Wilbur Hot Springs Press Kit
Biography of Dr. Richard Miller Factsheet | Background | History | Features Founder and CEO, Wilbur Hot Springs, Inc. Richard Louis Miller, M.A., PhD., began the present Wilbur Hot Springs Sanctuary for the Self in 1972 to revitalize the ancient healing method of Balneology: the therapueutic use of natural hot mineral waters – and to combine the safety and security of the Wilbur environment with a modern personal health philosophy emphasizing dignity and respect for all. As the Founder of the internationally acclaimed Cokenders Alcohol and Drug Program, Dr. Miller integrated his techniques of humanistic psychology and psycho-physical fitness training with social model rehabilitation. During the 1980s, he helped detoxify over 1500 persons at Wilbur Hot Springs. Not one of these people was medicated or hospitalized during their residential treatment at Wilbur, and Dr. Miller believes the therapeutic qualities of the mineral hot springs and the Wilbur environment significantly aided in his patients' recovery. Dr. Miller's innovative approaches to healing have been the subject of national television news reports (including segments on the news programs of Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather, David Brinkley and Phil Donahue), print media ( Time, Newsweek, and US News & World Report ), two film documentaries and the book Gestalting Addiction . In order to share information with the general public, Dr. Miller co-authored a weekly news column in the San Francisco Chronicle in the 1980s and co-hosted a weekly radio program that was syndicated to 16 stations in California. Dr. Miller has presented his work at national conferences of the America Psychological Association, the American Academy of Psychotherapists and the White House Conference on Drugs. He has also served as a consultant to the California State Assembly and the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice. Dr. Miller has spent the last 40 years studying, teaching, researching, administering and practicing psychology, health education, psychotherapy and Executive Consulting. His experiences include:
Dr. Miller continues both his professional work and his ongoing position as "Wilbur Caretaker." His radio program, Mind Body Health on National Public Radio affiliate KZYX can be accessed via computer by Googling KZYX.org and clicking on "Listen Live". Dr. Miller is in private practice in Tiburon and Fort Bragg, California
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