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Devorah Knaff, LMFT

LGBTQ+ Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Grief
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About me

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!

Professional experience

11 yrs in practice
LGBTQ+ Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Grief

Additional areas of focus: 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

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

CA LMFT 53641

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Devorah Knaff. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Great therapist

Written on Mar 12, 2026 after therapy with Devorah for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

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

Written on Mar 06, 2026 after therapy with Devorah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue

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.

Written on Jan 15, 2026 after therapy with Devorah for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Two thumbs up.

Written on Mar 29, 2025 after therapy with Devorah for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coping with life changes

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

Written on Nov 26, 2024 after therapy with Devorah for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

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.

Written on Nov 21, 2024 after therapy with Devorah for 1 month on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, and adhd