Do I need to know the Enneagram already?

No. Level I starts with your own Emma report and teaches the essentials from there.

Is this approved for ICF credit?

We have applied for ICF continuing education credit and will update this page when we hear back. The training is designed to meet BCC continuing education guidelines.

How much time does it take?

Six live sessions of 4.5 hours, each with one break, about 9 hours of guided practice before, between and after, and a 90-minute consult call.

Why use AI in this work at all?

Because insight fades when nothing in a client’s day asks them to use it. Emma holds the framework and keeps clients practicing between sessions. You bring the judgment and the relationship.

How accurate is Emma?

Emma’s read is a working hypothesis. In Level I you learn how she was built, where she needs a human, and how to check her read against your own.

Is this only for coaches?

It is built for practitioners. Anyone doing serious personal work with the Enneagram is welcome in Level I.

What if I miss a session?

You can make up one session with the recording and a short written reflection.

Is Level I a certification?

No. Participants who finish Level I are Level I trained. It is a training, not a professional certification.

What comes after Level I?

Level II, Coaching for Development. Practitioners who finish Level I will also hear about the Emma partner program. Details are still being finalized.

Developmental Enneagram Coaching

Level I: Foundations, Subtypes and Typing

Learn to explore Enneagram type, interpret reports, and lead meaningful feedback conversations in six live sessions with three instructors. No prior Enneagram training required. New cohorts run throughout the year; the next begins January 21, 2027.

Dates

Jan 21 to 30, 2027

Schedule

Thu–Sat, 12:00–4:30 ET

Hours

36 (27 live)

Seats

10 per cohort

Tuition

$1,495 founding

$1,795 standard

Enrollment

Waitlist open

Join the waitlist for enrollment updates.

Outcome 1

Explore type and subtype through motivation, not just behavior.

Outcome 2

Lead a clear, useful feedback conversation.

Outcome 3

Translate insight into a practical next step for growth.

Shelley and Chad Prevost teaching a Big Self School group

Is this for you?

Who it’s for

Practicing coaches, therapists, spiritual directors and facilitators. No Enneagram training needed. Individuals doing deep personal work are welcome.

Coaches Therapists and counselors Spiritual directors and clergy Facilitators

Level I · Outcomes

By the end, you will be able to

Participants who finish are Level I trained. Level I is a training, not a professional certification.

1 Read the nine types as patterns of motivation, with the centers, the triads, and each type’s passion and fixation
2 Recognize all 27 subtypes in a person’s own words
3 Run a typing interview that listens for motivation, not behavior
4 Explain how Emma types, and know when to trust your own read over hers
5 Interpret an Emma report and run a feedback session that lands
6 Turn an insight into a first growth path and one small daily practice
7 Use AI with clients ethically, with consent and a human in the loop

Level I · Curriculum

The six sessions

Each session runs 12:00 to 4:30 Eastern with one break. It opens with a presence practice and closes with a circle.

1Thu, Jan 21

You in the Enneagram

Your own Emma report, the nine types at a glance, and the centers of intelligence with the triads of anger, shame and fear.

2Fri, Jan 22

The nine types

Core motivation, fear and desire for each type, with podcast panels, then the passions and fixations.

3Sat, Jan 23

Instincts and subtypes

The three instincts, Naranjo’s 27 subtypes and the countertypes, with participants speaking on their own subtype.

4Thu, Jan 28

Lines, and typing with Emma

Wings and lines, how Emma is trained and how she types, and a typing interview practiced in pairs.

5Fri, Jan 29

Reading Emma and the feedback session

Interpreting an Emma report, structuring the feedback session, debrief practice, and what to do when Emma gets it wrong.

6Sat, Jan 30

Judgment, ethics and growth

The ethics of typing and of AI in coaching, growth paths, your case, and your next 60 days.

Level I

How the two weeks work

Before Session 1

Take your own Emma typing, set up your coach dashboard, and do the short reading.

Week 1, Thu to Sat

You start with your own Emma report, then learn the centers and the nine types, then the instincts and the 27 subtypes, with panels from our podcast.

Between the weeks

You invite three people of your own into Emma and take them through the intake.

Week 2, Thu to Sat

Wings and lines, typing interviews practiced in pairs, reading an Emma report and running the feedback session, and the ethics of typing people with AI. You bring your three people’s reports back to class.

After

You debrief your three people, join a live consult call, and give your case presentation.

Level I

What’s included

36 hours. Designed to meet Board Certified Coach (BCC) continuing education guidelines. ICF continuing education credit has been applied for.

—Six live sessions with all three instructors, plus small-group breakouts
—The Level I manual, a digital PDF with the slides, readings and links into Emma
—Your own Emma coach dashboard, with typing packages for three people of your own
—A practice partner for the two weeks and the two months after
—A live group consult call after the training
—A small cohort of 10
—A certificate with your hours

Your guides

Three teachers. Every session.

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.

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.

Marta Gillilan

MA

Certified Enneagram coach and spiritual director, with more than thirty years of teaching and leading groups. She leads presence and contemplative practice.

We teach in the lineage of Oscar Ichazo, Claudio Naranjo, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes.

Level II · 2027 · Dates coming soon

Coaching for Development

Same as Level I, 6 live sessions over two weeks, Thursday to Saturday, while you coach one real client with Emma. Level I comes first.

$1,795 · founding $1,495

Both levels together: $3,295 · founding $2,795

Developmental coaching across the whole coaching arc
Growth work for each of the 27 subtypes
Stages of change
Using wings and lines to help clients stretch
Coaching to the virtue
Habits and the change process
Tracking real outcomes with Emma

FAQ

Questions practitioners ask

Level I · January 2027

Get first access to Level I enrollment.

Join the waitlist to receive the enrollment link before public registration opens. The January cohort has 10 places, with founding tuition of $1,495.

1Join the waitlist.

2Receive an email when enrollment opens.

3Complete enrollment to reserve your place.

For your team

Bespoke trainings, designed around your people and led by Shelley.