Having now worked with hundreds of individuals in their development, it has become clear to me that the need for coaching mostly arises due to distortions in the instincts. At the heart of my coaching practice is a simple yet transformative belief: your instincts aren’t the problem — it’s the distortion of them that keeps you stuck.
As a coach grounded in the wisdom of the Enneagram, I specialize in helping individuals uncover the unconscious ways distorted instincts shape their relationships, priorities, and sense of identity. Whether you’re driven by the intensity of the sexual instinct, the vigilance of self-preservation, or the pull of social belonging, I work with you to identify how these primal drives may be operating out of balance — amplified, repressed, or hijacked by fear.
Distorted instincts often show up as chronic over-efforting, emotional confusion, burnout in relationships, or the sense that you’re constantly chasing something just out of reach. Through compassionate inquiry and precise awareness work, I help you recognize how these patterns are tied to your Enneagram type and guide you towards practical strategies for working with them.
What I offer
I don’t offer one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, I meet you exactly where you are. Whether you’re:
- A Type 6 struggling with safety obsessions tied to a distorted self-preservation instinct,
- A Type 2 whose social instinct has become over-merged with others’ needs,
- A Type 4 navigating the emotional turbulence of an unmet sexual instinct,
…we’ll work together to bring these instinctual drives back into healthy, conscious alignment.
Using the Enneagram as a living map (not a label), I guide you in untangling instinctual distortions from your core type strategies. The result? A more grounded, liberated version of yourself, capable of choosing instead of reacting, relating instead of performing, and thriving instead of just surviving.
My approach
My coaching blends Enneagram-based insight with somatic awareness, relational depth, and honest reflection. I’m not here to diagnose or fix you, I’m here to help you see clearly, feel deeply, and act from a more integrated sense of self. Together, we create space for your instinctual intelligence to reemerge as an ally, not a saboteur.
If you’re ready to explore what’s beneath the surface and reclaim the power of your instincts, I’m here to walk that path with you.
I offer complimentary 20 minute consultations to see whether we’re a good fit (please complete the form below and I will be in touch). The coaching happens via Zoom. My standard rate is £85 per 60-minute session. You can continue the coaching for as long as it is helpful to you.
Relevant training:
Primary:
- Integral Professional Coach, Integral Coaching Canada.
- Advanced Coaching with the Enneagram, Enneagram in Business.
- Providing Effective Enneagram Solutions, CP Enneagram Academy.
- Accredited Practitioner, Integrative Enneagram Solutions.
- Enneagram Spectrum Training, Parts 1 and 2, with Dr Jerome Wagner.
Other:
- Hosted The Practical Enneagram podcast, an interview based podcast with Enneagram experts.
- I authored a self-help guide, My Own Guru, a Thought Catalog book.
- Level 1 of the Integral Enneagram, Enneagram Egypt.
- Module 1 of the Somatic Enneagram with Marion Gilbert.
- Russ Hudson/Cheryl Richardson year-long program, Trusting my Instincts.
- Object Relations and the Enneagram Parts 1 and 2 with Belinda Gore at the Deep Coaching Institute.
- Completion of Enneagram Prison Project’s Nine Prisons One Key.
- Power of Embodied Transformation with Coaches Rising.