In this episode of Meet Your Mental Helper, host James Weisbecker interviews Morgan Olivia deAmezola—LMHC and Qualified Supervisor based in Miami, Florida, specializing in trauma-informed counseling and recovery-oriented care. She helps adults navigate grief, addiction, and life disruption using lived experience, compassion, and clinical insight.
Discover how Morgan’s unexpected path into therapy was shaped by loss, family rupture, and trauma, and how those experiences inform her work today. This conversation highlights thoughtful, real-world perspectives on therapy, growth, and mental health.
00:00 — Introduction 00:45 — Becoming a therapist by accident 01:20 — Family rupture as a turning point 01:55 — Choosing graduate school 02:08 — Entering the field through trauma 02:38 — How lived experience shapes clinical work 03:10 — The “fellow traveler” mindset 03:45 — How trauma informs compassion 04:20 — How to connect with Morgan Olivia deAmezola
James Weisbecker, LPC Licensed Professional Counselor (AZ, CO) Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (OH) Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL) Certified Life Coach (Global)
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