Member Directory
Maria Candler
Maria Candler is an ICF-accredited, trauma-informed coach, certified Narrative Enneagram practitioner, and former CEO based in Richmond, Virginia. With 30 years of leadership experience, she brings both executive perspective and lived depth to her Enneagram work. Maria works with individuals, professionals, and groups seeking greater self-awareness, relational maturity, and alignment in how they live and lead. She helps clients slow down, notice what drives them, and choose responses aligned with their values. She’s known for her calm presence and ability to hold accountability and compassion in the same conversation.
Sheryl Cohen
Sheryl was educated on both coasts and received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Ohio University in 1983. She has worked in a variety of settings over 40 years and co-directed Temenos: A Center for Growth in Cincinnati Ohio from 1994-2023. She now enjoys her private practice in Lexington Massachusetts. She is proudly the first Certified Enneagram Practitioner of TNE and has served as president of the board and other leadership positions for the organization. She is currently a Group Supervisor for the Practitioner Track for psychotherapists and a consultant for using the Enneagram in psychotherapy. The Enneagram as a system and a method is an excellent bridge between the psychological and the spiritual…
Christopher T. Copeland
Christopher T. Copeland, M.Div., J.D. D.Min. is a teacher, spiritual director, minister, InterPlay leader and founder of Illuminating Paths, a practice of accompanying people on their paths toward greater awareness, compassion and freedom. Chris studied at Wake Forest University, Emory University and San Francisco Theological Seminary, earning degrees in mathematics, theology, law and spiritual direction. Chris has been engaging the Enneagram for more than 25 years, becoming a Certified Narrative Enneagram Teacher in 2014 and completing his doctoral dissertation on the Enneagram and spiritual practices in 2017. Chris became adjunct faculty for The Narrative Enneagram in 2018 and joined the Core Faculty in 2020. With his colleague and Certified Narrative Enneagram Teacher Sandra Smith,…
Allison DeHart
Allison joined The Narrative Enneagram as Accounting Manager in January 2022 and currently serves as Executive Director. She earned a BA in Business and a MA in Accounting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. A long-time student of the enneagram, Allison certified as a Narrative Enneagram Teacher in 2011. Alongside her career as an accountant, Allison has pursued a life-long interest in religion and spirituality. This led her to complete an MA in Contemplative Religion at Naropa University, and she has also taught World Religion at Edison State Community College. Allison is a certified Circle of Trust® facilitator with the Center for Courage and Renewal and serves as a board member and Charis Circle…