Katja Brodt de Sousa, BACP

Katja Brodt de Sousa is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing anxiety, stress, relationship worries and issues with self-esteem. She speaks English and German and works with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma, addiction and intimacy-related difficulties. Katja aims to help clients notice the patterns that hold them back and to build clearer, healthier connections with themselves and others.

Katja draws on 18 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She uses a mix of talking approaches rather than a single method. Sessions often focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, understanding attachment patterns, and practising present-moment awareness to reduce distress.

Her background includes long-term work with people dealing with depression, relationship breakdowns, infidelity and separation. She also supports those coping with career stress, caregiver strain, sleep problems and anger. Clients who bring concerns about attachment, abandonment or codependency will find those themes are commonly addressed in her work.

In sessions Katja listens attentively and encourages small, practical steps that fit everyday life. She helps people dismantle shame and self-doubt while strengthening self-acceptance. Progress is usually steady and focused on the goals the person sets.

To begin, people use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability. Katja accepts international clients and works from the United Kingdom.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Katja commonly uses Attachment-Based work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside Client-Centred ways of working. Attachment-Based work looks at how early bonds shape current patterns and helps people change unhelpful relationship habits. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting thoughts and behaviours that keep anxiety or low mood in place. Client-Centred work means the person’s experience guides the pace and topics of each session and the therapist offers empathic listening.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Katja will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest ways of working to try. She adapts methods as needs evolve, checking in regularly to make sure the approach still fits what the person wants to achieve.

If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats available before booking because this profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep continuity of care across locations. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists vary in how they run online sessions, so discuss practical arrangements when you match and schedule.