Grau is the in-between.
Where nuance becomes direction.
Systemic coaching for people leading through pressure, uncertainty, and responsibility.
Professional transitions and strategic reorientation
Personal turning points and unchosen paths
Burnout prevention and recovery
Conflict within teams, partnerships, or investor relationships
Tensions between professional role and personal identity
Decision-making under pressure
Structural constraints that limit performance
Rebalancing ambition and sustainability
Our time together is focused and intentional: reducing pressure, clarifying direction, redesigning structures, and restoring capacity.
Focus Areas
Approach
Systemic coaching starts with the presenting issue and moves quickly beyond it.
Rather than remaining in problem analysis, we identify the structures, assumptions, and dynamics that shape decisions and performance and shift them toward viable solutions.
My work combines systemic methodology with visual thinking. Complex situations are mapped and reframed, creating new options for action.
We work across past, present, and future, clarifying what to retain, what to change, and what to build.
Change is developed within your system, where identity, responsibility, and action align.
Values
Growth. Foundations that support development and protect your energy.
Resilience. Not pushing harder, but building routines that stabilize and sustain.
Agency. Acting with intention. Seeing clearly and choosing deliberately.
Unfolding. New thinking becomes possible when nuance replaces extremes.
Sessions
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A 90-minute format that provides sufficient space to work through patterns, decisions, and ongoing processes without time pressure. The session can take place online or in person in Berlin.
Fee: 120 euros
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When coaching is booked and covered by a company, the rate follows the standard 90 minute format with a 20 percent adjustment to reflect the extended administrative and organisational framework involved. The session can take place online or on site in Berlin.
Fee: 144 Euro
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The package offers a reduced rate for those who want to work in a continuous rhythm. It includes three session of 90 minutes for a total of 324 EUR, reflecting a 10 percent reduction per session. The structure supports steady progress and creates space for deeper work.
Fee: 324 Euro
This package cannot be booked through the booking system. An email is required first.
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This reduced rate is available for students up to age 24. The session follows the same 90 minute format and offers the full depth and structure of the standard process. The adjusted price is 96 EUR, reflecting a 20 percent student reduction.
Fee: 96 Euro (Brutto)
Contact
For inquiries or collaborations, get in touch.
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Grau is a systemic coaching practice founded and led by Monika Grabuschnigg.
I support individuals and teams working in demanding professional environments where clarity, orientation, and stability are critical. Systemic methodology is combined with structured visual thinking to expand perspective and strengthen decision-making.
I am a certified Systemic Business and Personal Coach (ECA) and a member of the Federal Association for Quality and Systemic Work. I also run an international visual art practice.
My artistic work is presented internationally, including exhibitions at institutions such as the Middelheim Museum in Antwerp and the Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, as well as exhibitions in Dubai and New York. In 2018, I was awarded the Berlin Art Prize. Mentoring and teaching have long been part of my work, currently including teaching at Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel.
My work as an artist is shaped by making visible what often remains in the background. Coaching is a deliberate extension of this approach. It combines systemic thinking with my experience in the arts: looking at connections differently, questioning habitual ways of seeing, and thereby gaining orientation, accessing new resources, and aligning action with intention.
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Who does Grau work with?
Grau works with individuals, leaders, and teams in demanding professional contexts. Engagements take place on an individual basis or within organizational settings.
How does a collaboration begin?
Collaboration begins with a brief initial exchange, by email or phone, to clarify the focus and determine a suitable format.
In which formats does Grau work?
Coaching can take place in short-term or longer-term formats. Sessions are offered online, by phone, in Berlin, or on site within organizations.
What is meant by systemic coaching?
Systemic coaching treats clients as experts in their own context. The work focuses on relationships, decision-making spaces, and structural conditions, guided by concrete goals and pace.
How many sessions are planned?
The number of sessions is defined jointly. There are no fixed programs, only open and goal-oriented processes.
How is a session structured?
The standard format is 90 minutes. Extended sessions can be arranged if needed.
What happens if an appointment is canceled?
Appointments may be rescheduled. Cancellations less than 24 hours before the session cannot be refunded.
Is coaching suitable for every situation?
Coaching is not a substitute for therapeutic or medical treatment. Grau does not work with acute psychological crises. In such cases, professional medical or psychological support is required.
Reviews
“Working with Monika felt familiar and trusting from the very beginning. Both the studio spaces and her presence create a pleasant atmosphere. She takes her time, asks precise, probing questions, and responds creatively to whatever comes up.
How do I know this so well? To be honest, Monika caught me on a day when I was not at my best. Everything was chaotic, I almost cancelled, and I was not very open. Still, I left our session with a good feeling and practical tools that I still use today.”
“Coaching with Monika was incredibly enriching for me. With her grounded yet humorous demeanor, she creates a space of trust. I was especially impressed by how deeply she could engage with my topic at any moment, even though she had no experience in my industry. From our first session onward, I felt I had found a coach who truly understood me and what I needed, and who offered valuable perspectives and practical next steps.”
“Monika supported me through an intense phase of self-employment, helping me find more calm, relaxation, and serenity again. I was especially impressed by how much creativity and humor she brings to every coaching session, giving even serious topics a noticeable lightness. She is incredibly dedicated, works with full commitment, and creates closeness and trust through her caring, communicative manner.”