Coaching + the Enneagram
Why is the Enneagram a useful tool for self-understanding, growth, and development?
People often come to wellness coaching at a very specific moment: when they bump up against the “invisible barrier” in their lives. You’re probably familiar with the moment we’re talking about: when you know the exact change you want, or goal you’d like to reach—but you just can’t make it happen for some reason.
What exactly stands in your way seems like a mystery, but you know something is tripping you up and it’s frustrating. You find your automatic patterns standing in the way of your life vision. The benefit of knowing your Enneagram type is that it makes your invisible barrier visible, so you don’t keep bumping into it.
What does ‘Enneagram coaching’ actually look like?
The Enneagram is a highly adaptable tool, so there are many ways to engage with it. Simply learning the motivational forces that drive each Enneagram type can change your life. People and situations appear in a new light, once you’re tuned into the vastly different “ways of seeing the world” that are constantly intersecting.
Finding your own Enneagram type opens a window into the most profound parts of your inner world. Your Enneagram type sheds light on where you place your attention internally, and how this affects your life. Here you’ll find shockingly accurate insights about the driving forces behind your thoughts, feelings, and actions. You’ll be amazed to see how the primary motivations driving your decisions operate beneath the surface of your awareness.
Once you’ve spent time studying yourself and your Enneagram type, the next step is to move beyond mere self-understanding, towards softening your automatic patterns. It takes hard work! But the Enneagram offers a special advantage. It allows you to see behind the curtain, to the reasons that you go into “autopilot” — endlessly repeating the same cycles of thought, feeling, and behavior without knowing why.
Once you see how your patterns operate, it becomes possible to catch yourself slipping into autopilot—and then pause. This is where personal transformation takes place: in the space, or the pause, right before automaticity would otherwise take over. With the Enneagram, I can help you learn to live in that pause. The opportunity to make new choices happens right there.
Special Note: Seeing yourself in this way can be challenging. The process of identifying type involves deep self-reflection, it makes you question yourself, and really see yourself. That’s going to include facing some personal patterns that you might not love. It can sting. As for my own experience, I’d say it has been the hardest and most rewarding work I’ve ever done. If you want a coach who will challenge you to face yourself, but always be on your side—I’m your type of coach.
Rates for One-on-one Sessions:
45 minutes- $75
60 minutes- $100
Whether you are someone who is brand new to the Enneagram, or a seasoned Enneagrammer who is looking to take the deep dive, I would love to work with you! Send me an email at coachingwithnoah@gmail.com