Life Coaching & Counseling service
Life Coaching Process Overview
The life coaching process is a structured journey created to help you attain personal growth and self-mastery. Discover the power within you with a life coach in Raleigh / Durham, NC!
DR BREN'S Life Coaching Process go through four stages: integral intake interview, personality assessments, coaching plan development, and on-going coaching towards self-mastery.
Integral Intake Interview
In our first session, I will conduct a comprehensive interview covering all aspects of your life using the Integral Intake, based on Ken Wilber's AQAL model of psychological development. This process will help identify which quadrant (Mind, Relationships, Body, World) shapes your primary perspective, as well as areas for growth in other quadrants.
We'll also assess the developmental levels across six key lines—cognitive, emotional, relational, values, spiritual, and worldview—and identify the states of development you frequently inhabit.
By understanding your unique mental structures, we can effectively focus on areas to cultivate as you move toward self-mastery.
Personality Assessments
I use several assessment tools to get a complete view of your life and your relationships.
- Enneagram
- Natal and Transit Astrology
- Gene Keys
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Personality Assessments
Enneagram
The Enneagram is a personality system identifying nine distinct types, each defined by unique motivations, fears, and desires. By discovering your dominant type, you gain self-awareness and insight into your behavioral patterns and growth areas.
Tools like The Enneagram Institute’s test help clarify your type and reveal pathways to reconnect with your core self. This system fosters personal growth and understanding, empowering you to embrace authenticity and navigate life with greater clarity and purpose.
Natal and Transit Astrology
Through natal astrology, Discover celestial alignments' influence on your personality, motivations, and life path. Dr. Bren creates your natal chart using your birth details, revealing unique traits, challenges, and opportunities. Gain self-awareness to navigate relationships, career, and personal growth with clarity.
Additionally, transit charts provide insight into significant events and psychological lessons, helping you align with life's timing. Uncover profound life lessons and embrace your journey with purpose and confidence.
Gene Keys
Gene Keys is a transformative system blending astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah, and genetics to inspire self-discovery. It reveals your unique "Golden Path" encoded in your DNA, guiding you from fears to higher virtues like compassion and wisdom.
Based on your birth details, your Hologenetic Profile explores your Life's Work, Love Profile, and Vocational Journeys. Dr. Bren uses these insights to guide you from ego-driven patterns to your true, multi-dimensional self, unlocking your highest potential.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
The MBTI is a renowned tool for understanding personality, inspired by Jung’s Psychological Type theory. It identifies 16 personality types using preferences across four dichotomies:
- Extraversion (E) vs. Introversion (I)
- Sensing (S) vs. Intuition (N)
- Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F)
- Judging (J) vs. Perceiving (P)
Widely applied in career counseling, team-building, and personal growth, this tool supports self-awareness and helps tailor guidance for your unique goals.
Other Assessments & Tools
Jungian Alchemical Drawing
Dr Bren partners with Kelsey Marie, a medium/psychic artist, to get an alchemical drawing of your psyche as it presents energetically. It's like getting an x-ray of your psyche. (See pricing below for more details.)
Life Purpose Facilitation
Dr. Bren guides you in uncovering life patterns and symbols, revealing deeper purposes. Through compassionate dialogue, you’ll see authentic moments as purposeful and interconnected, empowering you to embrace intentional living and integrate your life’s purpose into a fulfilling, meaningful journey toward self-actualization.
Jungian Parts Work
Jungian Parts Work is a therapeutic approach that conceptualizes the mind as a community of different "parts," each with its unique characteristics, emotions, and motivations. Dr. Bren views these parts as sub-personalities within an individual therapy, each playing a role in shaping behavior and emotions.