Our Founder

Dr. Belinda Bell, a seasoned social psychologist with a vibrant cultural background from the Bronx, New York, brings a unique perspective to therapy. Her journey from adversity to achievement serves as a beacon of hope for all her clients. Dr. Bell's educational path includes overcoming significant personal challenges to earn degrees in Social Behavioral Sciences, Sociology, Psychology, and a master's in Social Work, culminating in her specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Our Approach

At Compassionate Bell Therapeutics, we are committed to providing a non-discriminatory, trauma-informed, and culturally diverse therapeutic environment. We tailor our services to meet you where you are, offering a sliding scale fee structure to ensure that financial constraints do not bar anyone from receiving the support they need.

Our Services

Our services encompass Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, and various supportive interventions aimed at fostering self-sufficiency, resilience, and positive change. Whether you're seeking help for personal growth, coping with trauma, or managing behavioral issues, our team is here to guide you toward healing and empowerment.

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Welcome to my practice. I am Dr. Belinda Bell, currently practicing remotely as a social psychologist with a specialty in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Individuals seeking assistance to elevate themselves in various forms of self-care and self-awareness, and to have a safe space to talk, have benefitted from scheduled sessions filled with compassion and confidentiality. All are welcome in our practice, which operates on a non-discriminatory, bias-free, and exclusively non-judgmental therapeutic platform. We provide services for private clients, couples, groups, and families. Sessions can be scheduled by filling out our Support Form, accessible via the button below.

As a former Clinical Director of several STRTP group homes, where providing crisis intervention, safety plans, and advocacy, was a daily demand, interventions with the youth revealed a greater understanding of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorders and their associated behaviors. Clients found these behaviors becoming a conflict when they were trying to live a positive life or reach targeted goals. In efforts to provide stability for foster youth under the age of 5, our company simultaneously opened a foster facility in Kern County, CA, rescuing abused minors who were given appropriate therapy, stabilized emotionally, and eventually reunited with their birth parents. These missions of supporting our community are only a few of the programs we have offered in the past.

The greatest discovery found during the time spent participating in various therapeutic community service programs was meeting clients within their levels of need and then creating trusted bonds that further enhanced the quality of participants' lives. These Individuals were able to speak about crisis events confidentially and create their own solutions by recognizing the root causes of the dilemma. Once gaining a better understanding of how to reach their goals they became self-sufficient in advocating for resources that changed their futures for the better. Compassionate Bell Therapeutics LLC. Stand firm in the belief that everyone is entitled to reach out when they are in crisis and supportive services will be rendered until the crisis is resolved or resources delivered.

Thank You,

Dr. Belinda Bell

A Personal Message From Dr. Belinda Bell

Thank you for taking the time to reach out and trust the confidential services of Compassionate Bell Therapeutics. You came to me because you needed to learn something about yourself and your life. You weren't sure exactly what it was, but you knew that it couldn't be figured out alone. If you trust me to help you see it in a different way, we can find the missing pieces to the puzzle life has become.

Acknowledgment of Courage:

You were brave enough to reach out to a therapist like me, so it's time I shared my story. Coming from parents born in the Bronx, New York, I was influenced by a diverse culture that includes Afro-Centric-Creo-Puerto Rican highlights. Growing up in the '80s included overcoming various obstacles and adversities, from being exposed to the social and cultural expectations of poverty due to parents' life choices, homelessness, and rejection from a cruel world that labels individuals to make them feel inferior. Reading became my favorite activity as it allowed me to positively escape the traumatic environments presented during childhood. By the age of 7, I was able to read and comprehend most of the Encyclopedia Britannica (our modern-day Discovery Channel) without hesitation. Another positive coping mechanism included listening to classical music and dancing ballet around the house to lighten my emotions when things were not as they should have been.

These activities may not have been acceptable practices within the environment I lived in, but the stories in books allowed me to have the courage to build my own world, "in the midst of chaos." Living in downtown "Skid Row" in the Los Angeles area presented me with great opportunities to learn how to find the beauty in everything by utilizing a humble character. My biggest acknowledgment achieved during childhood was learning how bad it felt to be judged and evolving my personality with the principles that are founded on being non-judgmental/non-biased when communicating with others.

During my teenage years, I vowed to seek a better understanding of how thoughts control emotions, and as a result, I became a better human. Giving myself a fresh start without the memories of childhood not only taught me self-discipline by leaving home at 15 years old but simultaneously working for a fast-food franchise and completing my high school career with hopes of being accepted into the Santa Monica law program. Although I graduated in 1998 and was accepted into my desired college, my lack of finances, transportation, and housing within the Santa Monica area became an even bigger obstacle. Eventually, I changed my career goals into becoming a Registered Nurse and completed the certifications of the Certified Nursing Assistant program, and passed the State Board Examination for Licensed Vocational Nursing, while pregnant with my first-born child in 1999.

During my transition between pursuing a nursing career and becoming a mother, I had various thoughts that caused me to question my ability to accomplish my goals. I learned that the more positive my thoughts were, the faster I reached my goals, as my emotions became focused on a brighter outcome. In 2011, I decided to test my skills and attend Antelope Valley College in pursuit of my Registered Nursing Certification. Challenges presented themselves as I maintained a 3.5 grade point average but had difficulties passing higher-level mathematics, which was required to complete associate-level courses. By utilizing my voice and reaching out to assigned counselors, I received the support I needed to prove that I had the levels of critical thinking required to graduate with an AA in Social Behavioral Sciences.

As I transferred into the California State University Bakersfield Bachelor program, I decided to simultaneously attend a full curriculum of both Sociology and Psychology, as it would allow me to do more than place bandages on patients during their time of crisis. Although I did not receive support or encouragement from my professors, as they doubted my ability to become a Doctor of Social Psychology due to my cultural background and age, I continued to read all the material while listening to classical music, completed every assignment, and was able to gracefully dance across the stage in 2017 with my dual bachelor's degree in both subjects. To fully complete my hours as a clinician, I attended Arizona State University to achieve a master's in social work degree, which would aid in helping clients receive ethical and compliant services, resources, and compassionate support, graduating in 2021. Over the last five years, I have dedicated my services to anyone in need, as I fully learned how to overcome adversity by using my voice.

Be encouraged:

You have made it this far, after all, and you will keep going. Just take one step at a time as we explore the greater perspectives that life has to offer. Our meetings will be confidential, and you have the right to refuse services at any time. Our website will be available 24 hours for crisis resource center personnel to reach out with a solution. Reach out and allow Compassionate Bell Therapeutics to show you how to be encouraged when you have no more hope.