About Kathy Clayton
Hi, I’m Kathy. I’ve been doing this personal growth thing since my mid-20s and I just can’t quit it. Even as a kid, I was compelled to understand the how and why of life. I rarely got good answers, which meant I struggled – a lot, especially when it came to doing this relational human thing. Which, of course, is what continues to compel me in this work.
As a Social 7 with a strong 6 wing (I look an awful lot like a 1), I am deeply earnest, sincere, heady with a really strong connection with my body, and always striving to stay connected to my heart.
I started my coaching practice in October of 1996 when I was 30 years old. I had so little idea what I was getting into except I knew I wanted to help others know themselves better.
In 2003 I was introduced to the enneagram and fell in love – hard. Studying on my own wasn’t enough, so I found my mentor Renie Hope and studied with her for 15 years, gaining deep somatic knowledge of this amazing resource. I’ve also studied with many of our enneagram bright lights: David Daniels, Terry Saracino, Marion Gilbert, Michael Naylor, Beatrice Chestnut, Ginger Lapid-Bogda and Sandra Maitre.
Now, at 59, I’m beginning a new chapter – fully present (mostly) and so excited for what’s ahead.
I’m glad you’re here. Let’s go!
Kathy’s familiarity with the tools I already had and her ability to provide me new ones that complemented them. The work we did really helped me tune in better to my own instincts and to trust myself more.
Kathy conducts our sessions in a manner where she is able to hold the context together well, in that there is no drop-off between sessions. She starts every session picking up right where we left off making it feel far more productive and seamless while not having to rehash things left from the previous session.
She has the ability to hold context in a global way and can tie things together that I can’t because I am so close to the business.