Katja Brodt de Sousa, BACP

Katja Brodt de Sousa is a counsellor with 18 years of experience who helps people facing midlife questions and life transitions. She works with individuals dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship challenges. Sessions are offered in English and German and she practices from the United Kingdom. Katja focuses on helping clients identify the thoughts and patterns that get in the way of better connections with others and with themselves. She guides people through feelings of shame, self-doubt and emptiness so they can accept a more authentic sense of self. Practical work often addresses sleep, anger, career stress and coping after separation. Her approach draws on several therapeutic traditions and is adapted to each person. Katja uses cognitive behavioural ideas alongside client-centred and attachment-based perspectives to make sense of unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness and existential ideas are brought in where they fit the person’s concerns and values. She has long experience supporting people through grief, trauma, addictions and compassion fatigue as well as specific concerns such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms and intimacy-related issues. This background helps when someone needs both short-term coping tools and longer-term self-understanding. To begin, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are accepted, and practical arrangements are discussed when booking.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early connections shape current relationships. It helps people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and aims to build safer ways of relating. Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what comes up and follows the client’s pace to help them feel accepted and clearer about choices. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Katja will discuss what seems to fit most with someone’s goals, needs and preferences and will adjust methods as the work unfolds. That collaborative planning helps clients try tools and see what feels most useful. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by cutting travel time or letting someone join from a quieter place. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and different rhythms of work if that suits someone's schedule. Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking so arrangements match your practical needs.