Devorah Knaff , LMFT

Devorah Knaff is a California-licensed therapist with 11 years of professional experience who supports people navigating relationship challenges, family conflicts, LGBTQ+ related concerns, and trauma and abuse. She practices from a strengths-based perspective and honors each person as the expert of their own story, helping them access existing resources and resilience to move through difficult moments.

As an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she brings training that emphasizes the connections between relationships and individual well-being. Devorah meets clients with empathy and practical focus, offering guidance for emotional challenges while respecting each individual’s values and goals.

Beginning therapy often requires courage, and she recognizes and values that first step. Her approach centers on collaboration, patience, and supporting clients as they work toward clearer understanding, healthier relationships, and improved coping with the impacts of trauma and life change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Devorah Knaff integrates client-centered principles that prioritize the individual’s experience, listening with empathy and supporting clients to identify their own goals and solutions; this approach is helpful for people facing relationship strain, life transitions, and concerns about identity. Existential therapy is also part of her work, inviting exploration of meaning, choice, and values to address anxiety, grief, and questions about life purpose. Narrative therapy techniques help clients separate themselves from their problems and rewrite personal narratives, which can be useful for trauma recovery, identity concerns, and shifting long-standing patterns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Devorah works with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to best support progress. Clients are engaged as active partners in shaping the work.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible and helps therapy fit into busy lives. These options allow clients to connect from different settings and maintain continuity of care even when schedules or circumstances change, while receiving support from licensed professionals and therapists trained in the approaches described above.