Katharina Albrecht

Systemic Sex and Relationship Therapist and Attachment-Focused Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner

In my work, I integrate psychodynamic, systemic, and relational talk therapy with somatic and neurobiological trauma release tools. My approach is rooted in the belief that healing and intimacy grow when we can stay connected to our bodies while remaining emotionally close to others.

As a Systemic Sex and Relationship Therapist and Attachment-Focused Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, I help individuals and couples explore the deeper patterns that shape their connections—patterns often held implicitly in the body. Whether we are working with the aftermath of trauma, challenges around desire, or the longing for greater intimacy and authenticity, our work together invites both regulation and vitality.

My practice increasingly incorporates touch-based somatic work, supporting the nervous system in re-establishing safety, self-regulation, and embodied presence—especially where early attachment experiences have left implicit imprints that talking alone cannot reach.

I see the body not as a symptom to be managed but as a living source of information and wisdom. The goal is not perfection, but integration—a sense of aliveness, coherence, and choice.

My practice is inclusive and affirming—I welcome all bodies, identities, genders, orientations, and relationship constellations.

Rates:

50min individual session 120€

55min couple session 154€

75min couple session 170€

About me

As an internationally trained sex and relationship therapist and a body-oriented trauma therapist, I help individuals and couples cultivate healthy, fulfilling relationships. My approach integrates conscious relational scripts and narratives with the profound impact of neurophysiology, nervous system states, and implicitly held memories, often incorporating therapeutic touch to facilitate this deep healing. This creates a holistic path to deeper connection and well-being.

Qualifications

  • October 2025 The Neurobiology of Love and Safety for Psychotherapists with Prof. Stephen Porges & Prof. Sue Carter

  • September 2023 Essential Strategies for Healing Sexual Trauma and Sexuality with Ariel Giarretto

  • Jan 2023-Sep 2025 Somatic Experiencing® (SE), body-oriented psychotherapy from SE Greece in Athens, Greece

  • 2020-2022 Postgraduate Training in Systemic Sex Therapy with Ulrich Clement, German Association for Sexual Research, Berlin Germany

  • April 2021 Female Desire in Sex Therapy Dr. Angelika Eck

  • 2017-2019 PG Dip Refugee Care from the Centre for Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, Colchester, UK & Tavistock Clinic, London

  • 2018 Narrative Therapy Training at the Institute of Narrative Therapy, Toronto CA

  • 2012-2014 Postgraduate Diploma Psychodynamic Couples Counselling, Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships, London, UK

  • 2007-2011 B.Sc. Psychosocial Sciences from the University of East London, London UK