Dr Deborah Cluff

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

“Are you ready for real, lasting change? Do you deeply want to live a life of purpose? Is your life a reflection of your heart's desires? Do you have habits that no longer serve you? I help you tune into your higher intelligence, embrace your emotions, feel at home in your body, and connect to your inner wisdom.”

About Me

I guide individuals ready to live a life deeply connected to their heart's desires and purpose. We explore habits that no longer serve you, gently tuning into your higher intelligence. Together, we cultivate emotional awareness, helping you feel truly at home in your body. This collaborative process allows you to connect with your inner wisdom for lasting, authentic change.

Approach

I guide sessions with gentle curiosity and practical experiments so you can notice recurring patterns and begin moving toward what matters most. In Santa Barbara and online, in English, the room feels steady and paced to your rhythm—short creative explorations and body-aware pauses alternate with focused reflection. Between meetings I offer small, doable invitations to practice noticing shifts, consolidate new habits, and soften automatic reactivity. This way of working tends to suit people navigating transitions, performance demands, or lingering, wounding memories.

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Basic Information

Santa Barbara, United States

Services

Services Offered:

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Art Therapy
A form of therapy that uses visual art-making (drawing, painting, sculpture) as a means of expression and emotional processing.
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Hypnosis
A therapeutic technique that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to access the subconscious mind and facilitate positive change.
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Mindfulness
The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.
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Jungian Analysis
A depth therapy based on the work of Carl Jung that explores the unconscious through dreams, symbols, and archetypes to foster self-understanding and growth.

Works With:

•Adults
•Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Performance
The psychological factors (confidence, focus, pressure management) that influence how well a person performs in sport, academics, the arts, or work.
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PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.
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Professional Title:

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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
A therapist licensed to work with couples and families on relationship difficulties, communication, and family dynamics.

Qualifications

Antioch University

Pacifica

Registrations

Board of Of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

LMFT

Service Area

Ojai

In-person & Online

Ojai

Santa Barbara, California

United States