About me
There is a woman underneath everything you have built.
Underneath the roles, the responsibilities, the version of yourself you have quietly been performing for years.
You know she is there, you have always known, and you are done waiting to find her again.
I’m Karen Shaw, Life, Career and Mindset Coach and founder of THE REAL METHOD™, a framework built around the three things that create lasting change: Identity, Courage and Fulfilment.
After 25 years in business and financial services, I built a successful career while quietly disappearing inside it. I raised two daughters, cared for my parents, held everything together, and one day looked in the mirror and did not recognise the woman staring back.
That moment changed everything.
I retrained, invested deeply in my own transformation, and built a method rooted in lived experience as much as formal qualification. Not surface-level change. A real shift in who you are and how you live.
This work is not about fixing you. It is about reconnecting you with the woman you were before the world told you who to be.
My clients are self-aware women who have already tried other approaches and still feel something is missing at the core. Together, we work at the level of identity, not just habits or goals, but who you actually are. We reconnect with what truly matters, including your relationship with yourself, your choices and your life, and create change that feels aligned, energising and real.
This is not coaching as usual. It is the kind of work that changes how you see yourself, how you make decisions and how you show up in every part of your life.
The first step is a 20-minute conversation. Honest, direct, no agenda. If it feels right, we will both know.
Book your conversation now.
Training, qualifications & experience
- I hold a Life Coaching Diploma from The Coaching Academy, an Association for Coaching-approved programme.
- I hold an IOEE Level 5 Certificate in Mentoring through the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.
- I am an Accredited MindCoding™ Practitioner, certified by the Now Is Your Time Academy under founders Dr Donna Elliott and Cheryl Reid.
- I am a certified DISC Profiling Practitioner through The Coaching Academy, using behavioural profiling to support deeper client self-awareness.
- In addition to my formal qualifications, I have completed
- A 6-week NLP Masterclass with Ali Campbell
- A 6-week Positive Intelligence Programme with Shirzad Chamine
- A 13-week "Become the Real You" Programme with Cheryl Reid and Dr Donna Elliott
- A 6-month high-performance Coaching Programme with Karen Kissane
- A Business Mastermind with Andrea Callanan.
I spent 25+ years in financial services, working across a male-dominated industry while raising two daughters and caring for my parents.
Throughout my life and career I have naturally coached, supported and guided the people around me. I have invested years in high-level personal development alongside my formal qualifications, doing the deep inner work as well as the studied work. I now work with clients 1-to-1, in group settings, and fully online.
Areas of coaching I deal with
Other areas of coaching I deal with
Mindset
Self Awareness
Fees
Free initial online session
Additional information
My fees are bespoke to you. Because every person’s situation is different, I work with you based on where you are, what you need, and how far you want to go. We discuss the right option together once we have spoken.
Most people notice meaningful shifts within three sessions. Others choose to go deeper. Whatever feels right for you, we build it around your life and your goals.
Start with a free discovery call
This is simply a real conversation. You share what has brought you here, and I give you my full attention. Together we work out whether this is the right fit. If it is, I will share the options that make most sense for you.
If I am not the right coach for you, I will tell you that honestly. Because this only works when it feels completely right for both of us.
Book your free call above.
It costs nothing and could change everything.
When I work
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Further information
Member organisations:
- The Coaching Academy - Life Coaching Diploma, Association for Coaching Approved Programme
- Now Is Your Time Academy - Accredited Mind Coding Practitioner
- The Coaching Academy - DISC Profiling Certified
