Director of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Consulting Associate, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Brantley completed his psychiatry residency at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center. He is board-certified in psychiatry and worked for 14 years in community mental health and private practice. Dating back to medical school, meditation has been a focal point of Brantley's private life, as well as an integral part of his work with persons seeking healing in their lives.

He has been practicing meditation for over 25 years personally and has been teaching programs in mindfulness meditation for over 10 years. As the founder and director of the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program at the Center for Integrative Medicine, Brantley teaches intensive courses on mindfulness meditation and conducts extensive experiential programs and group lectures.

Brantley is the author of Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You of Anxiety, Fear, and Panic, available from New Harbinger Press.