About
Welcome! I’m Kirsten Oates, and I offer an innovative, contemplative approach to Enneagram Coaching.
I am passionate about addressing the suffering that arises not only from life’s challenges, but from our attachment to the personality’s limited way of perceiving reality. The Enneagram reveals how our habitual patterns can become barriers to connection, truth, and love.
My approach explores three interwoven dimensions of human experience: the egoic, the religious, and the mystical. Each brings its own form of insight and healing. While these dimensions are always present, we engage with them individually to support healthy integration—a movement toward wisdom, freedom, and grace.
True transformation isn’t about perfecting the personality. It’s about surrendering into something greater. This journey invites you beyond the ego’s constraints into a more spacious, contemplative awareness, where your gifts can emerge from the deep well of your true self.
Kirsten Oates
Kirsten Oates is best known as the co-host of the Turning to the Mystics podcast, where she and renowned spiritual teacher James Finley draw on ancient wisdom to guide seekers through the complexities of the spiritual journey. She is currently co-authoring a book with James on The Enneagram and Discerning Mystical Consciousness, exploring how the Enneagram can illuminate the path from egoic patterns to divine union.
Kirsten has been coaching with the Enneagram for over 18 years, offering deep one-on-one work, leading workshops, and guiding teams in using the Enneagram for personal growth, relational transformation, and spiritual integration. Her Enneagram journey began through in-person training with two of its most esteemed teachers, David Daniels and Helen Palmer, followed by continued study with Beatrice Chestnut and long-standing inspiration from Richard Rohr.
In addition to her work with the Enneagram, Kirsten brings over two decades of experience across both for-profit and non-profit sectors, having held strategic roles at Bain & Company, The Bridgespan Group, and the Center for Action and Contemplation. She is a certified Spiritual Director, QiGong Instructor, and trained in Somatic Experiencing. She holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and a Bachelor of Economics from the Australian National University.
