play is a lifelong wellness practice not just for children.
- Systems can be redesigned to better support people and communities. And we have a responsibility to do that redesigning.
Featured Work
A Body of Work Built for the Long Game
Every framework, book, training, certification, and product that carries the IWC name originated from a coherent vision that well-being, resilience and community transformation are possible, and that the right tools, knowledge, and relationships make them attainable.
Speaking & Training
Book Nakeya to Speak or Train
Nakeya is available for keynotes, conference presentations, professional trainings, organizational workshops, webinars, and panel discussions. She speaks from lived experience, clinical expertise, and more than 14 years of direct community work bringing warmth, depth, and practical insight to every engagement.
Featured Books
Books by Nakeya
Nakeya is available for keynotes, conference presentations, professional trainings, organizational workshops, webinars, and panel discussions. She speaks from lived experience, clinical expertise, and more than 14 years of direct community work bringing warmth, depth, and practical insight to every engagement.
Play Now Thrive Later
Play Now. Thrive Later.® is the first published work from Nakeya T. Fields, LCSW, RPT-S a book that explores how play, creativity, relationships, leadership, and collective care contribute to brain well-being and lifelong resilience.
Mental Health Entrepreneur
By the time you’ve finished reading this book, you’ll understand the fundamentals of entrepreneurship in the field of mental health and be able to establish a solid, detailed plan to conquer your fears and attain your dream career.
Manifest It
Welcome to the Manifest It! Action Planner. Congratulations on choosing this powerful tool to help you actualize the dreams that may have been dormant in the far corners of your mind.
series
Black Mental Health : Changing the Narrative
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Partnership
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Black Mental Health Task Force
Resources focused on advancing mental health awareness, equity, education, and healing within Black communities.
The Therapeutic Play Foundation
Community-centered resources, educational materials, and wellness programs designed to strengthen families, practitioners, and communities.
Manifest Apothecary
A curated collection of wellness products, journals, self-care essentials, and holistic lifestyle resources designed to support intentional living.
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Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
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Nakeya’s blog will explore Brain Well-Being, community wellness, leadership, systems change, workforce development, play, and collective care.