Katja Rapp , LMFT

Katja Rapp is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Katja also supports those dealing with parenting strain, career transitions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and questions around identity and sexuality. Katja works in a straightforward, respectful way. She treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and coping tools that can be used day to day. People often come for short-term work around a specific issue or for ongoing support through a life change. Her approach is grounded in evidence-based techniques that aim to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. She draws on methods that help with emotion regulation, processing difficult experiences, and changing unhelpful patterns. Therapy is collaborative: the client’s goals shape the path and pace of work. Katja speaks English and German, which can help when language matters in therapy. With 14 years of experience as an LMFT, she brings both clinical background and practical problem-solving to sessions. Her practice includes attention to body image, eating and food-related issues, codependency, and attachment concerns. People who choose Katja can expect clear guidance, steady support, and an emphasis on small, achievable changes. She encourages open conversation about goals and tailors sessions to individual needs and preferences.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Katja uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on emotion regulation and processing difficult experiences. One approach helps people name and manage strong emotions so they feel less overwhelming and can make clearer decisions. Another approach targets patterns in relationships and communication, helping people change repeated behaviors that cause conflict or distance.

Finding the right way to work together is part of the process. Katja collaborates with each client to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for in-depth work, while phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-style work, or ongoing reflections between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity of care across different situations.