Katja Brodt de Sousa, BACP

Katja Brodt de Sousa offers practical, down-to-earth support for people feeling stuck by anxiety, low mood or life changes. She aims to help clients notice the unhelpful thoughts and patterns that get in the way of better connections - to others and to themselves. Sessions are offered in English and German and she practises from the United Kingdom.

She uses a blend of approaches tailored to each person. That might include cognitive behavioural ideas to spot and change thinking patterns, and attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current trust and closeness. Mindfulness and client-centred ways of working are added when they suit the client’s needs.

Katja has around 18 years of experience in independent practice. Her background includes supporting people through depression, stress and anxiety. She also works with people dealing with grief, trauma and difficulties linked to intimate and close relationships.

Clients who want to look at self-worth, shame, or repeated relationship problems may find her direct but compassionate style helpful. She also addresses issues such as addictions, sleep problems, anger and career-related stress. Additional areas of focus include attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency and family of origin patterns.

She is recognised by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. To begin, clients follow the site’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to the therapist’s schedule.

Approaches used online and how they help

Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect trust and closeness today, which can help when someone struggles with fear of abandonment or difficulty forming secure bonds. Client-centred work creates space for a person to be understood and accepted, and is useful when someone needs to explore feelings, shame or self-worth without judgement. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour, and is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide what fits best based on the person's concerns, goals and preferences. That way techniques and conversations are shaped around what helps the individual most, not a fixed formula.

The biography does not specify particular online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow check-ins during breaks or between commitments. They also make it possible for people outside the local area or in different countries to work with a therapist who speaks English or German.