Dr. Richard B. Seely, Medical Director, has been practicing psychiatry since 1980 and addiction medicine since 1989. Educated at Princeton University, Jefferson Medical College, and University of Miami School of Medicine residency in psychiatry, Dr. Seely is Board-certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is also certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He serves as an evaluator to all of Florida’s Impaired Professionals Programs and to professional sports teams.
In long-term recovery from addiction himself, Dr. Seely’s greatest asset perhaps is his ability to empathize with his patients and provide clear, consistent, and compassionate guidance in their early recovery efforts. A brilliant and humorous educator, Dr. Seely is able to impart his knowledge in a manner consistent with humility and dedication to spreading the message of recovery and rehabilitation. He has had the privilege of assessing and treating over 80,000 individuals suffering from the disease of addiction.