What is Enneagram?
The Enneagram is a dynamic, nine-pointed map of human motivation and self-awareness. It offers more than personality traits; it reveals why we behave the way we do, and what we’re unconsciously seeking beneath our actions. Each of the nine types reflects a core desire and fear that shapes how we connect, protect, and grow in the world. The Enneagram is not about labeling or limiting; it’s a deepening practice. When used with compassion and clarity, it becomes a mirror that reflects your highest potential and the patterns that hold you back.
Though modern Enneagram theory was shaped in the West through psychology and spirituality, its philosophical roots trace back through ancient oral traditions and contemplative wisdom, including elements of Sufi, Christian, and Asian spiritual systems. Many people from Eastern cultures resonate with its emphasis on balance, inner work, and the understanding that true change begins within.
As a slow mindset and expat coach, I use the Enneagram to help you discover not only who you are, but how to come home to yourself – especially in a world that often pushes us to be everything but that.
In practice
How I use the Enneagram in sessions
In my coaching sessions, especially with expats navigating cultural shifts and identity crossroads, I use the Enneagram not as a test, but as a living conversation. We explore your personality type through the lens of lived experience, emotional response, and instinctive patterns. It helps me understand not just who you are, but why certain things feel hard, or familiar, or beautiful to you.
Sometimes, we begin with a visual resonance test like The Image Within (see below), because what you’re drawn to often tells me more than what you say.
Then we unfold your emotional landscape: how you protect your heart, how you seek love, how you avoid pain. The Enneagram becomes a gentle map to return to your true self, no matter how many languages, roles, or versions of yourself you’ve had to carry. It’s slow. It’s deep. It’s yours.
See the story you’ve always lived, but never named.
The image within
A Visual pathway to your Enneagram type
The Image Within is a revolutionary Enneagram test that speaks to your intuition before your intellect. Instead of questions and labels, you’re invited to move through a curated gallery of emotionally charged, type-specific images—each one designed to evoke the unseen patterns that shape your identity. There are no words to overthink, no personas to perform—just a moment of quiet recognition when an image feels like you.
This is not a test you take—it’s a mirror you feel into. Through 48 evocative visual choices, you’ll uncover the emotional gravity and core motivations that guide your life. Whether you’re new to the Enneagram or seeking a deeper, truer understanding of your type, this journey reveals what your soul already knows. You won’t just learn your number—you’ll see your story, in color, texture, and space.
Methodology of the Visual Enneagram – The Image Within is based on a groundbreaking method that bypasses overthinking and speaks directly to the intuitive self. Instead of reading descriptions or answering logical questions, you are invited to choose between carefully designed images, each one crafted to evoke a specific emotional, aesthetic, and psychological pull.
"Your favorite image isn’t random. It’s a breadcrumb back to yourself."
These visuals are aligned with the core motivations, desires, and avoidances of the nine Enneagram types. By observing which images feel like home, which ones make you curious, and which create discomfort, the test reveals deeper patterns of your personality that often remain hidden beneath surface-level behaviors.
This method works because the Enneagram isn’t about what you do, but why you do it. Visuals bypass your mental filters and engage your subconscious values and emotional truth. We process images faster and more instinctively than words—which means this test helps you recognize the parts of yourself you may not yet have language for. It’s not about fitting into a box, but about seeing which story, color, and world pulls at your soul—and that’s often where your true Enneagram type lives.
For companies, schools and groups of people
Workshops for International Teams, Educators & Humans
I offer custom Enneagram-based workshops for international teams, schools, and organizations who want to build stronger communication, emotional awareness, and trust. These sessions are experiential, easy to understand, and go far beyond basic personality types,-they’re about how we show up, how we avoid conflict, and what we really need to feel seen.
Whether you’re leading a diverse classroom or managing a multicultural team, the Enneagram is a powerful tool to foster understanding, dissolve tension, and create space for real connection.