The Enneagram is a powerful tool for self-discovery and personal growth. It identifies nine distinct personality types, each with its own strengths, challenges, and motivations. By understanding your Enneagram type, you gain insights into your behavior patterns, improve your relationships, and unlock your full potential.
Individual Enneagram Assessment
We are all asleep to who we really are. We all develop survival techniques and defense mechanisms as children to help us survive. But what most people don’t realize is that the death grip with which they are holding on to these survival technics is actually the main thing holding them back from living a life of freedom and ease. Put another way….what we don’t know about ourselves can cause us pain, not to mention others! The Enneagram helps you WAKE UP to the life you are meant to live and reclaim your light so you can shine.
I have always been drawn to these types of personality tests, but the Enneagram was the first one I experienced that really took the whole person into account. It is an ancient tool that has been around for thousands of years in different forms. The Enneagram gives you the knowledge to understand yourself and others through the lens of your core Enneagram type. There are 9 core types, and each has its own consciousness and unique motivation that explains how you move through the world. There is no good or bad type. All the types are needed to make the world the beautiful place it is….like the colors of the rainbow.
Why do I use the Enneagram?
There is no shame or criticism involved. The Enneagram takes you on a journey of becoming less dependent on these defense mechanisms so you can cultivate a new way of being. When we have awareness of our triggers and our default defense mechanisms, we create more choice. We can pause, breath, and recognize what is happening, and then choose to respond consciously versus responding in autopilot from our wounding.
The beauty of the Enneagram is that it helps you get out of your own way with compassion, empathy, and grace.
Fun Fact: Famous Type 3’s include Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, and Meghan Markle!
Will people still love me even if I fail or show my flaws?
Inability to sit still and relax. Can’t enjoy the fruits of my labor because I’m always searching for the next gold star.
Performing, people pleasing, and always trying to prove myself to get people to like me.
I can’t fail. I always must look put together. Appearances matter!
My life is a never ending to do list with little time for joy and pleasure.
What I suffered from as a Type 3 before coaching:
Competitive, ambitious, busy, practical, focused, efficient, adaptive, task-oriented, results-oriented
The Chameleon of the Enneagram: able to flex and fit into any crowd or circumstance
Type 3: The Competitive Achiever
My Enneagram Type
We will incorporate new strategies, insights, and behaviors into your daily life. With ongoing support and guidance, you'll transform your approach, leading to a more authentic, fulfilling, and empowered existence.
Integrate
Uncover
Using the Enneagram as a guide, we will navigate through life’s complexities together. We'll identify patterns, obstacles, and areas for growth, developing a personalized plan to help you overcome challenges and move towards your goals.
Navigate
We will start by diving deep into your personality, motivations, and behaviors. Using the Enneagram, we'll uncover the core of who you are, bringing hidden aspects of yourself to light and gaining clarity on what drives you.
How It Works
Unlike many personality assessments that focus primarily on behaviors or traits, the Enneagram explores the deeper motivations and unconscious patterns that drive how we think, feel, relate, and respond to stress. It helps us understand not only WHAT we do, but WHY we do it.
Why I Believe In The Enneagram
Many other personality tools identify patterns, strengths, or communication styles, but the Enneagram goes deeper into the unconscious motivations, fears, and coping strategies that drive our behavior.
I 20+ spent years in Corporate America taking all sorts of personality tests and assessments only to hear feedback about my personality and behavior: what I should do less of, how I should communicate differently, how I needed to change. But underneath all of that was a question these assessments could not answer: Why was I doing these things in the first place?
For me, discovering the Enneagram changed everything. For the first time, I could see that my patterns were not signs that I was bad or broken. They were coping strategies. They were ways I learned to protect myself, gain approval, avoid pain, or feel safe. That understanding replaced shame with compassion. And this deeper self-awareness allowed me to make meaningful, lasting changes in my life.
The Enneagram doesn’t ask us to become someone else. It helps us come home to ourselves with greater awareness, self-compassion, and choice so we can be the best version of ourselves.
Reveals insight into our behaviors when we are healthy vs when we are in struggle.
Helps identify the default defense mechanisms we have been using our whole life but that may no longer be serving us.
The knowledge you gain about your core motivation, strengths, triggers, defense mechanisms, and communication style will improve all areas of your life: work, home, and relationships.
Cultivates self-compassion as well as grace towards others.
Harness all the greatness of your core strengths; learn coping strategies for mitigating your triggers and blind spots.
What are the benefits of using the Enneagram?
“At this stage in my life, there is so much value in working with someone to help you overcome the challenges you are facing. For me, it typically has to do with my pesky inner critic. There is so much value in getting to the root cause of this inner voice and figuring out how to adapt to situations based on what you really want and who you really are. I was blown away by my recent Enneagram coaching sessions with Alison. We used my Enneagram test results as a guide for our coaching conversations. If you are looking to do some true self discovery and have a little fun while you are at it, I can’t recommend Alison enough! Fun fact: I am an Enneagram Type 9: The Adaptive Peacemaker! I would recommend this type of coaching for anyone that is looking for greater self-awareness and acceptance”.
- Nicole C., Leadership & Performance Coach
"Working with Alison has been truly life-changing. Her gentle yet powerful guidance has helped me navigate major transitions in both my personal life and business with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Through her wisdom and support, I've been able to embrace new opportunities, release limiting beliefs, and step fully into my power. I'm deeply grateful for Alison's insight, encouragement, and the tools she's given me to continue thriving. If you're looking for a coach who truly cares and helps you transform, I highly recommend Alison."
-Teresa B., Energy healer and Medium
"I recently had the privilege of working with Alison, and I can't recommend her enough! She guided me through the Enneagram test, and the insights I gained about myself were truly eye-opening. Alison has a unique ability to explain the details of the Enneagram in a way that is both relatable and deeply impactful.
Through this process, I discovered so much about my personality, motivations, and how I approach different aspects of my life. The Enneagram test helped me identify patterns and strengths that I hadn't fully recognized before. With Alison’s support, I now feel more self-aware, empowered, and ready to apply these insights to both my personal and professional life. If you're looking for a transformative experience that fosters growth and understanding, Alison is your go-to guide. I can’t thank her enough for all that I’ve learned!"
- Rachel S.
