My name is Yacine Bell and I am an Anger and Stress Management Specialist, an Executive Coach and a certified Mediator. I have been in private practice for the past eight years and have more than seventeen years of cumulative experience in related fields. I received formal training and certification in 2003 as an Executive Coach from the Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, California, where I logged more than 900 hundred hours of practice. In 2004, I became certified as an Anger and Stress Management Specialist from Anderson & Anderson Psychological Services, the most renowned and respected anger management model in the world.  

     I have completed a post-graduate program in Theology at the University of California, Berkeley; a graduate degree form the University of Creation Spirituality, Naropa, where my focus was Spirituality in the Workplace and; an undergraduate degree from Mills College in Oakland, California. Additionally, I am one of few people internationally certified to teach the SKIP-Mind Technology, a meditation system that can be used in every culture regardless of the language spoken. SKIP-Mind Technology methods allow people of all ages, including toddlers, to experience enhanced intelligence and behavior changes in even the most challenging environments.

    Presently, I work as a managerial and problem solving Coach for the cities of Oakland, Richmond, Alameda and the County of West Contra Costa. Past clients and partners include Sheila Hill-Fajors and Associates, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Bay Area Black United Fund, and Kaiser Permanente Group.

    As a Certified Personal Coach, I find particular satisfaction in coaching women who are going through divorce. I have traveled extensively around the world and use my travels to study many cultures and spiritual practices. I am one of the first Certified Yoga Instructors in the United States, having practiced and offered workshops over the past thirty-seven years to both the public and private sector.  

    If I had one sentence to describe myself and purpose it would be: I am a creative, culturally sensitive woman interested in serving the broader community with an enhanced ability to serve all people who sincerely desire positive change.


Professional Affiliations:

M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
American Association of Anger Management Professionals
Association for Conflict Resolution Association for Dispute Resolution
Northern California National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) Board Member

Soon to be seen on the Hallmark Channel in a special interest documentary of my life work and practice.