Type Charts for Therapists, Coaches & CounselorsOverview

The Enneagram is a geometric symbol that indicates the nine fundamental personality types of human
nature and their complex interrelationships. Everyone is a mix of these fundamental types, although one type, in particular, is the home base or default position of the personality as a whole. It is, of course, extremely helpful for therapists, coaches, and counselors of all kinds to have more precise insight into the psychological structures of their clients so that they can help their clients have more insight into themselves. The Enneagram helps clients increase their ability for self-observation and self-understandingskills that are essential both during sessions assisted by professionals, as well as when clients work on themselves on their own. The Enneagram allows quicker access to key issues that are often at the heart of the conflicts and behavioral difficulties which cause individuals to come into therapy and counseling. Of course, in order to do this, it is essential to know the clients personality type firstand we have a wide range of questionnaires which can give a rst diagnosis of type relatively quickly and accurately.* Once the clients type is assessed, this can help both the client and the therapist stay on track with the therapeutic process by illuminating the most important issues, strengths, blockages, liabilities, defenses, self-deceptions, motivations, and behaviors which either hold the client back, or which can be most helpful for the clients growth. After the clients type has been discovered, it is also The Peacemaker essential to know at which Level of Development the 9 person is functioning. The Levels are a measure of The Challenger 8 1 The Reformer the clients emotional health and ability to function with balance. The Levels indicate a persons openness and flexibility, as well as their ability to The Enthusiast 7 2 The Helper deal with reality, and to stay present to themselves and others. In the average and lower Levels, there is more defensiveness, manipulation of self and others, disruptive behavior, and other factors which 3 The Achiever The Loyalist 6 probably brought the client into counseling in the first place. In the last analysis, the Levels are helpful 4 The Individualist The Investigator 5 because they reveal the motivations and attitudes that underlie the self-defeating behaviors and inner The Riso-Hudson Type Names conflicts that are at the core of the clients problems. Thus, the Enneagram allows the therapeutic or coaching process to be more precise and objective. It can help the counselor support the client with more clarity, compassion, type-specific practices, and practical strategies. In addition, the Enneagram gives both the client and the therapist a common language and context with which to approach the clients issues and needs. The Enneagram also often helps clients feel that they are not alone in their problemsthat others who share their type have almost certainly also experienced and overcome the same challenges. The following Type Charts provide an enormous amount of information that will be helpful to the therapist or coach during a session. This information is intended as a useful guide to the key issues that may be surfacing at any given moment. These Type Charts are not exhaustive, but may help suggest directions in which the conversation may move, as well as provide specific information about the type that needs be taken into consideration. A Client Notes page is also provided for the use of the therapist as a handy place for notes and observations during sessions.
* The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI, Version 2.5) is a questionnaire of 144 paired statements in a forced-choice format. It has been
independently validated and found to be reliable, favorably comparing with the NEO PI-R test; research on the RHETI is ongoing. The RHETI, the free RHETI Sampler, and other test instruments (listed on the last page of this Chart set) are available at www.EnneagramInstitute.com. 2007 The Enneagram Institute (Don Riso & Russ Hudson). All Rights Reserved. Traditional Enneagram terms: 2007 Arica Institute (Oscar Ichazo). All Rights Reserved. 2007 Design concepts by Karen Jacke and Joyce Stenstrom.

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Type Charts for Therapists, Coaches & Counselors

Center of Intelligence Passion* Fixation*

PrincipledSelf-Controlled PurposefulPerfectionistic

The Reformer

A. Basic Personality Elements

Instinctive Resentment (traditional term: Anger) Dutiful / Compliant Competency You are good.

1. Liberation

C. Levels of Development (pages in Personality Types)

The Wise Realist (385-86) The Reasonable Person (387-88) The Principled Teacher (388-90)

2. Psychological Capacity 3. Social Value

Hornevian Group Harmonic Group Lost Childhood Message

Judging (traditional term: Resentment)

B. Increasing Identification with Personality Issues

4. Imbalance

Wake-up Call Feeling a sense of obligation to fix everything myself Social Role The Educator The Idealistic Reformer (390-92) The Orderly Person (392-94)

5. Interpersonal Control

Unconscious Its not okay to make mistakes. Childhood Message Basic Fear

Basic Desire Secondary Fear Key Motivations (Desires)

Of being bad, imbalanced, defective, corrupt To be good, to have integrity, to be balanced

6. Overcompensation

Manipulates Correcting othersinsisting that others by others share my standards The Judgmental Perfectionist (394-97)

That my subjective feelings and impulses will lead me astray

Leaden Rule: Do unto Pointing out evil, corruption, and others what you most fear defectiveness in others being done unto you.

Superego Message: You are good or okay if you do what is right. Main Temptation Excuse... I will become present to my life only when... Direction of Stress (Disintegration)

To be rightTo have integrityTo strive higher and improve othersTo be consistent with my idealsTo be beyond criticism so as not to be condemned by anyone

Red Flag Fear That my ideals are actually wrong and are counterproductive The Intolerant Misanthrope (397-99) The Obsessive Hypocrite (399-401) The Punitive Avenger (401-02)

7. Violation / Addiction 9. Pathological Destructiveness Saving Grace

8. Delusion / Compulsion

Contradiction: Sounds reasonable, but how do I know what is right? Who says so? Is my set of standards objective or subjective? Where did these ideas come from? I struggle to be good, but I am never good enough by my own standards. An extreme sense of personal moral obligation

D. Increasing Presence and Flexibility

I am objective and sensible. Maybe others are right. Maybe someone else has a better idea. Maybe others will learn for themselves. Maybe Ive done all that can be done. Recognizing my anger-based tension To notice when I am value-judging, condemning myself and others

Healing Attitude

...I have attained complete balance and integrity, make no mistakes, and have everything in my world sensibly organized. When I have achieved perfection, then Ill show up. To Type Four At Level 4, I desire to be free of the burden of my responsibilities.

Recognition for Growth Spiritual Jump Start

At Level 5, I tire of the pressure to meet my ideals, become moody and temperamental.

Direction of Growth To Type Seven (Integration) I relax and learn to take delight in life. I discover that life is not always grim and serious: happiness is a legitimate response to existence. A great burden is lifted from me, the burden of unnecessary perfection. Invitation to Abundance

At Level 6, I become self indulgent, allowing myself perks and pleasures to escape strains.

To live for a higher purpose remembering that it is my true nature to be wise, discerning, and patient.

For more recommendations and practices for Type One, see: Riso and Hudson: The Wisdom of the Enneagram, pages 118-119 and Understanding the Enneagram, pages 352-354 See also: www.EnneagramInstitute.com for additional information regarding Relationships and Type Compatibilities Health, Addictions & Type Misidentifications The RHETI Enneagram test
2007 The Enneagram Institute (Don Riso & Russ Hudson). All Rights Reserved. *Traditional Enneagram terms: 2007 Arica Institute (Oscar Ichazo). All Rights Reserved. 2007 Design concepts by Karen Jacke and Joyce Stenstrom.

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