Works with
- Anger
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
How Devorah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Devorah
Devorah Knaff is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 11 years of clinical experience in California. She focuses on practical support for people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. Devorah centers each session on the person in front of her and treats clients as the experts in their own lives.
She draws on several ways of working to meet different needs. Client-Centered Therapy creates space for people to be heard and to build on their strengths.
Background and approach
Existential Therapy helps when questions about meaning, identity, or life direction feel overwhelming. Jungian and Narrative ideas can help make sense of patterns and stories that keep repeating. Sessions are conversational and grounded.
Devorah listens carefully, asks questions to clarify what matters most, and helps people try small, manageable shifts. She uses motivational interviewing techniques when someone wants to make a change but feels stuck or unsure. Devorah has supported people dealing with trauma, family-of-origin issues, fertility and parenthood concerns, gender dysphoria, chronic illness or pain, and isolation.
She also helps with common stresses like sleep problems, career decisions, and anger that gets in the way of daily life. Her approach is collaborative and paced to fit each person’s readiness. If you want a therapist who listens and helps you test new ways of coping, she offers that steady, practical partnership.
What Devorah works with
Everything Devorah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Devorah's practice.
- 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 lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide remote sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people identify their own strengths and goals. It is useful for building confidence, reducing anxiety, and sorting through relationship or parenting worries.Existential Therapy deals with questions of meaning, identity, and life purpose. It can help when people feel stuck by big decisions, grief, or doubts about the future.
Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and the patterns those stories create. Rewriting parts of those stories can reduce shame, isolation, and repeated relationship struggles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and how they respond in sessions. That process may include trying different methods and adjusting as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and build rapport, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work, and live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around a busy life.
Questions people ask about Devorah
What issues does Devorah commonly help with?
She helps people with relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, anger, parenting and life changes, among other concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and person-centered. She listens, reflects back what she hears, and helps people try small, practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working as a therapist in California.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are offered and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available online?
She works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.