Posts Categorized: Professional Training

Helen Palmer and David Daniels, MD co-founded the Enneagram Professional Training Program (EPTP) in 1988, the first program of its kind. Now, 32 years later, the EPTP is still going strong and has certified more than more than 1000 Enneagram teachers and practitioners. Helen and David were an impressive team! They were smart enough, inspiring enough and persistent enough to enroll many of us as supporters and organizers, teachers and trainers who became part of their vision and helped to establish the programs and networks of the Narrative Enneagram and the EPTP, not only in the United States but worldwide.

You never know when Life will hand you opportunities. 

The Narrative Enneagram (TNE) made a commitment in July 2019 as part of our Strategic Plan to create new online learning opportunities for our students over the next three years. Little did we know that we would be given the push we needed to work so quickly …

I have the privilege of teaching the Enneagram in the Narrative Tradition, following students in our certification tracks as they complete their internships, and witnessing their final interviews. I do not use the word privilege lightly. I am inspired by the diligence and growth that I witness during this process. To watch their wisdom and embodiment grow professionally and in their personal lives is astonishing.

Long a student of the Enneagram, I traveled to Menlo Park, CA in July and August 2015 to extend and formalize my studies, with the intention of becoming certified by Enneagram Studies in the Narrative Tradition (ESNT) in both the teacher and professional tracks. My expectations of attending classes, fulfilling requirements of the programs, and becoming certified all quickly morphed into something much more comprehensive.

As I embark on a therapy career, I have begun the enriching process to become a Certified Enneagram Professional in the Narrative Tradition.

I am starting to wonder, “How many more layers can I peel from this self-development onion?”

Studying and training for the new CEP track has changed my relationship to my work for the good in unexpected ways.

Menlo Park, CA, July 2014. As our 12-member group assembled for the introductory session of Enneagram Studies in the Narrative Tradition’s first professional training for coaches, therapists and spiritual directors, another participant remarked that the more she learned about the Enneagram, the less she seemed to know.

We are thrilled to announce the next generation of Enneagram programs in the Narrative Tradition. This is the first stage of a living, growing and changing body of work that will continue to evolve as we gain newer insights and enhance our teaching methods.