- Attachment informed
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Katja
Katja Brodt de Sousa is a BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with 18 years of experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people facing life changes, grief, addictions and issues around intimacy and sleep.
Katja works directly with feelings of shame and guilt and helps people notice the thoughts and behaviours that get in the way of better connections. She describes working to help people recognise inner blocks and to reduce self-sabotaging thinking. That practical focus includes looking at how past relationships affect current trust and closeness.
Her approach draws on attachment-based thinking and client-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness practice. Sessions aim to explore patterns, name difficult emotions and try small shifts in thinking or behaviour. Katja also uses existential and psychodynamic ideas where they help make sense of life choices and identity questions.
She combines a reflective way of talking with short exercises people can try between sessions. That might mean practising different responses, noticing unhelpful thinking, or trying attention-based exercises to calm the body. The work is collaborative and paced to what the person feels able to manage.
Katja sees people who want help with abandonment or attachment issues, codependency, fatherhood concerns, family of origin problems and trauma or domestic violence recovery. She offers sessions in English and German and accepts international clients.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Katja commonly draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural therapy in online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and helps people spot repeating patterns in closeness and trust. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce distress.She also uses client-centred listening to make space for someone to tell their story and mindfulness practices to build awareness of bodily and emotional states. These approaches can help with anxiety, shame, relationship difficulties and the practical problems that follow trauma or big life changes. Katja treats finding the right mix of methods as part of the work rather than a fixed decision up front. She will discuss needs, goals and preferences and together decide which approaches to try first.
Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking as they are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Different formats also let people choose lighter options such as audio only or camera-on conversations depending on what suits their day.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, German
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, low self-esteem, depression and related issues such as grief, addictions and intimacy concerns.
How would she approach guilt or shame?
She helps people identify the thoughts and behaviours that maintain shame and guilt, then uses talking, reflection and practical exercises to test different ways of responding.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working in private practice in the UK with a range of mood, relationship and trauma-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP accredited and registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I do not live in the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients. She conducts work in English and German.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.