His focus is on mindfulness with specialization in learning issues and anxiety. Through the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, where he is on the board of directors, he trains teachers, therapists and medical professionals in mindfulness practices. He also consults nationally and internationally to organizations and media about educational and psychological issues. His book, Child’s Mind, has been critically acclaimed by Thich Nhat Hanh, Susan Kaiser Greenland, Mary Pipher, and others. Other works include, Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety Workbook (2014), and, with Amy Saltzman, Mindfulness with Youth, From the Classroom to the Clinic (2015)