Behavioral Scientist · Systemic Coach
Analytical rigor meets playful freedom.
For those ready to bridge sharp intellectual clarity with creative, action-oriented growth.
Who I am
Hi, I'm Jan. Behavioral scientist by trade, a human by practice, and an occasional victim of my own cognitive biases.
I've spent years working in academia and learning a rigorous, structured way to decode the world. I've spent just as many years practicing improv theater — learning how to embrace uncertainty — and in meditation halls learning how to simply be with what is.
My work sits at the messy, productive intersection of these two worlds.
I facilitate a space that combines analytical rigor to understand your patterns with the playful lightness to help you shift them.
Experience
The credentials (the serious part).
- 01
Doctorate in Experimental Economics
University of Hamburg, with a research visit at MIT.
- 02
Certified Coach
Systemic-integrative coach with an emphasis on Psychodrama.
- 03
Extensive Training in Mindfulness
3 months in a Zen Training Center (2025–2026) alongside various contemplative practices.
- 04
Improv Practitioner
Stage experience, teaching experience, and iO Chicago Summer Intensive.
- 05
Extensive Personal Process Work
250+ hours in a Gestalt therapy setting alongside other intensive self-experience processes.
How I work
A sandbox for your life.
My coaching is designed to help you reconnect with yourself and fundamentally reframe how you see the world. I don't believe in offering diagnoses from the outside, nor will you receive a list of quick tips or generic solutions.
Instead, I invite you to be brave and creative, trading endless analysis for real-time experiments. We shift the focus from "figuring it out" to "letting it show up." It's much safer to trip over your own feet in the sandbox than in the real world.
We trade my advice for your discovery, letting the results reveal the answers you're looking for. My role is to help you see what you're already capable of, but currently overlooking.
After all, what feels "normal" to you is rarely a given — it's usually the hidden key to shifting your patterns. I'll stabilize where needed and challenge where appropriate.
Diagnostic
Is this the right operating system for you?
Not a fit if you're looking for…
- A pre-set roadmap
- A directive mentor telling you what to do
- A clinical diagnosis or therapy substitute
A perfect fit if you want to…
- Combine analytical clarity with the freedom of play
- Disrupt the patterns you're stuck in right now
- Run real-time experiments instead of endless analysis
How We Can Work Together
Session Details
Format
Online via Google Meet
Duration
75 minutes
Languages
English or German
Fee
€120 per session
If you can't currently afford this rate, please still reach out. I try not to turn anyone away for financial reasons. Package pricing is available upon request.
Kind words
What people say.
Jan never tried to impose answers; he acted as a facilitator helping me realize the answers were already within me. I gained the courage to start my own business.
Jan is an incredibly good listener. Instead of rushing to conclusions, he kept asking thoughtful follow-up questions which naturally guided the conversation deeper and deeper. He created an environment where I wanted to participate fully, reflect honestly, and push myself to dig deeper. What stood out to me most is that Jan never tried to impose answers on me. He acted as a facilitator, helping me realize that many of the answers were already within me. For the first time in a while, I became very clear about what I no longer wanted for my professional life. At the same time, I also gained clarity about the kind of future and lifestyle I do want. In the days that followed, I made the decision to start building my own business. Without a doubt, the session helped give me that courage. (Coaching session March 2026 in Ubud, Bali)
It was striking to see how certain patterns in my life had repeated themselves. Jan helped me view them from an entirely new perspective—serving as a catalyst to take on the role of director of my life.
During the coaching session, it was striking to see how certain patterns in my life—from career choices to personal conflicts—had repeated themselves. Jan helped me not only to recognize these connections but also to view them from an entirely new perspective. This session served as a catalyst to finally take on the role of the director of my own life. [Translated from German] (Coaching session, April 2026 in Albersdorf, Germany)
Jan's method—using representative objects with practical examples—gave me super clarity and confidence. His guidance was authentic, sharp, and meaningful.
The coaching session helped me to get more clarity and structure. The method Jan used—taking practical examples through [representative objects] and then narrowing down what is most important—resulted in giving me super clarity and confidence. The way Jan guided during the session was authentic, sharp, and meaningful. Through the methods Jan used, it resulted in me getting more clarity about myself and steps to be taken in life. I felt there was a shift in me after that which I could see and feel several months later. (Coaching session February 2026 in Perumalmalai, India)
Contact
Ready to explore?
Let's talk for 20 minutes. It's free, easy to schedule, carries no obligation — and a quick way to find out if we're a match.
Prefer email first? Reach me at janbiermann8@web.de