Dr. Nolan specializes in mindfulness-based psychotherapy, neurobiology, and trauma. He has been practicing meditation in various forms since 1973, teaching mindfulness practices since 2002, and has been a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist since 2011. He earned his Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology with Depth Emphasis from Pacifica Graduate Institute and his Doctor of Psychology degree from California Southern University (magna cum laude). At Antioch, Dr. Nolan has concentrated on how to utilize mindfulness-based practices and interventions in the clinical setting.
- MA in Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute
- BGS in Theater, University of Kansas
- Mindfulness Meditation Research: Issues of Participant Screening, Safety Procedures, and Research Training (Co-Authored with M. Kathleen B. Lustyk, Nehanika Chawla, and G. Alan Marlatt), Advances In Mind-Body Medicine, Spring, 2009: Vol. 24, No. 1
- “Best Meditation Classes for Beginners”, 2006, Los Angeles Magazine annual “Best Of” edition
- Mindfulness In Clinical Practice (MAP/SDP PSY 533K)
- Professional Ethics and Law (MAP PSY 548)