Elayne Kalila Doughty, MA, MFT,  is co-founder of The Soulful Women Program, The Gracias Foundation and Founder of The Queens of Transformation —Powerful Women Changing the World. She is a psychotherapist, spiritual activist, best-selling author, speaker, soul midwife, and ordained priestess. 

Elayne has more than twenty years’ experience of guiding women from all walks of life to transform the pain of the past into a powerful present and an extraordinary future. She draws upon the study and practice of the most respected systems of psychological healing, personal growth and spiritual development.  Currently she brings these teachings to The Soulful Women Wisdom School, where she offers deeply experiential and highly transformative programs for hundreds of women each year.   

In 2009 Elayne created The Safe Embrace Trauma Healing Program the culmination of many years of work with women survivors of trauma, and gender based violence.   This program promotes trauma healing and empowerment for women across the globe. The program provides structure, training and support for women to facilitate trauma healing and leadership development circles in their own communities. Elayne is currently implementing this program with Eve Ensler of The Vagina Monologues at the City of Joy in Bukavu, Congo. 

Elayne is a best-selling co-author, along with Lisa Nichols of Unbreakable Spirit-Rising Above the Impossible. She is currently working on her next book Priestess on Purpose – Women in Passionate Service to Healing the Heart of the World.   Elayne counsels, consults and trains powerful women who are here to passionately serve the world.