Devorah Knaff, LMFT

California · 11 years in practice

Devorah Knaff is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with 11 years of experience.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 53641 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1932382710 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 11
Languages: English

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About Devorah

Devorah Knaff is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate relationship strains, grief, trauma, and the challenges many LGBTQ people face. She meets people where they are and treats each person as the expert on their own life.

She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions usually center on listening closely, naming what matters most, and testing small changes that can feel manageable.

Background and approach

She helps clients sort through stress, sleep problems, anger, and the practical effects of depression or life transitions. Devorah pays attention to how past family patterns shape current relationships. She works with issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family dynamics, and fatherhood questions.

She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, fertility struggles, and the fallout of domestic violence. Her work draws on several approaches so she can match style to need. She uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s pace, narrative techniques to help rewrite painful stories, and existential ideas to look at meaning and life purpose.

These ways of working help with intimacy problems, attachment issues, and feelings of isolation. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online in a few different formats. If someone wants straightforward, calm guidance and an attentive listener, she offers a steady, respectful space to begin untangling difficult problems.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Devorah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Stress, Anxiety
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Domestic violence
Family of origin issues
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Devorah names

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Online support

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Devorah integrates Existential Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy into online work. Existential Therapy looks at questions of meaning, choice, and life purpose; it can help when someone feels stuck, isolated, or unsure what matters next. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and pacing the work around each person's needs, which helps people feel heard and more able to try new ways of relating.

She also draws on Jungian ideas about symbols and personal stories to help people make sense of repeating patterns. These approaches are used collaboratively - she will talk with each client about what feels useful and adjust methods based on the client's goals and preferences. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and happens together over a few sessions.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when visual connection helps, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on meaningful change.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Devorah commonly address?

She helps people with relationship problems, LGBTQ concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and listening-focused. She follows a client-centered approach and helps people name goals and try small changes.

What is her background and experience?

She holds 11 years of professional experience working with a range of relational and personal issues, including family of origin and attachment concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California and practices there.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients within California.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

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