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Louisa Stoker-Braun, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n

Coach & Counsellor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

PhD<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Philosophiae Doctor) in\u00a0<\/span>Pastoral Counselling<\/strong>;\u00a0<\/span>MA<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Magister Artium) in\u00a0<\/span>Pastoral Counselling<\/strong>;
BSc. Honours.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Baccalaureus Scientiae)\u00a0<\/span>Psychology<\/strong>;\u00a0<\/span>BA\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(Baccalaureus Artium) in\u00a0<\/span>Psychology\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>&\u00a0<\/span>German<\/strong>;
BTh.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Baccalaureus Theologiae) in\u00a0<\/span>Pastoral Counselling<\/strong>;\u00a0<\/span>PGCE<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Postgraduate Certificate in Education)

People<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>fascinate Louisa and seeing them grow, develop and\u00a0<\/span>thrive<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is what gives her energy. She completed her Master\u2019s degree on the\u00a0<\/span>Emotional Manipulation<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>used in\u00a0<\/span>Teen Dating Violence<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and her Doctor\u2019s degree on\u00a0<\/span>Helping the Support System of people who are\/have been in Destructive Romantic Relationships<\/strong>. Before that she lived and worked in different countries, including\u00a0<\/span>England<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Where she taught\u00a0<\/span>Psychology A-levels<\/strong>),\u00a0<\/span>France<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Germany<\/strong>. Back in South Africa, she worked as a\u00a0<\/span>School Counsellor<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Teacher<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>Helpmekaar Kollege<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>for four years, did the practical hours for her Psychology Honours and Counselling affiliation at a\u00a0<\/span>Play Therapy Practice<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and, thereafter, she worked as a\u00a0<\/span>counsellor<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>life coach<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>for a\u00a0<\/span>Non-Profit Company<\/strong>. During this time, Louisa has also finished many extra courses relevant to her fields, including a variety of courses on\u00a0<\/span>Play Therapy<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Strength based Coaching<\/strong>.

After more than a decade of experience in the field, Louisa started\u00a0<\/span>Confident 2 Thrive<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>with its unique creative approach to\u00a0<\/span>counselling<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>coaching<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>for people of all ages.

Affiliations<\/span><\/strong>
ACRP<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Registration number 2019P00574<\/p>\n

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Louisa Stoker-Braun, Ph.D. Coach & Counsellor PhD\u00a0(Philosophiae Doctor) in\u00a0Pastoral Counselling;\u00a0MA\u00a0(Magister Artium) in\u00a0Pastoral Counselling;BSc. Honours.\u00a0(Baccalaureus Scientiae)\u00a0Psychology;\u00a0BA\u00a0(Baccalaureus Artium) in\u00a0Psychology\u00a0&\u00a0German;BTh.\u00a0(Baccalaureus Theologiae) in\u00a0Pastoral Counselling;\u00a0PGCE\u00a0(Postgraduate Certificate in Education)People\u00a0fascinate Louisa and seeing them grow, develop and\u00a0thrive\u00a0is what gives her energy. She completed her Master\u2019s degree on the\u00a0Emotional Manipulation\u00a0used in\u00a0Teen Dating Violence\u00a0and her Doctor\u2019s degree on\u00a0Helping the Support System of people who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

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