- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, German
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Katja
Katja Rapp is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and food-related struggles, addictions, and parenting concerns. She emphasizes practical help and clear steps so overwhelmed parents can take small, manageable actions.
Her approach treats the person, not just symptoms. She listens for strengths and resources in each person's life. Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and finding ways to manage everyday strain so parenting feels less isolating.
Background and approach
Katja explains options plainly and makes collaborative plans. She helps people set short-term goals and track progress. When trauma, loss, or complex issues come up she moves at a steady pace and pays attention to emotional safety while working toward change.
She also supports people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, body image and eating concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her work includes addressing control and codependency patterns, attachment questions, and other challenges that affect daily functioning. Katja offers therapy in English and German.
Her practice includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. She encourages a practical, down-to-earth process that helps people feel more capable in their parenting and in life.
What Katja works with
Everything Katja lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Katja helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches for Online Parenting and Life Challenges
Katja uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional resilience. One common approach she uses emphasizes skill-building to manage anxiety and stress - teaching concrete breathing, grounding, and planning strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. This is helpful for people juggling parenting demands and work.She also works with approaches that address trauma and loss by creating steady, step-by-step plans to process difficult memories and feelings. These methods prioritize pacing so people can face hard topics without becoming overwhelmed, which can make grief and trauma more manageable over time.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Katja discusses options with each person, considers goals and preferences, and adjusts methods as progress develops. She helps clients test what works and shifts course when needed so the plan fits their life and values.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and deeper conversation, phone offers a lower-bandwidth option for check-ins, live chat can be useful for brief focused work, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and changing routines.
Questions people ask about Katja
What issues does this therapist help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and food-related issues, addictions, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens for strengths, sets short-term goals, and works on skills for day-to-day coping.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a California LMFT license and has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional, behavioral, and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in California as an LMFT and practices from that jurisdiction.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and German, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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