About

Jessica Mason, Holistic Health Counselor

Jessica Mason is a certified Holistic Health Counselor and is the co-founder and co-owner of Ripple Effect Wellness, Inc. She counsels clients both in person from her office in Newport, RI and over the telephone and internet. She also greatly enjoys doing group workshops both in person and over the phone. Her passions are food and healthy cooking and she loves to share her knowledge by teaching cooking classes. Jessica helps her clients achieve their health and nutrition goals by emphasizing life balance, a positive outlook, and lasting lifestyle changes.

Jessica earned her certification in Holistic Health Counseling through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners after attending The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City. Prior to starting her new company, she had a successful career in IT and marketing, where she learned the importance of life balance and how to keep it healthy in the context of a busy lifestyle. Originally from the Midwest, Jessica has a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University and has lived throughout the country from southern California to her current home in Newport, RI.

Jessica has had extensive athletic training, including the completion of several marathons and triathlons, including an Ironman distance; experiences where she learned the importance of having proper support in achieving her goals. She currently enjoys cycling, mountain biking, running, walking, hiking and yoga. She has a love of the outdoors, enjoying connecting with nature by camping and hiking from coast to coast.

Her approach to counseling emphasizes the understanding that being healthy is about fully enjoying life, not restrictions and deprivation. She is non-judgmental, gently guiding her clients and students to take control of their own health and wellness. She gives them the tools to successfully make the positive changes they wish to see in their lives.

Jessica’s dream is to make health and wellness the norm, not the exception. She is especially passionate about helping woman stay healthy and energized through all the years of their life and supporting them in teaching the importance of a nutritionally sound and balanced life to their children.