The Enneagram Field Guide, Notes on Using the Enneagram in Counseling, Therapy and Personal Growth [Paperback]

Carolyn S Bartlett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2007

The Therapist's Companion: The Enneagram Field Guide is the perfect reference for therapists, counselors and anyone who wants quick help understanding the Enneagram or themselves. Based on years of clinincal experience and field interviews by therapist Carolyn Bartlett, the book presents reports from therapy clients and individuals, all of who know their Enneagram style. As they describe their experiences with therapy and counseling, they reveal what has helped them successfully grow and change as well as what has not worked for their personality style. Therapists and counselors will find clear guidance about how to create meaningful change in their clients. Spiritual directors will discover stories that illuminate the Enneagram's transpersonal meaning, plus ways to evoke the essential spiritual qualities of each style. Enneagram enthusiasts, who already know the power of this profound system, will find inspiration and insights from fellow travelers - pointing you towards fulfilling your own true potentials. "Practical, smart and clinically astute. An invaluable handbook for therapists and counselors who want to use the Enneagram with their clients." - Michael Goldberg, organizatiional consultant; author, The 9 Ways of Wroking "A must-read for therapists and counselors, Carolyn Bartlett's suberb Enneagram Field Guide is also illuminating for anyone seeking personal growth or insights into the complexities of the Enneagram's personality styles." - Judith SEarle, author of The Literary Enneagram

Editorial Reviews

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... EFG is also illuminating for those seeking personal growth or insights into the complexities of the Enneagram's personality styles. -- Judith Searle, suthor "The Literary Enneagram"

Practical, smart, clincally astute, and invaluable handbook for therapists and counselors who want to use the Enneagram with their clients. -- Michael Goldberg, organizational consultant; author, "The Nine Ways of Working"

She reveals the struggle of each Enneagram style and, most importantly, how each style grows within it. -- Richard Rohr, author of "Discovering the Enneagram", "Experiencing the Enneagram" and more --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Carolyn Bartlett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing psychotherapy in Ft. Collins, CO. A professional member of the International Enneagram Association, she consults and teaches workshops on the Enneagram’s applications. She also designs and leads workshops to help individuals and couples understand their personal money history and make profitable financial choices. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Nine Gates Publishing (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979012546
• ISBN-13: 978-0979012549
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #737,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars of highest value, December 18, 2006

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patience jewel (Scotts Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Enneagram Field Guide: Notes on Using the Enneagram in Counseling, Therapy, and Personal Growth (Paperback)

I own about twenty books on the Enneagram, and, along with The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Riso and Hudson, this is one that I regularly turn to, and give to others.
Once we have a working knowledge of the types, what can we DO with our understanding? We live at a time in which all of us are, in the words of adult development researcher Robert Kegan, "over our heads" -- our development has not caught up to the complex demands of the lives that we find ourselves in -- both personally and globally. For each of us to move toward the stabilization of higher stages of development, we must know and know well "what works" and "what doesn't work" for each personality type. This is what Bartlett offers, as described by those who identify as the types themselves.
Thank you, Carolyn! And please find a bigger publisher so that more of us can have access to your book!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for the client, February 2, 2006

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Sylvia Hackl (Cheyenne, WY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Enneagram Field Guide: Notes on Using the Enneagram in Counseling, Therapy, and Personal Growth (Paperback)

Carolyn Bartlett's book, The Enneagram Field Guide, is an excellent resource for the psychotherapy client using the Enneagram as part of the therapeutic process. When I first read her book, her insights were so accurate that I felt as if she herself had worked with me! I have returned to her book time and again in my personal journey, to "check in" to see if my thoughts and feelings are common to those of my Enneagram type, for reassurance, and for suggestions on moving forward. I recommend this book as a helpful adjunct to personal growth and development.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than Good Enough, October 16, 2006

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Mary Bast - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Enneagram Field Guide: Notes on Using the Enneagram in Counseling, Therapy, and Personal Growth (Paperback)

The author is a clinical social worker who's especially interested in the common boundary of traditional and transpersonal psychology models. She found in interviews that ineffective therapy can occur when therapists either argue with their client's worldview or merge with it inappropriately. She also shows how really good therapists "intervened in ways that addressed the dilemmas of the client's Enneagram style," even without knowing the Enneagram. But this is not just a guide for therapists and counselors. The descriptions illuminated my understanding of the nine Enneagram styles in ways that inform my own coaching practice. In particular, I find the notion of "good enough" counseling to be refreshing. Whether we're focused on our own personal growth or taking the role of a helping professional, it's comforting to be reminded that we don't have to be perfect - if we provide the basic safety, caring, mirroring, and containment necessary during the process of change, that's good enough.