Katja Brodt de Sousa

Katja Brodt de Sousa is a counsellor with 18 years' experience who helps people manage strong emotions and life changes. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, anger or relationship problems. Sessions are offered in English and German and she accepts international clients.

In practice she focuses on helping people notice the thought patterns and behaviours that get in the way of better relationships and self-connection. She supports people through bereavement, separation, addictive behaviours, sleep difficulties and work-related strain. She also addresses attachment wounds, abandonment fears and difficulties with intimacy and commitment.

Katja uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on client-centred listening to understand what matters, and uses cognitive-behavioural ideas to spot and shift unhelpful thinking. Attachment-based thinking helps to map patterns in relationships and where they began.

Her background includes long-term private practice in the United Kingdom, working with a broad range of emotional and interpersonal difficulties. Her qualification is listed with BACP, which appears in her credentials as supplied.

People who meet her can expect direct, plain conversation and practical steps to try between sessions. The work often involves noticing recurring patterns, testing small changes and building new ways of handling strong feelings. Booking is arranged through the website process and by matching with her availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape present relationships and feelings. Online conversations can still trace these patterns and help people understand recurring responses to closeness or distance. Client-centred therapy emphasises listening and the person's own goals, giving time and space for feelings to be named and reflected back in a gentle way. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce distress and improve sleep, mood or anger control.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods together. This collaborative process helps people try techniques and check whether they fit day-to-day life.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use written exercises, guided mindfulness practices and behavioural experiments between sessions to build new habits.