Katja Brodt de Sousa

Katja Brodt de Sousa is a counsellor who focuses on helping people struggling with eating and food-related issues alongside stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. She speaks English and German and works with clients from the United Kingdom and beyond. Her approach aims to reduce self-doubt and help people reconnect with themselves and others.

With 18 years in practice, Katja draws on several therapeutic traditions to match each person's needs. She uses client-centred methods to listen without judgement and to build a trusting working relationship. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and finds practical ways to change unhelpful patterns.

Attachment-based ways of working are part of her practice too, helping people understand how early relationships shape current bonds and behaviours. She may also bring elements of existential and mindfulness approaches to help with meaning, presence and coping in daily life.

Katja helps people notice inner blocks and the thoughts that sabotage progress. She supports people through grief, trauma, life changes and the fallout of relationship problems including separation. She also works with concerns such as addiction, sleep difficulties, anger and compassion fatigue.

Her BACP credential means she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Attachment-based work helps people see how early relationships affect present feelings and behaviours. In online sessions this can look like gently tracing patterns in close relationships and testing new ways of connecting with others and with oneself.

Client-centred work puts the person at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows what matters most to the client, which suits people who need a steady, supportive space to talk about eating and body image worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In an online setting this often means identifying unhelpful thinking, trying short experiments between sessions and practising skills to reduce anxiety or change eating-related behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then agree a plan together. That collaborative process lets the approach evolve as needs change.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and avoiding travel time. It can make regular check-ins easier to keep and allows people to join from different locations. Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking to know how appointments are delivered.