Photo: Sasha Morningstar
Photo: Candice Lawler
Bring a question, an intention, or simply an openness to receive whatever is most helpful right now.
──────
Sophia Knapp is a clairvoyant channel known for her precise, transformative insight and grounded presence.
She works with individuals navigating change, offering guidance through psychic perception and the modalities of Tarot, Reiki, and astrology. Her sessions are practical and strategic, supporting clients in connecting with their own clarity, intuition, and wisdom. Many seek Sophia during turning points—when something internal or external is shifting and extra support is called for.
──────
Sophia offers private 1:1 sessions virtually and in person by appointment at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills. She serves as the resident Tarot reader at Soho House West Hollywood and Little Beach House Malibu, and has led spiritual activations for companies including Netflix, Meta, Pinterest, Dôen, Bustle, Hulu, and Converse. She has worked with thousands of clients worldwide, and also teaches the esoteric arts with ongoing classes through the Philosophical Research Society and The DEN Meditation.
Though she has read for many high-profile individuals, Sophia doesn’t identify as a “celebrity reader.” She believes we are all inherently worthy and brings the same depth of care to every client, whether they have millions of followers or none at all.
Her clairvoyant abilities come through a maternal lineage of strong-spirited, artistic women, including Swedish ancestors who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1800s. During readings, she often wears her great aunt Celia’s ring. Celia was a weaver who could describe the interiors of homes she had never visited—a family trait of second sight. Sophia has also lived with vision challenges, including a non-centered focal point in her left eye, which has shaped how she perceives energy beyond the visible realm.
Sophia holds a BFA with honors in Drawing from The Cooper Union in New York, and her artistic background informs every aspect of her work. In addition to her visual inquiry, she is an accomplished musician who has toured the U.S., Europe, and Brazil. She has released multiple albums on Drag City Records and performed at venues including the Barbican in London, Bowery Ballroom in New York, and PS1 MoMA. She has shared stages with artists such as Bill Callahan, Jim Jarmusch, Marissa Nadler, and Destroyer. Her music has been featured in Vogue, Pitchfork, and FADER, and she is currently completing a new full-length album.
A Pisces Sun, Libra Moon, and Virgo Rising, Sophia is based in Topanga Canyon on unceded Tongva and Chumash land. In her free time, she enjoys hiking in the canyon, decompressing at Little Beach House Malibu, spending time with family, and being very silly with longtime friends. David Bowie is her all-time favorite artist.
──────
Whether in session, in class, or on stage, Sophia’s intention is to help others alchemize their inner knowing so they can live authentically, lovingly, and with inspiration.
──────
“Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.”
師父領進門，修行在個人
— Chinese Proverb
──────
＊ Sophia offers insight from a psychic perspective, but does not diagnose health conditions, predict fertility outcomes, or provide legal or financial advice. All guidance is shared in alignment with free will, for the highest good, and with harm to none.
──────
“Sophia is the most light, angelic reader I have ever had the pleasure of working with, bringing beautiful insight and awareness through her readings, giving you the wisdom you need to best navigate your life for the highest vibration and tune in to your karmic journey.”
“Sophia is otherworldly, soothing, and her voice permeating. Her delivery is clear, concise, straightforward, and poetic–she is able to string together patterns in a way that you hadn’t considered–making her masterful. There is a reassuring stillness to her readings that conveys her professionalism, gift, and innate knowledge. Sophia isn’t a tarot reader–she gives insightful transcending life advice. Most importantly, she is able to put herself in your shoes and that is something few of us are truly able to do. ”
“Being connected to Sophia is a gift. She needs little preparation and puts you at ease right away. And she just nails it.”
“The evening before an important meeting I went to Sophia for a reading. As she looked at each card I had drawn her facial expression conveyed their message. She then walked me through each of the cards and without any hesitation set up the scenario I would be faced with. I knew that what she was telling me was spot on and it really helped me prepare for my meeting. Sure enough, everything she told me happened. I am so glad I had that reading with her. I was able to navigate through my situation with the utmost dignity and self-love. Sophia is soft yet stern in communicating the message from the cards. One of the many things I loved about Sophia’s reading is that she showed so much compassion and empathy. I left her reading room feeling in charge and empowered. That reading with her was a game changer. It was the major shift I needed in order to make the leap I was putting off. The universe conspired and my guides used Sophia to give me the nudge I needed.”
“I’ve received two Tarot readings from Sophia, about a year apart from each other. By the time I went to see her again everything we talked about in my last reading had happened. Everything!! I’ve gotten a few readings before and never connected with a reader like I did with Sophia. She’s amazing and her positive energy is contagious. I have referred multiple friends to her and all of them said the same thing. I highly recommend her!!!”
“I was referred to Sophia by a mutual friend. I am usually quite skeptical of readers and am never so quick to jump in and go all out for an hour session. However, Sophia came highly recommended and I was blown away by how spot on my reading was. She is very intuitive, insightful, and radiates love and light. I feel so comfortable with her, and she is very honest, caring, and genuine. I highly recommend her to anyone who is seeking to work with someone that lives up to the true definition of a healer.”