About Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia
Clinical psychologist, executive coach, and advocate for healing-centered leadership
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Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia
Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia is a clinical psychologist and executive coach who helps executives lead from a place of wholeness. Blending clinical insight with real-world leadership experience, she guides leaders to navigate the emotional and mental demands of high-impact roles with authenticity and confidence.
Her coaching approach is grounded in both science and soul: integrating emotional intelligence, healing-focused awareness and strategic planning to help executives thrive personally and professionally.
Executive Coach & Clinical Psychologist
Helping executives lead from a place of wholeness
Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia is a clinical psychologist and executive coach who helps executives lead from a place of wholeness. Blending clinical insight with real-world leadership experience, she guides the top leaders of organizations to navigate the emotional and mental demands of high-impact roles with authenticity and confidence.
As one of the first clinical psychologists to lead a major correctional institution, Dr. Jones Tapia understands the complexity of leading under pressure and the personal resilience it takes to inspire change.
Coaching Approach
Grounded in Science and Soul
Her coaching approach is grounded in both science and soul: integrating emotional intelligence, healing-focused awareness and strategic planning to help executives thrive personally and professionally.
Through her work, she helps leaders:
Reconnect with their inner clarity and purpose
Lead with emotional balance and self-trust
Break cycles of burnout
Design and execute on strategic plans
Cultivate teams and cultures primed for ultimate impact
The Mission
When executives lead from a healed and grounded place, they don't just transform their organizations—they change the world around them.
Dr. Jones Tapia's mission is to create space for executives to lead with inner strength and vision to achieve maximum impact.
Coaching Philosophy
Healing-Centered Leadership
My approach integrates clinical psychology with executive development, creating space for leaders to address not just what they do, but who they are.
Clinical Foundation
Grounded in evidence-based psychological principles and years of clinical practice, my approach addresses the whole person, not just performance metrics.
Healing-Focused
Understanding how past experiences shape present leadership, we work to transform limiting patterns into sources of strength and wisdom.
Sustainable Growth
True transformation isn't about quick fixes. It's about building the internal capacity for lasting change and continued growth.
Credentials & Experience
Background
Education
- Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Clinical Psychology
Experience
- First clinical psychologist to lead a major correctional institution
- Executive leadership in high-pressure environments
- Chicago Beyond
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Location
Chicago, Illinois | Virtual Sessions Available