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LCSW-R, CASAC, SAP, Founder & Clinical Director
Elissa Donner-Guzman
With over 19 years of clinical experience, Elissa Donner-Guzman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the founder of Mindful Therapy Solutions, a dynamic psychotherapy practice dedicated to exceptional care, serving children, adolescents, and adults across a wide range of emotional, relational, and behavioral concerns. Elissa is known for her warm, direct approach and her skill in helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, reconciling family dynamics, and life transitions through a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused techniques, DBT, and trauma-informed care.
Elissa also holds advanced credentials in addiction treatment and co-occurring disorders, including an evaluator certification for Department of Transportation SAP . Her background includes leadership in outpatient mental health and substance use programs, oversight of numerous clinical teams, and direct work with both court-mandated Reunifications and voluntary clients. She is additionally certified in Critical Incident Debriefing and Anger Management interventions.
As the Clinical Director, Elissa has shaped Mindful Therapy Solutions into a teaching practice, where developing clinicians receive structured, tiered training under expert supervision. The practice is also home to a diverse team of highly trained, experienced therapists, united by a commitment to clinical excellence and compassionate, ethical care.
Elissa continues to share her expertise through speaking engagements, coalition work on youth substance use prevention, and supports the growth of emerging clinicians through a structured tiered training model. She developed the practice’s structured, tiered training model herself, drawing on her years of clinical and supervisory experience to ensure high-quality growth and accountability at every stage of a clinician’s development. Elissa is passionate about helping both clients and clinicians grow with clarity, purpose, and resilience. Elissa's work is grounded in the belief that meaningful healing happens when both clients and clinicians are empowered with the tools, knowledge, and support to thrive.
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