The Practice Enneagram Clinical Integration Cohort for Therapists and Coaches

An 8-Month Professional Learning Experience

Insight Does Not Automatically Create Change

Many clients understand their patterns,  and still repeat them….

✓ They can name their Enneagram type.
✓ They recognize their reactions.
✓ They see the relational dynamics.
And yet the same concerns continue organizing their decisions, relationships, and attention… but why?

Because personality patterns are not simply habits. They are stories the nervous system learned to live inside.

Stories about safety. Stories about belonging. Stories about what must happen – or must be avoided – in order to stay connected. Understanding those stories is where meaningful change begins.

The Enneagram: Narrative Therapy in Action

At its core, the Enneagram is not simply a personality model. It is a map of the narrative structures that shape attention, identity, and adaptation.

Each type reflects a pattern of questions the person is trying to answer:

  • What do I have to be in order to belong?

  • What must I avoid in order to stay safe?

  • What feels most threatening or most important?

In this sense, the Enneagram operates much like narrative therapy: It reveals the storyline organizing a person’s experience.

When clinicians learn to listen for those storylines, patterns become easier to understand – and easier to soften.

A Cohort for Practitioners Who Want to Go Deeper

The Practice: Enneagram Clinical Integration Cohort is designed for therapists, coaches, and practitioners who want to move beyond personality descriptions and into real clinical application.

This is not a typing workshop. This is a consultation-based learning space focused on applying the Enneagram to real client work.

Together we will explore how to:

• Recognize attention patterns in session
• Identify the emotional concerns shaping client behavior
• Understand the adaptive strategies behind personality structures
• Listen for narrative themes that maintain patterns
• Work with resistance, shame, and defensive strategies
• Use the Enneagram ethically and thoughtfully in practice

Who This Cohort IS Designed For:

• Licensed therapists and associates
• Coaches integrating the Enneagram into client work
• Practitioners interested in attention-based personality frameworks
• Professionals seeking deeper Enneagram-informed case formulation

Participants should have:

• Basic familiarity with the Enneagram
• An active client caseload
• Interest in applying the Enneagram within therapeutic conversations

What We Will Explore Together

Over eight months, we will examine how Enneagram patterns show up in real clinical work.

Topics include:

Attention & Pattern Recognition: How personality organizes what clients track, prioritize, and filter out.

Motivation & Emotional Concerns: Understanding the deeper concerns shaping client decisions and behavior.

Adaptive Strategies: How personality develops as a strategy for connection and protection.

Relational Dynamics: How Enneagram patterns influence conflict, attachment, and communication.

Narrative Themes: Listening for the storylines that maintain familiar patterns.

Therapist System Awareness: Using countertransference and practitioner reactions as meaningful clinical information.

Cohort Structure

Two (2) live sessions each month.

Part 1:

Educational Session (90 minutes)

Focused teaching exploring:

• Enneagram-informed case formulation
• Pattern recognition in clinical dialogue
• Attention and emotional concern tracking
• Applying the Enneagram ethically in therapy and coaching

Part 2:

Case Consultation + Q&A (60 minutes)

Supervision-style conversation using real client material. Participants will bring:

• Case Examples
• Clinical Questions
• Pattern Observations
• Integration Challenges

These conversations are confidential and not recorded.

What You Will Gain

By the end of the cohort, participants will develop:

  1. Greater confidence using the Enneagram clinically

  2. Clearer Enneagram-informed case formulation

  3. Stronger pattern recognition skills

Cohort Schedule

Begins May 6, 2026

  • Two virtual sessions per month – Friday from 12-2:00 PM CST 

  • Small national cohort with only 40 spots preserve depth and supervision quality

Investment

$180/month ($90 per session)

Total Cost: $1,440 

Note: Program can be paid in full for a 10% discount or monthly, due on the first of every month. Payment for (1) month is due to reserve your spot and is included towards the total cost. 

Registration opens March 11th, 2026 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No certification is required. Participants should have basic familiarity with the Enneagram and an active client caseload.

  • We are actively working with the relevant governing bodies to obtain CE approval for this cohort. We will update registered participants as soon as approval is confirmed. If CE credit is a requirement for your participation, we encourage you to check back as registration progresses or reach out directly with any questions.

  • The Practice cohort is focused entirely on clinical application—not typing. Each month includes case consultations with real client material.

  • Yes. The cohort is designed for licensed therapists, associates, and coaches integrating the Enneagram into client work.

  • All sessions are held on Zoom through a private meeting room. Login details will be shared with registered participants ahead of each session.

  • Katie Gustafson is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation (LPC-MHSP) in the state of Tennessee. She holds advanced Enneagram training through the Narrative Enneagram School and the Awareness to Action Enneagram Certification Program — equipping her with a unique blend of clinical expertise and specialized Enneagram insight that directly informs how this cohort is structured and facilitated.

    Read more about Katie here.

  • Please reach out to us at admin@katiegustafson.co