Who We Are
Beautiful Minds Recovery was established in 2023 and is owned and operated by state licensed Certified Peer Support Specialists Bill Deavel and Zac Cannada.
Peer Support Specialists (also known as Recovery Coaches in some areas) have a unique perspective different from other behavior health professionals. We have lived experience that we are able to share with our clients in an empathetic and meaningful way that promotes recovery, hope, and stability. We currently provide services in Butte-Silver Bow and Missoula Counties.
Bill Deavel, CBHPSS
Owner / Operations Manager / Project Manager
Bill has 15 years of living in his substance use and mental health challenges, homelessness, and other trials due to the lifestyle that he lived. He has been in recovery for the past sixteen years. When he first started his recovery journey, and was working with a peer support specialist at Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care in Washington, Bill attended a peer support training class that mimicked Washington state’s peer training. He continued his training and earned his peer support certification in the state of Washington. His first peer support job was in Butte, Montana working for Western Montana Mental Health Center, where he worked for seven years. He also spent four years working for Montana’s Peer Network where he developed the mentoring program, and developed several trainings for the company. Bill has also been involved in Montana state legislative session since 2017, advocating for peer support.
Today he is a husband and father, a business owner, and an active member in his recovery community. Beautiful Minds Recovery is his dream that has become a reality due to dedication, commitment, hard work and a great business partner. Recovery is possible for anyone.
Zachary Cannada, CBHPPS, NCPS
Owner / Peer Support Services Lead
Zac Cannada has been working in behavioral health as a Certified Peer Support Specialist in Montana since 2020, with a primary focus of working with adults, families and parents struggling with substance use and navigating systems. In 2021 he became the First Nationally Certified Peer Specialist in Montana. Zac has worked with local Missoula agencies such as Western Montana Mental Health Center, Partnership for Children and Partnership Health Center. In 2022 he received the “Comeback Parent of the Year Award” from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. As a person in long-term recovery himself, Zac knows through first-hand experience the challenges facing people struggling with addiction and mental health issues.
In addition to being a co-owner of Beautiful Minds Recovery, Zac is a single parent of a daughter and currently furthering his education to obtain a degree as a Licensed Addiction Counselor. He is a passionate advocate for recovery services at the local, county, and state level.
