Maya Mwangi

About

I am a therapist for adults who were required to grow up faster than was reasonable and have been running on those early arrangements ever since. My clients are usually capable, self-sufficient, and quietly unable to ask anybody for anything. Childhood wounds of that kind rarely present as painful memories. They present as competence, as an inability to rest, and as a suspicion that needing help is a form of failure, which is exactly why so many people arrive late and apologetically. We work on the arrangements rather than on the memories. The arrangements are what is still costing you. I came to this work as a client first, with almost exactly that presentation, and it took a long time before I could describe it as anything other than being responsible. If you cannot ask for anything, get in touch. The arrangements are what still cost you something.