Professional Certification Program

Step-by-step you will learn how to conduct typing interviews to assist newcomers to the Enneagram in discerning their type. Modules include:

• Differentiating one type from another
• Non-verbal aspects of type
• Knowledge of your own biases in conducting interviews

The training culminates in a rare hands-on opportunity to practice your skills by interviewing volunteers from the community with feedback from faculty and coaches.

We will pair you with a Narrative Enneagram Coach to provide guidance during this process. You will meet with your Coach 6 times to review your interviews so that you can incorporate their feedback as you become more skilled. Elements Include:

• Conduct 12 typing interviews, including 6 that you will review with a Coach to develop your content knowledge and skill
• Meet with your small group throughout the process for shared knowledge, reflection and support
• Finish with a final typing interview with a member of the Core Faculty over Zoom

Note: Typing Practicum + Teacher/Practitioner Practicum used to be called “Internship” and has been renamed to better reflect the experience.

During this three-day training, you will build on your self-development skills and deepen your understanding of the nine Enneagram types through the facilitation of panels. You will:

• Learn the elements and principles of conducting panels in the Narrative Tradition
• Facilitate three panels (two introductory and one growth) in small groups to practice your interviewing skills and receive constructive feedback
• Hone your presentation skills including developing your content, getting to know your speaking style, establishing rapport, and maintaining a relationship with your audience
• Give a 20-minute presentation in a small group and receive constructive feedback
• Explain the power of the Enneagram in your own words by practicing a 30-second “elevator” speech

• Build skills in self-reflection, self-observation and receptive awareness
• Learn body awareness and centering exercises that you can integrate for your own development and facilitate with groups

You will continue working with the same Coach from your Typing Practicum who will support you during this process. Elements include:

• Conduct 5 panel interviews with a 10-minute introduction to the panel; 4 reviewed by your Coach
• Give 2 20-minute presentations on an Enneagram topic reviewed by your Coach
• Meet with your small group throughout the process for shared knowledge, reflection and support
• Write a final reflection reviewed by your Coach
• Complete a final panel interview with a member of the Core Faculty over Zoom

Note: Typing Practicum + Teacher/Practitioner Practicum used to be called “Internship” and has been renamed to better reflect the experience.

During this three-day training, you will learn to engage the Enneagram with individual clients to support their growth. You will:

• Explore strategies that support each of the nine types to grow along with the gifts and challenges of working with each type
• Explore your own type bias and increase your capacity for self-reflection, self-observation and receptive awareness
• Learn transformational models like the Universal Growth Process to use in your practice
• Discover type-specific transference and counter-transference issues and develop effective life-changing strategies and interventions for each type
• Build your skills to incorporate somatic elements into your practice

Note: This element was previously called “Enneagram for Therapists, Counselors and Coaches,” and we’ve updated the name to be more inclusive of other practitioner professions.

You will participate in group supervision facilitated by a Supervisor (different from the Coach you worked with during Typing Process). Elements Include:

• Complete case presentations exploring work with clients
• Explore relevant topics about the Enneagram, share client questions and receive feedback from the group
• Write a final 5-10 page final reflection paper reviewed by your Supervisor
• Meet with a member of the Core Faculty for a short final review

Note: Typing Practicum + Teacher/Practitioner Practicum used to be called “Internship” and has been renamed to better reflect the experience.

Join us at a Zoom celebration with your cohort to recognize becoming a Certified Narrative Enneagram Teacher (CNET) or Certified Narrative Enneagram Practitioner (CNEP). Graduation occurs approximately 12 months after program start.

Upon graduation, you will also receive one free year of Professional Membership with the Narrative Enneagram to support you in staying connected to the Enneagram community and jump-starting your professional Enneagram work.