Meet Dr. Liz
Dr. Elizabeth Conerly Smith, PhD
Speaker · Licensed Professional Counselor · Educator · Life Coach · AI Consultant
For more than three decades, Dr. Liz has helped individuals, leaders, and organizations heal, grow, and lead well — bringing together clinical wisdom, faith, education, and AI-era innovation.
Heal the Heart. Build the Broken. Restore the Soul.
Credentials
Education & Licensure
- PhD in Education
- Master's Degree in Counseling
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Board-Certified TeleMental Health Provider
- Life Coach
- AI Consultant & Innovation Strategist
- Founder & CEO, Soul CARE Enterprises, Inc.
- Founder, Soul CARE Empowerment Institute, Inc.
Accomplishments
A Career of Lasting Impact
Ministering hope, faith, restoration, and values-based leadership.
Counseling, behavioral health, and human services experience since 1999.
Professional training, corporate coaching, and leadership education.
Estimated direct client contact hours across individual, couples, family, and group care.
Documented private-practice service records.
Mental health students and emerging professionals trained or supervised since 2008.
Served across: Healthcare · Education · Business · Military · Mental Health · Residential & Outpatient Care · Faith-Based Organizations
Speaking
Keynotes, Seminars & Workshops
Dr. Liz speaks to conferences, churches, companies, schools, and professional groups — from small leadership teams to audiences of 300. Talks can be delivered in person or virtually.
Book a Speaking CallPopular topics
- Healing the Whole Person: Mind, Body, Spirit & Soul
- Burnout, Stress & Emotional Resilience for Leaders
- AI in the Workplace: Readiness Without Losing the Human Touch
- Faith, Trauma & Restoration
- Building Healthy Teams & Organizational Culture
- Peace in the Storm: Coping Through Life Transitions
Skills & Expertise
What Dr. Liz Brings
Clinical Counseling
Trauma-informed, faith-integrated care for individuals, couples, and families.
Leadership & Corporate Coaching
Burnout prevention, team health, communication, and culture.
Curriculum & Training Design
Doctoral-level courses, workshops, and professional education.
AI Strategy & Consulting
AI readiness, workflow automation, and digital transformation.
Public Speaking & Facilitation
Keynotes, seminars, and workshops for 25–300 attendees.
Mentoring & Supervision
Developing the next generation of mental health professionals.
Published Works & Creations
Writing, Programs & Resources
The Soul CARE Transformation Framework
Signature three-phase healing model — Process, Cope, Care.
Peer-Reviewed Scholarship
Published academic writing and doctoral-level instruction.
Soul CARE Journals & Workbooks
Healing journals, trauma workbooks, and anxiety & burnout resources.
Soul CARE Rise™ App
Faith-integrated daily support with guided journaling and 140+ healing skills.
Learn moreSoul CARE Rise Webinar Series
Monthly teaching, including "Peace in the Storm" (October 4, 2026).
See eventsAI Soul-ution Seminars
Free monthly seminars on practical AI for leaders and organizations.
See eventsScholarship
Publications & Presentations
Doctoral Dissertation
- Smith, E. C. (2014). Faith-Based and Graduate Adult Educators' Negotiation of Similarities and Differences Among People as an Indicator of Their Multicultural Effectiveness (Doctoral dissertation, directed by Dr. Lilian H. Hill). The Aquila Digital Community, The University of Southern Mississippi (Paper 52).
Conference Presentation
- Hill, L. H., Roberson, T., & Smith, E. C. (2006, November 10). Exploratory analysis of the literacy level required to read communications sent to parents by schools. American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) Conference 2006, Milwaukee, WI.
Conference Presentations with Published Proceedings
- Frass, L., Shelley, K., Freeman, D., & Smith, E. (2005). The planning and implementation of a workshop on the basics of research [abstract]. Proceedings of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA) 2005, Little Rock, AR.
- Smith, E. C. (2005). Utilizing children's materials with adult learners [abstract]. Proceedings of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA) 2005, Little Rock, AR.
- Smith, E. C. (2006). A literature review of educating resistant learners. Proceedings of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA) 2006, Little Rock, AR.
- McNeese, M. N., Harper, L., & Smith, E. C. (2006). Faculty technology longitudinal study. Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (pp. 222–227). AACE.
- Smith, E. C., McNeese, M. N., Harper, L., & Finneran, S. (2006). Factors which predict compliance with accessibility guidelines for disabled users by higher education institutions. Proceedings of E-Learn 2006 (pp. 922–929). AACE.
Periodical Articles — Healthy Cells Magazine
- Aging Well and You (November 2009)
- What's Your Holiday Mood? (December 2009)
- Writing and Walking Your Way to a Healthy Heart (January 2010)
- Achieving Goals: Living Your Dream (March 2010)
- Loneliness: A Desolate, But Temporary Mental State (April 2010)
- Multicultural Counseling: Navigating Similarities and Differences Between Men and Women in Mental Health (June 2010)
- Play Therapy for the Family (July 2010)
- Balanced Emotions Equal Balanced Health (August 2010)
Speaking & Training Highlights
- 92+ approved psychoeducational classes and presentations for service members and families, with audiences up to 400.
- Director's Award, South Region, Military & Family Life Counseling Program (Q2 2016).
- AI Soul-ution™ thought leadership: human-centered AI literacy and adoption training for leaders, consultants, and organizations.
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