The Enneagram: A Powerful Healing System.

Photo of The Enneagram with brief descriptions.

I have found the Enneagram to be a powerful system that helps you understand the motivations and temperaments of others. This system has ancient roots in many intellectual and spiritual foundations, and more recently has been introduced as a psychological tool to support understanding relationships to ourselves, to our environment, and to the social groups we belong in and are from. Specifically, there are 9 points that each represent a type or temperament, “ennea” meaning nine. The system is a circle, which I believe helps us see that we are a pert of something greater than us. Learning the system can help us in building more self-awareness, can be a guide for growth in our relationships, and something that helps you grow even more in therapy.

I have found this tool to be very useful in helping me understand how I relate to my clients as a therapist. In addition, this tool can really help us get a quick understanding of not only how we might work together but also how you might make connections in your own life. In therapy, the Enneagram can be a guide to help us heal or make sense of why we are who we are. Most of all, I have found that The Enneagram can be a tool for building both awareness and acceptance.

If you would like to learn more, here is an introduction on my podcast:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1929025/episodes/11263957

There is so much more to this system to be discovered, and while it may be tempting to take a test online and determine that is your type, I recommend really exposing yourself to the whole system before you decide this. Like many systems, there is a process to learning and understanding. I have found a lot of joy in learning how to use this system to help myself and other people heal.

I am available for a typing sessions if you would like to learn more about your type. While these sessions are not therapy, it can be therapeutic to learn about your type from both a licensed therapist and a certified Enneagram teacher. If you would like to sign up for a typing session please email me at janysmurphyrising@gmail.com

Here are some comments from former Enneagram students:

“Janys is an excellent teacher, knowledgable and inclusive. She used examples and metaphors that were germane to her students' experience and knowledge level. She offered us a great resource list and encouraged us to continue our exploration.”

“In the past I was never comfortable in my own skin, feeling shame or disappointment because I was not the extroverted smiling person that society expects. Who I discovered is a more deeply feeling person who can relate to others from a place of empathy, I learned how my personality can change with changes in my life, knowing this helps me to see the world around me from a different point of view, from a place where I can stop being the victim, and start living authentically.”

“The approach to the subject was fantastic, it was based in self discovery and relationship building. Highly recommend for anyone interested in personal growth and developing better relationships in all areas of their lives.”

Many clients enjoy either learning about the Enneagram for understanding themselves and others. I am always happy to bring in this system for healing in counseling sessions when it is useful and supportive for our work together. I am also available for small group consultations. Please email to share what you are looking for and I am happy to follow up with you.