Deneo Nande Sekese started her career in Human Resources, particularly Training and Development and Organisational Development. Her passion for people and therapy led to a midlife career change into psychology. Deneo completed her master’s in Counselling Psychology at Rhodes University and an internship at the Durban University of Technology Student Counselling Centre. She has had the privilege of presenting her master’s research at the 27th Annual South African Psychology Congress. Deneo’s areas of interest are African Psychology, Wellbeing and Salutogenesis, Health and Community Psychology. She runs a private practice on the lower south coast of KZN and Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. She is an additional member of the South African Association for Counselling Psychologists executive committee.