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Devorah Knaff

CA LMFT 53641
Credentials
CA LMFT 53641
NPI Number
1932382710
Location
California
Languages
English
Devorah Knaff
11 years experience

About Devorah Knaff

I am licensed in California with 11 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with lgbtq+ related issues, relationship issues, family conflicts, & trauma and abuse. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

Licenses

LMFT
53641

Professional experience

  • Anger management
  • Career difficulties
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • LGBT
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Sleeping disorders
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • 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
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Self-harm
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Women's issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Jungian Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“Great therapist”

“She does an amazing job. She checks in and makes sure that my child is benefitting from her sessions.”

“I think it’s working out so far. Excited to keep going.”

“She has helped me tremendously. I entered this journey with the goal of becoming more equipped to deal with family relationships, but I’ve gotten so much more. It’s the best decision I’ve made in many years. My only regret is that I didn’t do this sooner.”

“Devorah is caring, compassionate, and always meets me where I’m at, but also challenge is my thinking and how best to move forward.”

“Two thumbs up.”

“Although I am new working with Devorah, she is dedicated and genuinely interested in my life questions.”

“Devorah is everything I could have hoped for and more. She’s incredibly skilled at listening and interpreting and reflecting. Love her warmth and candor.”

“Great personality and listener”

“It has been the most amazing experience. I could never have hoped that having a therapist would help me so much. I appreciate the way she work, her mannerisms and the way she treats me. I feel we have an open and honest dialogue. She has helped me see my way through what was a very dark time.”

“Kind and informative, Devorah also has great insight that is specific to what I’m talking about. Thank you!”

“Very great listener and helpful! Makes you feel comfortable, and easy to talk to.”

“Devorah is compassionate and wise. She listens to me patiently and offers helpful insights and suggestions. She has a very calming and professional way about her and I am lucky to have her to help me as I work through my issues and learn more about myself. Her experience in life is very helpful for me and we are able to exchange ideas and thoughts easily. I am very happy with Devorah and all she has done for me.”

“Devorah is awesome and makes me feel heard and affirmed in my feelings. She gives me great advice and helps me get through some of my hardest issues. She works around my schedule and is always kind. Highly recommend.”

“Devorah is a kind, compassionate therapist. I appreciate her insights as she has helped me work through a divorce with a high conflict person. She has given great guidance with regard to my trans child as well. I highly recommend her.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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