About
Expert Guidance, Shaped Around You
About Dr. Devore
Since 2007, I have helped people from all walks of life build more fulfilling, meaningful lives. My approach is shaped by a commitment to bridge rigorous science with genuine human connection.
I began my doctoral training in clinical psychology at Loma Linda University with a focus on neuroscience and neuropsychology. My dissertation research explored how emotion shapes memory, a process that sits at the heart of lasting psychological change. This background continues to inform how I work today: you cannot simply “think” your way out of deeply rooted patterns, because those patterns are often embedded in the nervous system itself. Real change requires working with the brain, not against it.
My early training took place in some of the most demanding settings in the field, including a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a rehabilitation hospital for brain and spinal injuries, and a California state hospital for the criminally insane. I later completed my postdoctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente, where I gained experience in eating disorders, substance use treatment, psychological assessment, and adult outpatient care. These environments taught me how to hold space for intense suffering, psychological complexity, and experiences that would overwhelm or frighten many clinicians. There is very little you can bring into my office that will surprise me, or that we cannot work through together.
Together,
we create a space
to feel safe enough to be honest,
brave enough to grow,
and supported enough to change.
Practical Perspectives.
Before becoming a psychologist, I worked in a wide range of roles - from food service and delivery to corporate quality assurance and sales. Halfway through college, I dropped out but later found the strength to return. I understand the pressures of everyday life, the stress of making ends meet, and the challenge of finding balance in a demanding world. I bring this grounded, practical perspective into the therapy room.
At two different points in my life, I saved and sold my things to intentionally step away from stability and routine to travel the world for a year with only a backpack. These experiences taught me how different cultures live, how people find meaning in both poverty and abundance, and how adaptable the human nervous system and spirit truly are. These sabbaticals continue to shape how I understand resilience, perspective, and change.
Challenge - the crucible of change.
I chose this profession not only because I wanted to help others, but because I know what it means to need help. As a child and young adult, I faced significant social adversity and spent much of my teens and twenties struggling with loneliness, anxiety, and depression. I learned early that I could not guide others to places I had not been willing to go myself.
“There's meaning
to be made, and you
don't have to do it alone.”
Through my own therapy, I learned how to stop running from my past and instead integrate what it had to teach me. That journey transformed my struggles into an asset you will feel in our work together: depth, steadiness, and compassion. When we work together, I am offering you a roadmap - one I learned from others and have also walked myself. I remain committed to my own personal and relational growth so that I can bring my clearest, most regulated self into each session.
I believe resilience is built through a lived, multifaceted life, and that responsibility is ultimately the source of meaning. Outside of my clinical work, I prioritize my relationship with my wife and our shared love of friendship, family, animals, nature, fitness, and travel. I also find balance through creative practices like drumming, writing, and reading.
Reclaim your story.
Every day, I strive to model what I teach in this work. I consider it a privilege to witness the ways people grow, heal, and reclaim their lives. I appreciate you taking the time to read about me, because choosing a therapist is an important decision. A good therapeutic relationship can be truly life-changing, and I welcome the opportunity to help you create something lasting and meaningful.