Dr Simangele Mayisela, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and a registered Educational Psychologist in practice. She was a three consecutive year(2014-2016) Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Fellow and NRF- Innovation grant holder for her Doctoral research. Among the several research awards she has received, is the Female Academic Leaders Fellow (FALF) at Wits University (2021-2022). Her primary research interest is understanding the intersection between human development and intrapsychological functions from an African perspective, psychodynamic and cultural-historical activity perspective - a multi-disciplinary paradigm. We loved speaking with Simangele about Educational Psychology practice in South Africa, her research and her perspectives on consultation.