Bio

EcoSoul Consulting LLC is led by J. Phoenix Smith, MSW, a public health leader and strategist, and subject matter expert with 20 years of experience supporting healthcare systems, government agencies, universities, and community-based organizations. Her work focuses on health equity, chronic illness, mental health, HIV and sexual health, and community- and healing centered approaches to care.

Phoenix is the creator of Liberation Ecotherapy®, a healing justice framework exploring the relationship between nature, mental health, collective wellbeing, and social justice. She has been featured nationally for her work at the intersection of public health, ecotherapy, and community care.

Philosophy & Approach

EcoSoul Consulting helps organizations apply evidence-informed, healing-centered strategies that reconnect people, place, and wellbeing.

Our approach integrates public health strategy, facilitation, relational healing, and culturally grounded approaches to community care. We partner with organizations to design, facilitate, and strengthen community-based initiatives that improve engagement, expand access, and support healing justice.

Areas of Work

• Health equity strategy

• Community-engaged facilitation

• HIV and chronic illness initiatives

• Mental health and belonging research

• Proposal development and strategic planning

• Public health and nature-informed wellbeing initiatives

• Conference and convening design

Current & Recent Collaborations

EcoSoul Consulting collaborates with healthcare systems, public health agencies, universities, and community organizations working to advance health equity and collective wellbeing.

• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

• Sutter Health

• East Bay HIV Update

We welcome opportunities for collaboration, facilitation, consulting, and community-engaged health equity initiatives.