Marilyn C Saunders obtained her Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Pretoria. Since then she has been working for Ekupholeni Mental Health for 10 years in a Township in Germiston on a part-time basis for where she works with children, adolescence and adults while also gaining knowledge of the African culture. She is also working from her independent practice that is based in the heart of Midrand, Gauteng.