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- LGBT issues
- Relationship concerns
- Narrative approaches
About Devorah
Devorah Knaff is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with people on relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, sexual and gender identity questions, anxiety, depression, stress, and life changes. Her practice emphasizes the client's own knowledge of their story and the strengths they bring to change.
Devorah uses talk‑based work to help people sort through difficult feelings and decisions. She listens for patterns in relationships and family history. She also helps people address intimacy issues, sleep disruption, parenting stress, and anger. Practical conversation is paired with attention to personal meaning and values.
Her background includes approaches such as Client‑Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy. These approaches guide how she helps people explore identity, values, and the stories they tell about their lives. She uses reflection and open questions to clarify goals and next steps.
Sessions focus on identifying strengths, naming repeated patterns, and trying new ways of relating or coping. Devorah pays attention to family of origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and attachment and abandonment themes when they arise. She also addresses issues tied to chronic illness, fertility, fatherhood, and domestic violence.
People can expect straightforward conversation about concrete problems and the meanings behind them. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort and goals. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Devorah uses Client‑Centered Therapy to focus on the person's perspective and strengths. This approach involves reflective listening and encouragement to make the client's priorities central to each session. It is often useful for relationship concerns, identity questions, and coping with life changes.She also draws on Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves. Narrative work looks at how personal narratives shape choices and relationships and supports people in rewriting limiting stories. This can help with grief, shame, and patterns that repeat across relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test methods and adjust based on goals and preferences. This process helps decide which mix of conversation styles and techniques will be most useful.
Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, shorten commute time, and allow for brief check‑ins when schedules are tight. Therapists and licensed professionals often use different formats, so verify which options are offered when arranging the first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, intimacy and parenting challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is talk‑based and collaborative, using client‑centered listening, narrative exploration, and motivational interviewing to clarify goals and next steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a therapist.
What credential does she hold and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.