Combining the enneagram and narrative therapy for adult ego development

The Enneagram and Narrative Therapy are two frameworks that have potential for unique integration to combine therapeutic effects for issues related to Adult Ego Development. The Enneagram offers a centuries-tested personality framework that has accumulated ancient wisdom from multiple spiritual traditions. Narrative Therapy offers postmodern insights into helping clients overcome their self-limiting narratives through creative interventions involving the medium of story. The nature of these two frameworks as well as their commonalities, complementary differences, and synergistic potential can help clients with Adult Ego Development issues. These issues will be explored along with an example of their integration.
Author(s): Christopher Kam [sup.1] , Danielle Vriend Fluit [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.412363.1, 0000 0004 1936 9772, Saint Paul University, , Ottawa, ON, Canada The Enneagram personality framework and Narrative [...]