About Intrapsyche
Psychologically-Informed Executive Business Coaching & Leadership Development
Our Mission
To revolutionise cultures of authenticity and connection in the workplace, to improve the ease of productive performance; bringing the human being into the human doing space.
Our Values
Trust
Creating safe, confidential spaces where leaders and teams can grow.
Authenticity
Encouraging leaders to align with their values and lead with integrity.
Inclusion
Celebrating differences and help organisations create workplaces where everyone belongs.
Impact
Our work focuses on meaningful change that transforms and lasts.
Meet Our Founder – Karen Oakes
Karen’s career may have begun in corporate accountancy and HR, but she soon found herself drawn to the deeper motivations and relationships that drive people. Karen retrained in counselling, family work, and psychotherapy, establishing a private practice in 2006.
Over time, she observed that many of her clients, often business owners and senior professionals, experienced significant isolation and pressure. This insight motivated her to pursue an ILM Level 7 in Executive Coaching, integrating her extensive therapeutic background with executive development to offer a unique, psychologically-informed approach to coaching.
She now brings nearly two decades of therapeutic insight to her work, focusing on purposeful and meaningful career alignment.
Karen is dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their capabilities and confidence. Her coaching style is both compassionate and challenging, providing honest feedback aimed at fostering growth and success.
She recognises that effective coaching addresses both business objectives and the personal goals of individuals, believing that when these align, great achievements follow. She emphasises the importance of strong leaders who are willing to grow and adapt, supporting clients in their personal and professional transformations to unlock their own potential and that of their teams.
Karen’s career may have begun in corporate accountancy and HR, but she soon found herself drawn to the deeper motivations and relationships that drive people. Karen retrained in counselling, family work, and psychotherapy, establishing a private practice in 2006.
Over time, she observed that many of her clients, often business owners and senior professionals, experienced significant isolation and pressure. This insight motivated her to pursue an ILM Level 7 in Executive Coaching, integrating her extensive therapeutic background with executive development to offer a unique, psychologically-informed approach to coaching.
She now brings nearly two decades of therapeutic insight to her work, focusing on purposeful and meaningful career alignment.
Karen is dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their capabilities and confidence. Her coaching style is both compassionate and challenging, providing honest feedback aimed at fostering growth and success.
She recognises that effective coaching addresses both business objectives and the personal goals of individuals, believing that when these align, great achievements follow. She emphasises the importance of strong leaders who are willing to grow and adapt, supporting clients in their personal and professional transformations to unlock their own potential and that of their teams.
”We spend a significant portion of our lives working, so it’s vital that the work we do feels purposeful, meaningful, and aligned.” – Karen Oakes
Meet The Team
Alongside Karen, IntraPsyche have a network of specialist associates who offer expertise in leadership, team dynamics and neurodiversity.
