Who are the trainings for?

Practicing coaches, therapists and counselors, spiritual directors and clergy, and facilitators. No prior Enneagram training is required, and individuals doing deep personal work are welcome.

How is the Big Self School approach different?

We read type and instinct together, as 27 subtypes, and we explore type through motivation, not just behavior. Insight is a beginning: the work is helping someone practice differently, so every training ends in a practical next step for growth.

When is the next training?

Level I: Foundations, Subtypes and Typing runs January 21 to 30, 2027, live on Zoom, in a cohort of 10. Founding tuition is $1,495. Join the waitlist on the Trainings page for first access to enrollment. New cohorts run throughout the year.

Can I experience the teaching before enrolling?

Yes. Shelley hosts free live webinars on Zoom. Upcoming dates are on the Events page.

Live Enneagram training for practitioners

Use the Enneagram to help people actually change.

Q: What is Big Self School?

Big Self School is a school that accelerates human consciousness, founded by Dr. Shelley Prevost in 2018. Today it trains coaches, therapists, spiritual directors, clergy and facilitators to use the Enneagram well, and it offers growth work for individuals, bespoke Enneagram trainings for teams, and Emma, an Enneagram companion.

Learn to explore clients’ Enneagram types, lead meaningful feedback conversations, and turn insight into daily practice. Live, small-group training for coaches, therapists, spiritual directors, clergy, and facilitators.

Next cohort: January 21–30, 2027 · Live online · 10 participants · New cohorts run throughout the year

The work

Insight is a beginning. Helping someone practice differently is the work.

Whether you’re new to the Enneagram or already using it, you need a clear way to understand motivation, explore type, and help clients apply what they discover between sessions.

Types

Nine patterns of motivation.

Centers

Body, heart and head.

Subtypes

Type and instinct, read as one.

Tap any number to meet that type.

Start with Level I

Foundations, Subtypes and Typing

Build a practical foundation in the Enneagram and learn to lead thoughtful typing and feedback conversations. Learn live with Shelley Prevost, Chad Prevost, and Marta Gillilan, then practice with guided support.

Shelley and Chad Prevost teaching — Shelley and Chad Prevost, teaching

Level I · January 2027 Waitlist open

DatesJanuary 21–30, 2027

FormatSix live Zoom sessions over two weeks

ScheduleThursdays–Saturdays, 12:00–4:30 p.m. Eastern

Hours36 hours: 27 live and 9 guided practice

Cohort10 participants

Tuition$1,495 founding tuition

PrerequisitesNo prior Enneagram training required

What you’ll be able to do

Explore type and subtype through motivation, not just behavior.

Lead a clear, useful feedback conversation.

Translate insight into a practical next step for growth.

Continue with Level II: Coaching for Development.

Your faculty

Learn live with three teachers.

Shelley Prevost

EdD · LPC-MHSP · BCC

Psychologist, licensed therapist and board-certified coach. Founder of Big Self School and creator of Emma. Twenty-two years as a clinician and sixteen as a coach. She teaches developmental coaching with Emma, the stages of consciousness, and using AI in your practice.

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Chad Prevost

PhD · MDiv · ACC

Co-founder of Big Self School and ICF Associate Certified Coach. Certified Enneagram coach and author of Shock Point: The Enneagram in Burnout and Stress. He teaches Enneagram theory.

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Marta Gillilan

MA

Certified Enneagram coach and spiritual director, with more than thirty years of teaching and leading groups. She teaches Enneagram theory, coaching skills and group dynamics, and leads presence and contemplative practice.

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Emma by Big Self School

Learn the method. Practice with support.

Level I combines live teaching, guided practice, and hands-on experience with Emma, Big Self School’s AI Enneagram companion. You’ll practice interpreting reports and guiding feedback conversations with three people you invite.

Emma offers a starting point for exploration. You bring the judgment, presence, and relationship.

Level I includes an Emma coach dashboard and typing packages for three people you invite.

Emma report · Section IIIllustrative example

Where your attention goes first

Working hypothesis: Self-preservation Six, The Ally

You tend to meet uncertainty by building alliances: checking in, preparing, making sure the people around you can be trusted. It is loyal and warm, and it can keep you from trusting your own read.

To explore in your feedback conversation

Does this fit? What would you change?When you feel unsure, who do you turn to first?What would trusting your own read look like this week?

Illustrative example written for this page. Not a real client report.

How it works

From learning to practice.

Learn live.

Build your foundation in a small cohort with three instructors.

Practice with real people.

Explore typing and feedback conversations with guided support.

Bring it into your work.

Apply what you’ve learned with a clear path for continued practice.

Want to experience our teaching first?

Experiences from our coaching and workshops

Workshops and teams

“I knew the Enneagram was valuable, but I was only scratching the surface. You helped me see which of my behaviors are healthy and which ones I default to when I'm struggling. The biggest revelation? I have way more autonomy over my patterns than I thought. What surprised me most was the energy in the room — people who genuinely wanted to dig in and figure out who they are. That alone was powerful.”

Lauren Sneary
Sr. Dir. of Communications, Mohawk Industries

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