About Dr. Rachael Miller, DSW, LCSW
Hi, I’m Rachael Miller — clinical social worker, educator, mindfulness facilitator, and researcher. With over a decade of experience in clinical practice and academic settings, I’m passionate about advancing compassionate, evidence-based care in social work. I’ve witnessed the powerful impact mindfulness can have on both personal well-being and professional practice, and I’m committed to integrating it into social work education. My experience spans working with diverse client populations, supporting mental well-being, and training practitioners in therapeutic techniques to ground their clients.
My work now focuses on incorporating mindfulness-based practices into social work education to promote self-care, resilience, and personal growth for students and professionals. On this site, you’ll find tools, research, and insights to help you integrate mindfulness into social work education and practice. Together, we can empower the next generation of social workers to prioritize self-care, navigate complex challenges with confidence, and achieve meaningful personal and professional growth. I invite you to explore the resources on this site and join me in bringing mindfulness to social work education and practice.
Be the sand,
soft and yielding beneath the feet,
anchored in the quiet earth,
yet molded by the restless waves.
Become the grains,
slipping through the hands of time,
attuned to each breath of the day,
holding the warmth of the sun.
And when the storms rise,
let yourself be carried,
finding peace in the journey,
and a home in the calm that follows.
Settling like Sand
-Rachael Miller
Publications on Mindfulness
Miller, R. B., & Interian, A. (2025). Sitting with suicide: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for suicide prevention in military veterans. Clinical Social Work Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-025-00994-x
Miller, R. B. (2024). Dancing with difficulty: A qualitative study on management of emergent difficulties in mindfulness group sessions. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221678241290082
Interian, A., Miller, R. B., Chintan, D., Latorre, M., St. Hill, L., King, A., Boschulte, D. R., Kline, A., Siegel, D., Sedita, M. M., Chesin, M. S. (2024). Examining the occurrence and clinical impact of difficult experiences that emerge during a mindfulness-based intervention among individuals at high-risk of suicide. Mindfulness, 15, 1701–1712. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02392-9
Myers, C. E., Dave, C. V., Chesin, M. S., Marx, B. P., Hill, L. M. S., Reddy, V., Miller, R. B., King, A., & Interian, A. (2024). Initial evaluation of a personalized advantage index to determine which individuals may benefit from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for suicide prevention. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 183, 104637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104637
Interian, A., Miller, R.B., St. Hill, L.M, Latorre, M., King, A.R., Rodriguez, K.M., Mann, S.L., Kashan, R.S., Dissanayaka, N.N. and Dobkin, R.D. (2023). A pilot study of telehealth mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 36(2), pp.143-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/08919887221103579
Chesin, M. S., Dave, C. V., Myers, C., Stanley, B., Kline, A., Monahan, M., Latorre, M., St. Hill, L., Miller, R. B., King, A., Boschulte, D., Sedita, M., & Interian, A. (2023). Using mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent suicide among high suicide–risk patients who also misuse opioids: A preliminary probe of feasibility and effectiveness. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21(6), 3721-3734. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00817-x
Chesin, M.S., Keilp, J.G., Kline, A., Stanley, B., Myers, C., Latorre, M., Hill, L.M.S., Miller, R.B., King, A.R., Boschulte, D.R. and Rodriguez, K.M. (2021). Attentional control may be modifiable with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent suicide. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 147(12). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103988
Interian, A., Chesin, M.S., Stanley, B., Latorre, M., Hill, L.M.S., Miller, R. B., King, A.R., Boschulte, D.R., Rodriguez, K.M. and Kline, A. (2021). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for preventing suicide in military veterans: a randomized clinical trial. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 82(5). https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.20m13791
Presentations on Mindfulness
Miller, R. B. & St. Hill, L. (2024, April 17-20). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with individuals at-risk of suicide: An innovative approach to remote suicide prevention [Conference presentation]. American Board of Clinical Social Work Annual Conference: Restoring Relationships: The Changing Landscape of Clinical Social Work Practice, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Miller, R. B. & St. Hill, L. (2024, March). Widening the window: Mindfulness meditation for veterans and social workers. 2024 VA New Jersey Health Care System Social Work Month. Lyons, NJ.
Miller, R. B. & St. Hill, L. (2022, May). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the prevention of suicide in military veterans. [Conference presentation]. 2022 Annual NASW-NJ Conference.
Interian, A., Miller, R., Latorre, M., & St. Hill, L. (2019, October 19). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the prevention of suicide in military veterans. 2019 Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Awareness Week.
Chesin, M.S., Stanley, B., Kline, A., Miller, R., St. Hill, L., Latorre, M., Shcherbakov, A., and King, A., Interian, A. Mindfulness and suicide-related coping are inversely related to current suicidal ideation in high suicide-risk veterans. Presented at the 2019 IASR / AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research, October 27-30, Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, Florida.