About Laree
I believe every person has the ability to reconnect with who they truly are at their core, to rediscover their true essence.
Life has a way of pulling us away from ourselves. Through our experiences, family, societal expectations, stress, conditioning, and limiting beliefs, we can become disconnected from who we truly are.
My role is to help you come back into alignment with your authentic self, so you can live with greater confidence, clarity, purpose, and authenticity.
I believe every person has the ability to reconnect with who they truly are at their core, to rediscover their true essence.
Life has a way of pulling us away from ourselves. Through our experiences, family, societal expectations, stress, conditioning, and limiting beliefs, we can become disconnected from who we truly are.
My role is to help you come back into alignment with your authentic self, so you can live with greater confidence, clarity, purpose, and authenticity.
My own journey taught me exactly what that feels like.
Growing up, I was fascinated by health, wellbeing, and human potential, and I always had a deep desire to help people. Yet I carried a limiting belief that I wasn't intelligent enough to build a career in that world.
Instead, I completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Teaching at Victoria University of Wellington and spent the next 13 years teaching in New Zealand, Australia, Japan, London, and Hong Kong.
From the outside, life looked exciting. I was traveling the world, building a successful career, and experiencing incredible opportunities.
But underneath it all, something didn't feel right. I was living the life I thought I should want, yet I felt unhappy and stressed.
Everything changed when I discovered Transcendental Meditation.
For the first time in years, I experienced a sense of calm, ease, inner peace, and connection to myself.
That experience changed the direction of my life and ignited a passion for understanding the mind, body, and energy. It led me to explore holistic wellbeing, coaching, nutrition, neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and eventually hypnotherapy.
During my own hypnotherapy journey, I uncovered a subconscious belief I had carried since childhood:
"I am dumb."
When that belief was transformed, something shifted.
Not just my confidence, but my identity.
For the first time, I truly believed in myself.
That single experience changed the direction of my life.
In 2019, I made one of the biggest decision of my life.
I left teaching and chose to follow what I knew in my heart I was meant to do.
Over the next six years, I trained as an Empowerment Coach, Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Practitioner, Superconscious Hypnotherapist, and Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, while deepening my knowledge of neuroscience, breath-work, meditation, sound healing, and holistic wellbeing.
Along the way, I built a coaching and hypnotherapy practice in Hong Kong, supporting individuals, leaders, athletes, and professionals to create lasting change.
In 2025, after 15 years overseas, I returned home to Aotearoa to build a life and business that feels deeply aligned with my purpose.
Today, I have the privilege of helping people reconnect with themselves, come back into alignment, and create lasting transformation from the inside out.
My Qualifications
With over 18 years of experience in education, coaching, and therapeutic practice, I combine evidence-based approaches with holistic wellbeing to support lasting personal and professional transformation.
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Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Teaching – Victoria University of Wellington
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13+ years teaching in New Zealand, Australia, Japan, London, and Hong Kong
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Certified Empowerment Coach
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Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner
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Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Practitioner
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Superconscious Hypnotherapist
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Wellbeing Facilitator
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Sound Healing Practitioner
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Breathwork Facilitator
My Philosophy
I believe true transformation begins with reconnection.
When your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, behaviours, nervous system, and energy are working in harmony, life feels different. You stop forcing, chasing, and living from fear, and begin living with greater confidence, clarity, purpose, and authenticity.
By integrating science with holistic wellbeing practices, I help you create lasting change from the inside out.
My Approach
Every person is unique, and so is their journey.
That's why every session is tailored to your individual needs, goals, and stage of life. By integrating evidence-based approaches with holistic wellbeing practices, I help you create alignment from the inside out, supporting meaningful, lasting transformation that feels authentic, sustainable, and true to you.
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Neuroscience
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Emotional Intelligence
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Positive Psychology
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
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Cognitive Science