Katja Brodt de Sousa
Practical therapy for connection and change
About Katja
Katja Brodt de Sousa is a counsellor and psychotherapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She works with clients who struggle with low self-esteem, depression, grief and life changes. Katja also supports those dealing with addiction, trauma and intimacy-related worries.
She speaks English and German and practices from the United Kingdom. Katja draws on 18 years of clinical experience in independent practice. She focuses on helping people identify unhelpful patterns and the thoughts that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to strengthen connection to self and improve relationships with others. The tone in sessions is warm and practical, with attention to what a person wants to change. Her work combines several approaches to suit each person’s needs.
Cognitive behavioural techniques may be used to tackle anxious thinking and sleeping problems. Attachment-based perspectives help look at patterns that come from earlier relationships and how they affect present behaviour. Client-centred principles shape sessions so the person’s experience is central.
Katja also attends to specific concerns such as abandonment, commitment and attachment issues, codependency and family of origin matters. She has experience supporting people through separation and the aftermath of infidelity. Practical coping strategies are offered alongside reflection on values and meaning.
People can expect a collaborative process that balances practical tools with deeper exploration. The aim is clearer self-understanding, fewer sabotaging habits and steadier emotional ground. Work is paced to each person’s readiness and goals.
What Katja works with
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
This therapist uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps when people repeatedly find themselves in the same relational problems or feel unsure in close connections.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep issues because it teaches practical steps to shift thinking and habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to identify goals, try methods that suit their needs, and adjust the plan as things change. This collaborative way helps make therapy feel tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth weekly work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer shorter, written communication or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, German
