Dennis Muri
Dennis Muri
Credentials: LCSW, LAC
Practice: Safe Harbor Therapeutic Services LLC
Phone: (406) 696-2246
E-mail: safeharbortherapeuticservices@hotmail.com
Location: 1597 Avenue D, Suite # 7 Billings, MT 59102
Website: https://safeharbor.vpweb.com/
Insurance Accepted: Aetna, Allegiance, Alliance, Beacon, BlueCross and BlueShield, CHIP | Children's Program, Cigna, First Choice Health, GEHA, Health Net, MHNet Behavioral Health, Medicaid, Medicare, PacificSource, Out of Network
Fees: $50 - $150
Specializing In—
Trauma and PTSD, Addiction, Intellectual Disability
About
My name is Dennis. I was born and raised in southeastern Montana, lived in the Seattle area for fifteen years (where I race sailboats), and then returned to be closer to family. I am a survivor of trauma, have worked as a special educator in the Seattle School district for twelve years, have worked in the addictions field here in Billings for five years, and value our veterans and older community members. My passions are Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), people with special needs, grief/loss, the elderly (AKA wise and experienced), veterans, and helping people in crisis in general. I understand how easily addiction can subdue someone dealing with crises. I also realize that keeping one's guard up at all times can appear a necessity for survival in this challenging world. Yet, we now have neurological evidence that chronic stress reduces our ability to effectively manage activities of daily living. I am also passionate about how the brain works and how it influences our ability to function in a healthy manner.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC). Social Work is a "systems perspective" that focuses on stabilizing the multiple chaotic factors that support crises in one’s life, e.g. family/relationship problems, addiction, low self-esteem, unemployment, financial concerns, etc. It also is a strengths-based perspective. "Strengths-based" means looking for what the client is doing right, especially during crises when nature encourages us to make poor emotional decisions rather than rational decisions. As a therapist, I strongly believe in and rely on both stabilization of chaos and focus on strengths.