Teaching & Publications
Rick is a sought-after presenter for keynote speeches, conferences, and workplace gatherings. He is known for an inspirational and motivating casual style.
Not only does Rick speak about the topic at hand, but his approach to his subject matters carries over into other aspects of life and results in audiences feeling inspired and able to apply their revelations to other challenges as well.
Part of Rick’s gift as a speaker is in drawing on experiences of many of clients in psychotherapy who have explored their own challenges in case studies and vignettes that are both relatable and inspirational. Audiences are comforted by understanding their issues and reactions are not unique and leave feeling energized and motivated to create personal and professional change.
He has the knack of empowering audiences to do “more” as they listen to his casual, easy-going talks that touch, inspire, and encourage people to understand and feel there’s a solution to issues they may have been struggling with for decades.
Unwrapped: Integrative Therapy with Gay Men… The Gift of Presence
Empathetic, touching, and at times humorous, Rick Miller’s Unwrapped is both timely and unique in that the author’s own history echoes the universal history of many gay men. And from this perspective, Miller gently but boldly addresses the challenges and issues gay men face – and how therapists can rise to the occasion, healing not only their clients, but evolving and changing themselves, becoming more in tune and more able to work with this minority. Childhood scars of having to “hide in” and remain secretive, strained relationships with parents and family, growing up in a religious environment, internalized and external societal homophobia, challenges with authority figures, pressures to conform to impossible gay ideals, working through loss and grief from the AIDS epidemic, sex and love in the gay world, sexual compulsion and addiction, the fear of aging—Miller leaves no stone unturned and discusses these topics relevant to gay men with honesty and integrity. He explains that gay men most often live from the “outside in” rather than the “inside out.” And although great strides have been made for gay men, there is still much to do in order to help them to live life wholly and fully.
Offering case examples intertwined with therapeutic hypnosis scripts, Miller presents real life clients and shares their progress and outcomes. Through pointed questions, he encourages therapists to carefully review their own motives, beliefs, and bias’ before working with gay men, and to then become prepared, informed, and willing to use their intuition and open their hearts.
Unwrapped is an excellent book and Rick Miller is the clear voice of a minority that has struggled so much for freedom and the right to live a peaceful, loving life. This is a must-read for all clinicians.
“There is no other book like this. The author, a gay man, has created a most innovative, engaging, inspirational, and valuable resource for therapists who want to do mind body work with gay men. The techniques and stories offered in this book will be life-changing for their gay clients. The book is filled with HOPE.”
“With courage and sensitivity, Rick Miller draws our collective attention to the challenges gay men face on personal and interpersonal levels. The strength of his book, though, is in its emphasis on providing meaningful support and practical help when providing psychotherapy to gay men. Thoughtful readers will discover that Miller’s work has the potential to make an important contribution to clinical practice.”
“As we fight to secure equal rights for gay men, we still understand too little about the gay male psyche. Rick Miller’s Unwrapped is a significant and valuable step in that direction.”
“I can think of no better voice and no better book on psychotherapy with gay men for our time than Richard Miller’s UNWRAPPED-Integrative Therapy with Gay Men … the Gift of Presence. Rick Miller takes us into the world of the gay man and helps us understand both his unique and universal life difficulties. He shows how informed and caring psychotherapy can bring him to wholeness and healing. It is a “must read” for every therapist as well for the seriously interested.”
Reviewed in:
· Focus (Journal of the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis)
Mindfulness Tools for Gay Men in Therapy
Mindfulness Tools for Gay Men in Therapy is designed to free your clients from shame, find safety, peace, and be truly himself. International trainer, author and gay male psychotherapist, Rick Miller, LICSW, utilizes over 30 years of personal and clinical experience to deliver an interactive book that successfully integrates mindfulness, meditation and self-exploration to accelerate the power of therapy. This is the must-have toolbox for straight or gay therapists to develop caring authentic relationships with their clients, while overcoming therapeutic challenges using transformational mind-body strategies. Gain a deeper understanding of the unique emotional struggles gay men face by utilizing these custom tools:
Mindfulness & meditation scripts specifically designed for use with gay male clients
Self-assessments and questions for therapists
Over 35 worksheets and exercises to enhance therapeutic effectiveness.
Get Started Today
How can Rick help you take your organization to the next level? Let’s start a conversation!