Devorah Knaff , LMFT

Devorah Knaff is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who face relationship strains, LGBT concerns, trauma and grief, and life changes. Her approach begins with listening closely to each person's story and strengths.

Clients can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through what feels hardest. Devorah treats conversations as collaborative, helping people notice patterns and make small, doable changes. She uses clear language and practical steps rather than jargon.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, parenting stress, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, and career struggles. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care questions, attachment and family-of-origin issues, fertility and fatherhood concerns, chronic illness and pain, and recovery after domestic violence.

Devorah draws from therapies that emphasize the person's experience and story. Techniques include client-centered listening, narrative methods to reframe patterns, motivational interviewing to build momentum, Jungian ideas about personal symbols, and existential themes about meaning and choice. She tailors these approaches to fit each person's needs.

Signing up starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. Devorah aims to help people find realistic ways to cope and move forward while honoring their values and history.

Therapeutic approaches and online care options

Devorah uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's experience and priorities, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental way to talk through challenges. That approach helps when someone needs steady support, reassurance, and practical steps based on their own goals.

She also uses narrative therapy to help people examine and rewrite the stories they tell about themselves. Narrative work can be useful for issues like identity, shame, grief, and patterns that keep repeating, as it helps make choices more visible and manageable.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Devorah will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as needed in collaboration with the client.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or low bandwidth, live chat offers shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while fitting therapy into everyday life.