About Minerva
Minerva Guzman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing relationship stress, family conflict, low self-esteem, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make the first step into therapy straightforward and respectful. In sessions she creates a calm space where clients can say what’s on their mind without feeling judged.
Conversations are direct and compassionate. She listens for what matters most and helps people name realistic next steps.
Her work often centers on rebuilding confidence, improving communication, and managing strong emotions. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness to help clients notice difficult thoughts and choose values-driven action.
Solution-Focused techniques are used to set small, achievable goals that build momentum. Minerva also attends to challenges tied to adoption and foster care, immigration experiences, cultural differences, and women’s issues.
She supports people dealing with impulsivity, forgiveness work, and self-harm concerns with steady, practical strategies. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is finding it hard to make a change.
Sessions are available in English and Spanish and include video, phone, live chat, or text messaging formats. Minerva encourages anyone taking the step toward therapy to acknowledge that reaching out can feel hard and that seeking help is a useful, brave move.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about noticing thoughts and feelings without getting caught in them, then choosing actions that match what matters most. It is useful for people wrestling with depression, low motivation, or stuck patterns. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which can help with anxiety, emotion regulation, and everyday stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Then they will try methods that fit those needs and adjust the plan as progress is made, so therapy stays collaborative and practical.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins and ongoing support between scheduled meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish