About Bea
Beatrice Chestnut, PhD
Beatrice Chestnut, MA, PhD, MFT, brings a deep knowledge of the Enneagram system to her work as a psychotherapist, coach, group facilitator, trainer, and consultant. A licensed psychotherapist, she has a PhD in communication and an MA in clinical psychology and has been working with the Enneagram for more than 34 years. She has taught communication and psychology at the college level, served as president of the International Enneagram Association from 2006 through 2007, and completed the Palmer/Daniels Enneagram Professional Training Program teacher certification in 1997.
Currently, Beatrice has a psychotherapy, coaching, and business development practice based in San Francisco. She has taught at Northwestern University and was trained in group facilitation at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. She is the author of two popular books about the Enneagram system, The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge and The 9 Types of Leadership: Mastering the Art of People in the 21st-Century Workplace and co-author of a third, with Uranio Paes, The Enneagram Guide to Waking up: Find Your Path, Face Your Shadow, Discover Your True Self. She teaches Enneagram workshops internationally, and works with teams and businesses as a trainer, coach, and change consultant. More than anything else, Bea is passionate about helping others find their way toward consciously creating more fulfilling relationships, work, and life experiences.
Team
Amanda Braga
Chief of Staff, The Chestnut Group
Global Business Manager, CP Enneagram Academy
Amanda manages the operations of The Chestnut Group and the business operations of the Academy, including global programming, social media, and client engagement. She has a background in international development with a focus on global education and gender equality. While working in international development, she cultivated an interest in leadership development by seeing firsthand the power of effective leaders in social movements. Most recently she was a researcher and project manager at The Brookings Institution. She has a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College.