Devorah Knaff, LMFT

Devorah Knaff is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 11 years of professional experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, as well as the effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and blended family issues.

She approaches work by treating each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions tend to start with the immediate problem and practical next steps. Devorah listens for how past patterns and relationships affect present choices. She helps people name what matters to them and decide what to try differently.

Her style draws on client-centered work that prioritizes the client's perspective and narrative therapy that examines the stories people tell about themselves. She also uses ideas from existential and Jungian approaches to look at meaning and deeper patterns, and from motivational interviewing to support change when clients are unsure.

Devorah commonly helps people in blended households who are becoming stepparents, managing co-parenting with an ex, or adjusting routines after partnership changes. She addresses loyalty conflicts, intimacy concerns, and the stress of merging households in practical terms rather than theory.

Sessions are grounded in discussion and reflection, with attention to realistic steps between meetings. People can expect direct questions, gentle challenge, and an emphasis on actions that fit their life. She works in English and practices in California as an LMFT.