About Katja
Katja Brodt de Sousa offers straightforward, compassionate counselling for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She writes in plain terms and helps clients spot patterns that cause repeated pain. Katja aims to make sessions practical so people can try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Katja holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration shown in her credentials. She has 18 years of experience working in independent practice across the United Kingdom.
How Katja works
Her work covers issues such as depression, relationship difficulties, grief and coping with major transitions. Her approach mixes a few different methods so the work fits the person in front of her. Katja uses client-centred ways to listen and build trust, and she draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions.
She also brings attachment-informed thinking to relationships and mindfulness to help calm the body and mind. Sessions are practical and conversational. Clients can expect to identify the habits that keep problems going and to practise small changes between meetings.
Katja supports people who are dealing with trauma, addiction, sleep problems, anger, career strain and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. She offers therapy in English and German and is able to work with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. The tone of her practice is warm and direct, aimed at helping people feel more grounded and more connected to themselves.
Katja lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Katja works with
The areas below are the ones Katja selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English, German |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape present-day connections. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and try new ways of relating in everyday life. Client-centred therapy focuses on being heard without judgement and building trust through empathic listening; that approach helps people feel safer to talk about shame, identity and self-worth. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical experiments and short exercises that can be done between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and try methods that fit the person. That collaborative process means approaches can shift over time as progress is made or different priorities emerge.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering genuine flexibility. Video calls are useful for a full conversation and seeing non-verbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer typing, want spaced check-ins, or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel and family commitments while still using the therapist's chosen approaches.
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