Endorsements

Katherine Chernick Fauvre Creator of Tritype® System and Stackings • IEA Accredited Enneagram Professional with Distinction 2023 • Marquis Who's Who In America 2023 • International Association of Top Professionals Honoree and Enneagram Coach 2023

Katherine Chernick Fauvre: Creator of Tritype® System and Stackings • IEA Accredited Enneagram Professional with Distinction 2023 • Marquis Who's Who In America 2023 • International Association of Top Professionals Honoree and Enneagram Coach 2023 • Menlo Park Best Consultant of the year, 2023 • Triple Certified Enneagram Teacher

"Katherine is a gifted teacher with superb presentation skills. She has a great sensitivity to her audiences, a sparkling presence, and a command of different approaches to the Enneagram that gives her a unique perspective on the subject. We highly recommend her work and look forward to her continued contributions to the field." 
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Don Riso and Russ Hudson

Katherine with Russ Hudson and Don Riso, IEA conference in San Francisco, CA 2000

Katherine with Russ Hudson and Don Riso, IEA conference in San Francisco, CA 2000

"Katherine's work on the Tritype is fresh, innovative, and illuminating. Even those well acquainted with the Enneagram will be surprised at the precision of this approach in identifying key features of the personality. Highly recommended!"
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Russ Hudson, Sexual 548, coauthor, The Wisdom of the Enneagram

“I have benefited greatly from the Enneagram workshops Katherine provided to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco IT Department. Katherine provides eye-opening information and fosters keen insights into what motivates people and how to understand and work with them better through her expert knowledge of the Enneagram. Katherine is a great and passionate teacher as well as an active listener and executive coach. Her classes are not only informative but also fun. I never watched the clock when I was in any of her classes!!” 

IT Service Management Office Project Manager, Federal Reserve System, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research, Katherine Fauvre Consulting
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Arlena Boxton

"Katherine has my endorsement as a friend, a fellow teacher, and as a star presenter."
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Helen Palmer

"Katherine is a delight in the Enneagram world. Building on her vast experience with all the major Enneagram schools, she does highly original work both with integrating the schools of thought and with her vast knowledge of the subtypes. We recommend her work highly." 
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Kathleen Hurley and Theodorre Donson

"Katherine has the ability to synthesize material from a variety of sources and to organize it in a way that offers cohesion and insight.... she has made a point to study with everyone who has taught this topic, and made powerful contributions with her own research on the inner world of the types, tritypes and subtypes...." 
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Enneagram Monthly

Katherine with Russ Hudson at the IEA conference in Denver, CO 2013

Katherine with Russ Hudson at the IEA conference in Denver, CO

"Katherine Chernick is a top enneagram researcher and original thinker who has made the enneagram really useful for leaders in business and law. She's a terrific, imaginative teacher and I highly recommend her work.” 
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Michael Goldberg, J.D.

“Dear Katherine, not a day goes by that I don’t reflect on the time I spent with you. I sincerely hope you know what a profound positive effect you had on my life through Enneagram Executive Coaching. For the first time in my life, I can understand my motivations and predict my response to various situations. I still have a lot to discover, and I look forward to each new day. Thank you once again."
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Derrek Alexander, Flight Nurse

“Hi Katherine: I think I can speak for all of us in thanking you from the bottom of our hearts for sharing your knowledge, your time, your genius, and your love. You pour yourself out so generously, and we are all benefiting. I am using Tritype theory constantly in my life and with my clients and seeing huge benefits. Keep doing what you’re doing, and keep sharing so that we can pass it along to the next generation. I am personally deeply grateful to you.”
Written regarding the 2023 Tritype® 4.0 Masterclass: 28-week Advanced Series
-Ann R. Kohl
, RN
Enneagram Coach / Herbalist

Russ Hudson and Katherine Fauvre at the IEA Conference in Minneapolis in 2016

Russ Hudson and Katherine Fauvre at the IEA Conference in Minneapolis in 2016

“Katherine is an experienced, knowledgeable, and superb teacher of the Enneagram material. She works with care and compassion sharing her extensive experience in both coaching and teaching the Enneagram. I hold her in high regard and I support her work fully. Her interest in the internal style of type, tritype and the connected instinctual subtype behaviors make her a leader in the field. Virtually everyone can benefit substantially from her research, classes and workshops.” 

Enneagram Trainer/Teacher, Enneagram Studies in the Narrative Tradition, worked with Katherine Fauvre Consulting, Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Consulting, Enneastyle, Katherine Fauvre Enneagram Consulting
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David Daniels, MD

"The Enneagram's subtypes are the key to understanding the wide variations that exist among people with the same personality style. Katherine Chernick has done impressive original research on the subtypes. She presents what she's learned with insight, clarity and passion, earmarking the material's practical applications while making the subtypes really come alive." 
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Tom Condon

“I have known Katherine for over 27 years and watched her evolve into an expert researcher, clinician and teacher. She is solution-focused, doggedly persistent and a tactful truth-teller. She makes powerful contributions to any field she choses to enter and I would highly recommend her services.” 

Director, The Changeworks, worked with Katherine indirectly at Katherine Fauvre Enneagram Consulting, Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Consulting, Enneastyle
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Tom Condon

“Katherine's Enneagram expertise and instruction increased our team's ability to relate with another on a business level. Moreover, her teachings at the Federal Reserve Bank over the years helped me understand more about myself as a person and I've taken her instruction with me well after I took her classes. Working with Katherine was a profound and important milestone in my life.” 
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Keane Li

Katherine Fauvre with Tom Condon in Baltimore, MD 1997

Katherine Fauvre with Tom Condon in Baltimore, MD 1997

Katherine with David Daniels, Claus Roager Olsen, Tom Condon, Russ Hudson, Sandra De Clercq, Deborah Ooten, David Fauvre and Karen Adams at the IEA Conference in Denver, CO 2012

Peter and Katherine in 1995

Peter and Katherine in 1995

“I have known Katherine for many years as an Enneagram teacher and innovator. I recommend her highly as being competent, interesting, and enjoyable to employ as a speaker, teacher, or consultant.” 
February 3, 2011 professional member, International Enneagram Association, worked directly with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Consulting, Enneastyle
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Elizabeth Wagele

“Katherine is a brilliant teacher of the Enneagram and a pioneer in new concepts and applications. She has made big contributions to our entire community. And she is fun. I recommend her work highly.” 
March 26, 2012 Associate, Enneagram Professional Training Program, worked with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Peter O'Hanrahan

She seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge of human personality and motivation, combining the best and brightest of her own and others' expert knowledge and experience. I recommend her for anyone hoping to grow in self-knowledge and compassion, as well as develop their full potential in their close relationships, professional careers and interpersonal dynamics"
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Bruce Love, Author and CEO

“Katherine is that rare breed of original researcher, wonderful teacher, and brilliant practitioner. Her contribution of Tritype to the Enneagram body of knowledge is a real game-changer. Tritype allows the truth of our head/heart/gut trinity to add depth and nuance to the discovery of our uniqueness. I HIGHLY recommend Katherine to anyone who sincerely desires to KNOW one's SELF more fully and powerfully.” 
March 8, 2012 Transformational Teacher and Healer, Dr. David Kamnitzer, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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David Kamnitzer, Empowering Leaders

“Katherine provided trainings, consulting and follow-up executive counseling per a Enneagram Program that was implemented within IT at the Federal Reserve Bank. The programs provided a great tool for self-analysis and understanding of personal motivation. Her follow-up counseling was insightful and helpful.” 
Hired Katherine for Personal Assessment in 2004
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
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Linda Jimerson

I have attended several presentations by Katherine during International Enneagrame Association annual conferences. Each time, I was delighted by her subtle knowledge of the Enneagram (specially the subtypes) and her clarity and precision as a speaker.” 
 Owner, IDEOdynamic, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Fabien Chabreuil

“Incredible course, I am so glad I went to it, I learned so much, it was extraordinary! A ton of information in a short amount of time. I got to ask lot’s of questions and learn a lot, for me it was fantastic!”  
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Janet Spraggins, M.D., Psychiatrist, Menlo Park, CA

Katherine Fauvre’s Tritype® work is unsurpassed in empowering one with understanding of what makes one "tick" at the deepest level, a powerful insight in every facet of relationship today. Whether you seek to better understand yourself, a boss, a co-worker, a spouse, a child, a client, or anyone with whom you seek to positively interact, her work will give you the keys to the kingdom of positive, productive, profound, and compassionate connection across the board. My time with her was invaluable to both my work and my life and I cannot recommend her masterful work highly enough.”
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Sonia Choquette Ph. D
New York Times bestselling author of The Answer Is Simple...Love Yourself….Live Your Spirit

“Katherine is a true pioneer in Enneagram studies, training, and coaching. Her work on the subtypes broke new ground in an area that was much misunderstood and neglected. If you get the chance to work with Katherine, jump at it, you will thank the day you did.”
November 21, 2014, Bob studied with Katherine
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Bob Tallon
President at Awareness to Action Solutions

“Katherine is very well respected researcher, expert and presenter of the Enneagram. Her specific research on Enneagram Tritypes has been a huge contribution to the field and has given her the ability to deeply understand the unique nuances of human beings.  She has taught me a great deal and I use her products and assessments with my clients on a regular basis. If you are looking for an expert on the Enneagram to present to your organization or a coach for your own personal development, I highly recommend Katherine.” 
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April 15, 2011 Advisor to Exceptional Leaders, dianachapman.com
Diana Chapman

“Katherine  was hired as a consultant to BluEra Team. She provided a week long training to a team of consultants who had diverse backgrounds in the Enneagram. Their training was insightful, provocative, productive, compassionate, and fun. Our team is walking away with a number of practices to improve our team. Thank you Katherine.” 
Hired Katherine Chernick as a Consultant in the Enneagram in 2012.
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
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Catherine Bell

Claudio Naranjo and Katherine Fauvre 2003

Claudio Naranjo and Katherine Fauvre 2003

“Katherine has researched and produced, maybe the most thorough material on the Enneagram types and subtypes there is. Something every single person in the world might benefit from in the long run. On top, and very unlike most Enneagram researchers, Katherine is also a powerful and enthusiastic Enneagram presenter, with high energy and apparently always striving for even better results... Katherine definitely already has established herself as one of our times greatest contributors of Enneagram knowledge and wisdom.” February 24, 2011 Enneagram instructor and Certified Coach, BizCoach.dk, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research, Katherine Fauvre Consulting
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Michael Groser

"Katherine is fabulous as a coach (In-Depth Inquiry Process), trainer and person. She has sharp intellect and a big, caring heart. Her intuition is unbelievably strong and she knows the Enneagram as no other teacher I have ever met. She helped me tremendously in my personal growth. If you are serious about getting to know yourself in all honesty, she is your coach!"
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Sandra De Clercq, Owner, Match@Work, Professional Coaching

Katherine with Sandra De Clercq in Egypt 2012

When Katherine told me about the Planes of Consciousness, it opened a whole new perspective for me to look at myself, personal growth, typing people and life in general.It is a crucial key to understand yourself and others and now I even wonder how I could help myself and others before I knew the about the Planes... It is that deep and essential. Combining the Planes of Consciousness with the Enneagram is extremely powerful to understand the way your personality and soul interact. I believe it is impossible to fully understand an individual if you don't see the plane of consciousness they are functioning on.

Seeing this gave me way more compassion for others because I understand why they are doing what they are doing. It has had the same effect as learning about the Enneagram; it brought understanding and kindness. The Enneagram is about the psychological path and the Planes of Consciousness are about the spiritual path. Realizing that we are all spiritual beings made it clear to me that the Enneagram can not explain everything and that we need the Planes of Consciousness to attain full understanding. It changed my life in a very profound way and brought me more in touch with my true Essence, my Soul.  
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Sandra De Clercq, Owner, Match@Work Professional Coaching

"Katherine Chernick Fauvre has been a very helpful teacher and Enneagram Life Coach for many years, working with me to understand better and deal with the major issues keeping me from achieving my greatest personal and professional satisfaction and success. Her style is both provocative and supportive and she brings a freshness and enthusiasm to the moment, which provides new resources to clarify and act on what is most needed at the time. 

She seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge of human personality and motivation, combining the best and brightest of her own and others' expert knowledge and experience. I recommend her for anyone hoping to grow in self-knowledge and compassion, as well as develop their full potential in their close relationships, professional careers and interpersonal dynamics"
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Bruce Love, Author and CEO

“Katherine is one of the prominent Enneagram teachers. She has, in addition, made significant contributions to Enneagram studies by researching and bringing new insights about the workings of the human psyche to the general body of Enneagram knowledge.” February 7, 2011 Professional Enneagram Educator and Coach, San Francisco Bay Area, worked with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Jane Kroll

"Katherine is a gifted educator. She has allowed me to see so many of the strengths and challenges present in my ever phobic 6-ness. As I have studied the Enneagram on my own, it is Katherine who has been the teacher that has brought this system to life for me. She has an uncanny ability to ask the critical questions, make the astute observations, and also to encourage the inherent 'leap' that is required to really make a change in one's behavior.  

During our time together she uses her deep empathy in conjunction with a wry sense of humor to open up new ways of being in the world. I've learned about the core wounds of each Enneagram type and the path to healing and growth.”
Katherine is a treasure and a very knowledgeable guide along this path called life."
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Mary G. Anderson, Life Management Consulting

“Dear Katherine, I am writing to thank you for the coaching session with you. It was the one of those life-changing moments. I went straight to bed afterwards and slept better than I have in years. I awoke the day after feeling happier than I have for months. I managed to keep the momentum going all day and was surprised to discover that the usual bombardment of negative thoughts was completely absent. I am lighter in every sense of the word. Your ability to get to the core of my issues was such a tremendous help, I cannot even begin to tell you. It's as if everything makes sense now, because I am able to, for the first time ever, explain my anger and more importantly, understand where it comes from.  My chant is SING. My photo is on the way to you also.You are truly special and you have changed my life by helping me get out of this destructive pattern of mine. For that I will be eternally grateful. Thank you doesn't even begin to cover it. All the best–Om shanti”
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Anja

Katherine Fauvre NCIEA 2000

Katherine Fauvre NCIEA 2000

Writing on behalf of the NCIEA Board, I want to thank you for a superlative program last Saturday (on the Enneagram Instinctual Subtypes). We held a Board meeting immediately following your program and to a person the comments on the morning were very positive. You were extremely well prepared, you presented many rich insights, you interacted well and often with the participants, you varied the modality of instruction, and you gave of yourselves unstintingly during breaks and after the program ended."
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Northern California International Enneagram Association Board of Directors

“I'm still trying to assimilate all the information and impressions. Thank you so much for a truly inspiring workshop!”
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Polly Whitcomb Aspen, CO

“Katherine is an excellent researcher and brilliant at synthesizing data and extrapolating new concepts/theories that expand/eradicate old limits/considerations.” February 10, 2013, worked directly with Katherine Chernick at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Ed Morler, CEO at Morler International

 “I have known Katherine for well over a decade. She is exceptionally bright and very professional in everything she does. She is an excellent instructor/communicator/researcher: knowledgeable, thorough, creative, collaborative, trustworthy, persistent, innovative, dependable, etc. – the list goes on. I find our collaborations enjoyable, informative and mind expanding. If she says she can do it and do it well - she can and she will. She has earned my respect and highest recommendation. Ed Morler, MBA, PhD” 
February 3, 2011 hired Katherine as a Business Consultant in 1999, and hired Katherine Chernick more than once
Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative
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Ed Morler

Jessica Killin has recommended Katherine’s work as Co Founder at Katherine Fauvre Enneagram Consulting, Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research.
Hired Katherine Chernick in 2008 as a Counselor/Advisor (hired more than once)
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
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Jessica Killin

“I am a Relationship Coach specializing in dating. The material presented in this workshop opened my eyes wide, created a deeper understanding of personality structure, and vastly improved my typing ability. The synthesis of Core Energetic Type, Instinctual Subtype and Enneagram Type creates a map of 27 personality structures with their attendant fears, desires and defense strategies. Its an amazing tool. The teach is didactic, drawing on a detailed manual, and practical, drawing on classmates, friends and celebrities as exemplars of fashion choices, facial expressions and body posture. Consequently, when I went to Whole Foods the afternoon after the workshop ended, I experienced seeing sub-types walking around. I was amazed. I also left with a vivid illustration depicting what unconsciously plays out in relationships and life. This had an awakening effect giving me more choice and less re-activity when faced with the events of my life. Totally worth the tuition, I highly recommend this training.” 
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Clifford Haggerty

“I have spent about 30 hours counseling with Katherine during which time I was most impressed by her intelligence, the depth and breadth of her knowledge and her ability to listen to complex ideas, to run them through the many models she uses in her work and to track body cues...all simultaneously and for long periods of time. In my opinion what she does is completely suited to who she is. I got more than what I wanted and expected during my time with Katherine.”
October 17, 2012 hired Katherine Chernick as a Counseling in 2010, and hired Katherine Chernick more than once
Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
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Clifford Haggerty

“I am a psychotherapist with a small private practice. I also work as a crisis specialist at psychiatric emergency services in Marin County. I have taken EPro I,  EPro II  and Enneagram and Spirituality. I have deepened my understanding and knowledge of the Enneagram. As much as I appreciate the wisdom of the enneagram, something was missing for me until I learned about the Tritypes from Katherine. I also appreciate her deep understanding of the subtypes. I have changed the way I understand the enneagram and the way I use it in my work with clients. I really appreciate her wisdom and wealth of knowledge. My work with clients has become even more intuitive as a result, leaving my clients wondering how I know what I know. She is real and genuine. I highly recommend her trainings.” 
November 23, 2012, attended EPro I, II and Enneagram and Spirituality and has had coaching
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Elsa Ng

“But for the fact that Katherine is intelligent, creative, dedicated, a great teacher, accomplished, kind, articulate, clear minded, professional and good fun and company, she has a cutting edge understanding of the Enneagram and she very efficiently teaches how it works, how it applies to our lives and how to use it in our job. Katherine has made a big difference in my life at many levels.  I can not wait to the next workshop.” Hired Katherine Chernick as a Career Coach in 2012
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, Creative
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Sylvie Young

“Katherine combines 3 things on an inspiring and smoothly way in her trainings and coachings: - very deep and wide, evidence-based expertise on the enneagram , - down-to-earth and direct approach - highly spiritual state. And I successfully use her Enneacards with my clients.” October 15, 2012 hired Katherine Chernick as a Personal Trainer in 2010, and hired Katherine Chernick more than once
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
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Michel Clerinx

Katherine with Khai Epro I in Burlingame, CA 2012

“I've spent more than $30,000 on countless seminars and courses in personal development and I can truly say that Enneagram and Spirituality is the best that I've attended. The course thoroughly engages your entire being mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Once you are done with it, it will leave you begging for more. 

Most other courses out there have the 'pump and dump' syndrome where they work you up and you feel so excited at the end of the course but once you get home, you lose your drive and you don't know what to do next. This is where Katherine's sources are totally different. The course materials changes you at a subconscious and cellular level so that the positive effects of what you've learned continues to improve your life long after the course is over. The most mind blowing part about Enneagram & Spirituality is when Katherine talked about the planes of consciousness. I almost fell off my chair from to the mind blowing revelations I received as it provided the missing pieces to the puzzle about my life purpose and why I've been the way I've been all my life.

And that's not all. Katherine is a truly humble and approachable teacher. She will really sit down with you to help you to get it right where other teachers out there would be more interested in taking your money and moving on to their next project.  In short, it is impossible to leave a course with Katherine unchanged! The work is so powerful that I have attended 7 week long intensives  and have ongoing coaching.”
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Khai Ng, Internet Marketing Expert

“Katherine never ceases to amaze me with her in-depth knowledge of all things Enneagram. Her compassion and insight as a coach has helped me understand the inner workings and motivations of my ego structure and integrate that knowledge to become more whole.She is an engaging presenter and always at the cutting edge of Enneagram research. I have taken many of her classes and they are always fresh, informative and engaging. I highly recommend Katherine as a coach and teacher. She is more than a pleasure, she is a treasure!” 
April 23, 2012 hired Katherine as a Coach, Teacher beginning in 2007, and hired Katherine more than once
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, Creative
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Peggy Costello

"I had the unexpected pleasure of attending Katherine Chernick Fauvre's Enneagram Pro I workshop in Long Beach.  I have known Katherine Fauvre for 7 years, and heard many of her presentations, but this was my first experience in one of her workshops...and it was delightful and surprising. Original, creative work from one of the leaders in the Enneagram field.  She combines anecdotes and skills from decades of client experience with academic-style data-gathering from 1,000s of people...to provide new insights into the motivations and behaviors of a wide variety of people; e.g. Enneastyle (clothing, pictures, and actual word choices of different styles of people), Enneagram Tritype.  Katherine is very friendly and the most unusual Enneagram 8 I've ever met. She has an eye for nuance, appreciation of subtlety, and a warm heart, which reaches out to people–unusual abilities for 8s who are known for their strength, energy, and vitality. It's a great combination."
Top Qualities:  Personable, High-Integrity, Creative
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Mitchell Tsai

“Katherine is fun and has a deep and broad knowledge of the Enneagram. I recommend her fully.” 
Hired Katherine as an Enneagram Consultation in 2006
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, Creative
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Tara Gill

“Katherine is a gifted, inspirational expert with truly unique insight into the Enneagram. She is an energetic and compassionate teacher, whose enthusiasm and understanding of the material creates an inspiring learning experience for any Enneagram student. Very honest and genuine person, with a true interest in people. Highly recommended to anyone who wishes to delve into the finer aspects of the Enneagram.” 
March 9, 2011 Graphic designer, art director, photographer, [Freelance], studied with Katherine in Belgium
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Catrine Zorn

“Katherine is an expert researcher and teacher in the Enneagram field. She helped me see the Enneagram from numerous new perspectives, which has allowed me to more effectively work with my clients. I highly recommend working, learning and taking classes from her to better understand yourself and your clients with practical examples and original research.” 
March 9, 2012 hired Katherine as a Teacher in 2009
Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, Creative
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Jon Alexander Martin

Katherine with Iris First and Richard Menashe at Epro I in Burlingame, CA 2012

“Katherine is brilliant, creative, perceptive and brings an insightful inspiration to her work. She has revolutionized the Enneagram teachings and helped to bring it into the 21st century. Her workshops are comprehensive yet approachable. It is a pleasure to know and work with both her and David.” 
March 8, 2012 hired Katherine as a Career Coach in 2010, and hired Katherine more than once
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
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Dr. Richard Menashe

“Katherine Chernick Fauvre is truly a find. Her integral style of coaching and training are far beyond my wildest dreams. She is expert on human beings in the true sense of the word and yet always maintains being a researcher at heart. I have personally done coaching and training with her, our work together has gone deeper and faster than I ever knew was possible. My life, my coaching practice and my relationships will never be the same. I have attended all 9 of her trainings. Thank you Katherine!” 
March 8, 2012 hired Katherine as a Enneagram coach in 2011, and hired Katherine more than once
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
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Iris First, Relations Coach

“Katherine's work is superb. I purchased Enneagram Cards, which yield accurate Enneagram Types. I have watched and highly recommended the YouTube videos, which explore Enneagram Tritypes; a result of rigorous investigation and analysis of personality structure carried out by Katherine. Her work and findings in this area of Tritype, gives people the opportunity to explore in great depth, how their 'conscious world-view' operates at an unconscious level. I wish Katherine continued success in all her endeavors.”
March 8, 2012 hired Katherine as an Enneagram Expert in 2011
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
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Moya Morris

“I just wanted to thank you so much for helping me figure out my Tritype!  I just bought your Tritype and your Enneastyle books (and the subtype book is on its way too). When I read the two books (Tritype and Enneastyle) it became obvious that I am 962–in that order. I would not have figured this out had I not taken the card test which gave the Enneaspread. Also, I definitely would not have figured it out if I had not taken your Enneastyle questionnaire.  The fact that you asked me to consider the 9 and that I might be mistaking myself for a 5 made all the difference.  I threw the 5 idea out and started rereading 9, 6 and 2 types, and now I make sense to myself in a way I never considered.  It has cleared up quite a bit of confusion! I have been reading all the major enneagram authors for some time now, and I could never figure out whether I was a 5 or 9 until you helped me consider the test results. Now it is obvious.  I will just add that I am adopted, and of course I love my family, but it has always been so hard to know who I am.  This has been such a great help.  I hope someday you get a chance to write even more in depth about Tritype and Enneastyles.  I look forward to any new work that you do.  You are the best!  Thank you!”
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Allison
 
“Katherine is an extraordinary teacher and researcher. She is always pushing the boundaries of what is known to reveal the deeper complexities of the Enneagram as with her work in Tritype. As a teacher and a coach, she is earnest in her desire to help people help themselves. The experience created by Katherine is unique. As a long time student, I highly recommend her work to anyone seeking to better understand him or herself.” 
April 12, 2011 hired Katherine as an Enneagram Teacher in 1995, and hired Katherine more than once
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
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Joanne Fanizzo

“I had two coaching sessions with Katherine. I found her to be compassionate, incisive, intuitive, and informative. It was really easy to relate to her. I was astonished at how she was able to walk me through to a place where I could hope for transformation and growth as a person. I highly recommend working with Katherine.” 
March 30, 2011 hired Katherine as a Enneagram Coaching in 2010
Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
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Sheila Galvez

Katherine with Sandra De Clercq and Andrew Berger in Belgium 2010

“I have attended courses given by Katherine as well as having worked with her after the courses. She is highly professional expert in the Enneagram and capable of providing very insightful comments about peoples' personality types and needs. Katherine has a wealth of information based on detailed research. She presents this very clearly and concisely and she is a pleasure to work with” 
March 6, 2011 hired Katherine as a Business Consultant in 2010
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
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Andrew Berger

“Katherine is very compassionate and can explain and educate in a one on one session to large groups. Katherine is very intuitive, caring and knowing at the level, which brings understanding and growth to help us increase awareness and connect with our highest self. I have been blessed by understanding my go to actions and feelings from the exploration of the enneagram type she clearly understood about me!” 
March 5, 2011 hired Katherine as a personality behavior educator in 2009, and hired Katherine more than once
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
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Dr. Robert Aguilar

“Katherine has made significant contributions to the Enneagram studies through her research and publications on the instincts and her innovative work on the Tritypes. I am always impressed with her dynamic teaching skills and deep insights of the Enneagram. I enthusiastically recommend her services as teacher, trainer, consultant and coach. Liz Blackford - Partner, explorations of the enneagram” 
February 28, 2011 Partner, explorations of the enneagram, worked with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Elizabeth Blackford

“Katherine is a very inspiring trainer and keynote speaker founded in extraordinary experience regarding The Enneagram. Her ability to use the focus persons language and specific words to help guiding them to their personal type is a unique talent.” 
February 23, 2011 CEO & Partner, Psykoterapeutisk Institut, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Bent H. Niebling

“Katherine's work with the instincts makes some of the most difficult and subtle of the Enneagram concepts accessible and useful in one's own development. Through her teaching I gained a new level of understanding for myself that remains valuable to me today.” 
February 22, 2011 Principal and Owner, MIndWalk Consulting LLC, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Donna Fowler

“I have followed Katherine Fauvre's research and work on the Enneagram, Instinctual Subtypes and Tritype. I do recommend her innovative Tritype work. I also recommend her videos, slideshows and other materials are they are very useful and highly educational.” 
February 20, 2011 Performance Improvement Specialist, Maybe International, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Gema De La Rosa

“Katherine Chernick is an outstanding Enneagram Coach and masterful Enneagram teacher. She helped me understand my instinctual subtype many years ago, which changed my understanding of myself and others. I would recommend her to anyone who wants to deeply understand themselves or the significant people in their lives.” 

February 7, 2011 hired Katherine as a Career Coach in 2005, and hired Katherine Chernick more than once
Top qualities: Good Value, High Integrity, Creative
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Sara

"Having an Enneagram Life Coaching session with Katherine was like clearing the air. I found it more helpful than any counseling session I have ever done. With great sensitivity and a unique perspective on many different approaches, Katherine cut right to the chase and offered an insightful, fresh perspective that was immediately applicable. I loved her laser-beam understanding of what I needed and her direct approach."
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Sara Robinson, Sara Makeup and Skin care

“Katherine Fauvre made me discover the Enneagram with new eyes. Especially the 3-type approach makes this model so much more richer and applicable, also in business. Her knowledge, curiosity and clear explanations made it a pleasure being in her workshops.” 
Hired Katherine as a Business Consultant in 2010
Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
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Veronika Wuyts

“I have attended several of Katherine's workshops and have found them to be stimulating, informative and rewarding. Katherine herself is an intelligent and warm teacher. I highly recommend her work.” 
February 6, 2011 Owner, Lucid Coaching, worked with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Phyllis Ponte

“The Enneagram came alive for me when I worked with Katherine. I now have a greater understanding of my strengths and challenges. I have also received personal counseling from Katherine and would recommend her.” 
February 6, 2011 hired Katherine as an Enneagram Instructor/Counselor in 2007, and hired Katherine Chernick more than once
Top qualities: Personable, Good Value, Creative
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Sidny B Dyal

“I joined one week of Enneagram TriType training, and being a coach and Enneagram trainer myself, I came home with deep respect for the work and knowledge that Katherine brings to the world. Her work is profound and her love for working with people is obvious. She is clear and to the point in a respectful way. I can highly recommend Katherine to anyone who wants to learn from her extensive knowledge to know more about themselves and others.” 
Hired Katherine as a Teacher in 2010, 2012
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
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Susanne Povelsen

“Katherine Chernick is a strong, goal-orientated woman who really masters the Enneagram and has the ability to transfer her knowledge and experience in an interesting and simple way.” 
February 4, 2011 Certified Enneagram coach, Triam bvba, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Marianne Requilé

“Enneagram Pro is a great training for coaches who work with the Enneagram as a tool for development. The main topics “Tritypes and Instinctual Subtypes are presented in a profound –yet comprehensive way– by a top-teacher Katherine Chernick. The training has given me new insights and effective coaching tools ready for use. I highly recommend the trainings by Katherine. Cees de Voogd (resultscompany.nl) Executive- and Personal Coach” 
February 4, 2011 hired Katherine as a Business Consultant in 2010, and hired Katherine more than once
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
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Cees de Voogd

Katherine with Sandra De Clercq and Deborah Ooten at the IEA Conference San Francisco, CA 2014

 “Katherine is an exceptional Enneagram teacher! She is unique in her creation of the "Tritypes" and dedicated to promoting consciousness.” 
February 4, 2011 president, International Enneagram Association, worked directly with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Dr. Deborah Ooten

“I experienced Katherine as an expert in understanding the Enneagram, by study as well as by heart. She knows how to bring the subject to the group and capture your attention in a way you constantly want to hear and learn more. Besides that, Katherine is a very lovable person. I am looking forward to working with her again.” 
February 4, 2011 hired Katherine Chernick as an Enneagram trainer in 2010
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
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Hendrik Jan Dekker

“Katherine has a deep knowhow and contributes to keeping the Enneagram a dynamic psychological typology.” 
February 4, 2011 Owner, Enneagrammet.com, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Balder Striim

“Katherine Chernick is a sublime consultant and teacher and a very well known authority on the Enneagram personality styles. I recommend her unreservedly.” 
February 4, 2011 Principal, 9 Ways of Working Company, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
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Michael J. Goldberg

“Katherine Chernick has developed a very interesting model concerning instinctual personality subtypes in relationship. I found her research compelling and her presentation of the work excellent. Above all, I have found her model useful in my work. In my experience, she is a personable expert whom one can count on to produce great results.” 
February 4, 2011 hired Katherine Chernick as a Business Consultant in 2004
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
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Paul Suni

“Katherine is a superb teacher with a wide breadth of knowledge and experience in her field. Katherine rigorously and thoroughly researches whatever she sets her mind to, asks insightful questions, offers innovative thinking, and then passes on her synthesized learning in a clear, powerful, transformative way to others. She is a masterful leader who really understands what it takes for people to learn, and can cleverly and creatively empower people to dramatically improve their life and relationships.” 
February 3, 2011 Student, Helen Palmer's Enneagram Worldwide, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Consulting, Enneastyle
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Sonika Tinker

“Katherine Chernick has developed a very interesting model concerning instinctual personality subtypes in relationship. I found her research compelling and her presentation of the work excellent. Above all, I have found her model useful in my work. In my experience, she is a personable expert whom one can count on to produce great results.” 
February 4, 2011 Owner, Phoenix Counseling, was with another company when working with Katherine at Enneagram Explorations, Fauvre Research
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
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Paul Verhaeghe

“Katherine Chernick is an amazingly thorough researcher and extremely original thinker. Her workshops cover important, uncharted ground in Enneagram typology.” 
July 15, 2011 hired Katherine for Enneagram Education in 2003
Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, Creative
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Ronna Phifer-Richie, PhD

“I highly recommend Katherine.”
August 27, 2014, Nancy was Katherine's client
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Nancy Heydemann, Personal and Executive Coaching

“Katherine is an excellent researcher and brilliant at synthesizing data and extrapolating new concepts/theories that expand/eradicate old limits/considerations.”
February 10, 2013, Ed worked directly with Katherine
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Ed Morler, CEO at Morler International

“Of all the contemporary Enneagram researchers I have followed, you are truly the best... Tritype is, in my opinion, the most useful piece of Enneagram research I have come across.” January 23, 2013, Jessica was Katherine's client
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Jessica Killin, Assistant Vice President at USA

“There isn't a ton of research out on Tritype, but your write-ups prove people can traverse the Enneagram in other ways. So now that I have a strong understanding of my personality, I am very excited to learn more!”
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Chris Zachos

“I just returned home and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your presentation on Saturday afternoon at the International Enneagram Conference. I love the work of Joseph Campbell. His ideas had a profound effect on me. The thought of applying the Enneagram to his hero myth had occurred to me, but the way you presented it was truly outstanding. Also the manner in which you relate to one another was such a pleasure to behold. Thank you.”
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Tom Purcell

“I decided to work with Katherine without a specific issue or concern in mind, except to advance my self-awareness and understanding my enneagram tritype. In our first meeting Katherine helped me identify and clarify a self-limiting belief and a constellation of defence strategies organized around this belief. I have gained a deeper insight into how this belief system plays out, how to identify it and most importantly actionable steps to notice this previously unconscious mode of operating. I also gained a deeper understanding of how the tritype functions as a part of this pattern. If you are looking to up your game in terms of self-awareness or wondering just how much further you take your knowledge of the enneagram, fasten your seat belt and sign up for session with with Katherine.”
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Paul,  Canada

“Katherine Fauvre is the most important person in her field. She is a brilliant researcher and a kind and attentive counselor. If you are considering a personal internet session with her, I highly recommend it.”
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John Christensen  

“Hi Katherine, I'd like to thank you for everything, for all the research, all the information you made available to all of us. I was able to forgive... bc of your work, bc of you. I was able to understand who I was not... and who I am! I'm DEEPLY grateful to you. I never could have done it without you. This means the world to me. Thank you.”
-K Ballacer

“Dear Katherine, After almost 8 years of on and off studying the Enneagram, I knew there was a lot that I hadn't yet understood, especially about myself. I clicked with what I had seen from you, so I took your test. I thought I was a 4, but in the first session it became quite clear that I wasn't. It was your openness and honesty with the necessary gentleness, that made me realize I was a 2 and your thorough knowledge of the types as they really are and your intuition about human nature in general, you could help me see the other types in my Tritype, too. I feel like I finally got the real gist of the Enneagram. This is all thanks to you being who you are and doing what you do. You're a really generous and benevolent person, you really care about people and instead of manipulating (what I suppose would be easy for you), you want to make their lives better. I feel seen and heard by you and even though you know so much, you leave me my own authority and pace. I finally know I'm a 279 and I'm happy about it. My life and the life of others around me has definitely already changed for the better just by knowing. I'm really looking forward to exploring and finding out more still! Thank you!”
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Alicia Melina

“Being incorrectly typed takes the power out of Enneagram work. I cannot say enough about the need to be correctly typed! I had mistyped myself, and for a number of years felt quite satisfied with being an Enneagram Nine. Making the decision to learn about Tritype, opened up the possibility for me to learn my Truetype. After meeting with Katherine and realizing I was a Type 2, Tritype 269, I truly felt like an entirely new world had opened up. Now the hard work could begin! Katherine’s expertise in this area is preeminent. I am incredibly grateful for her keen insight in helping me see myself as I truly am, not as I wanted to see me.”
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Ann R. Kohl, RN
Enneagram Coach

“I have known Katherine for almost 20 years–she has been my coach, Enneagram teacher, mentor and friend. Her unique gift is her amazing level of knowledge, her sharp sight and her will to go deep with people. I am proud to call her one of my teachers and give her my best remarks.”
- Claus Roager
Enneagramstedet in Roskilde (Denmark)

“Katherine made me feel listened to as she went through the in-depth inquiry process. She asked the right questions to understand my psychology — and successfully went past my superego to counter-check my defensive strategies. She was very kind during the whole process and very professional in explaining her observations. It was a great session! It was entertaining and very informative. I'm glad to have found my True Type. If you want to do something intelligent and to have an in-depth evaluation of your Enneagram defensive strategies then I strongly suggest you to book her services. You will not regret it.”
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Alessio David Ricioppo Parra

“Hello! I am thoroughly enjoying the Lexicon course I recently purchased and was hopeful to get the list of words for each tritype. Thanks so much! This course is so helpful for typing!’’
- Dawn Strauss

Comment received on Katherine Fauvre: Enneagram Rainbow Tritypes® | 279 vs 379 | Blogpost
“Great summation! It's pretty true for me as I'm a 279. Thank you for the comparison. I appreciated your insights. As always, you're amazing!”
- Cindy H

Let me first give you compliments for your work and book on Tritypes and more. Excellent and very informative and useful in my coaching.”
- Dr. Milan Hosta 

“Thank you for a really interesting course and a very useful handout.  Now I have plenty to think about and so many ideas to explore.  I'll look forward to Part 2 in 2024.
- Stephanie