The Enneagram Center of the Ohio Valley, Inc., works toward the spiritual and psychological development of its members and of the community at large through its dedication to the principles of self-discovery embodied in the narrative tradition of the Enneagram. ECOV members believe that mature self-awareness is a crucial tool for advancing human understanding, compassion, and the common good. Thus, ECOV members transmit the teachings of the narrative tradition of the Enneagram while modeling those teachings through their personal commitment to the lifelong journey of psycho-spiritual integration.

The Enneagram is a powerful and dynamic personality system that describes nine distinct and fundamentally different patterns of thinking, feeling and acting.

The word “ennea” is Greek for nine and “gram” means model or figure. Hence, the Enneagram is a diagram or star with nine points representing the nine personality patterns. Each of these nine patterns is based on an explicit set of perceptual filters that determine our worldview. Underneath each of the nine patterns is a basic proposition or belief about what you need in life for survival and satisfaction.