Meet
the
Founder
HEY, I’M JESS
I Help Boutique Accommodations, Spas &Wellness Studios create spaces grounded in science, soul and sensory design, and to weave wellbeing throughout their guest experience, wellness offers & operations.
Where evidence-based research, psychology and a deep passion for wellness travel meet the strategy your space needs to thrive.
Expertise
My work sits at the intersection of two worlds most people keep separate - years of hands-on therapeutic support, working with people through their most vulnerable moments, and roles designing and leading services built around holistic health and human transformation.
That combination is what makes Sea & Soul Consulting different.
I don't just understand wellness or strategy, I understand people.
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With a BSc in Social Work, a Certificate in Trauma Informed Care and Holistic Life Coaching, I spent 7+ years working therapeutically with individuals, families & communities using nervous system regulation and evidence-based wellness strategies to help people overcoming their blocks while restoring their health and wellbeing.
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I’m a WITT AP accredited professional, the global industry standard for wellness tourism expertise.
I've designed, built and led holistic services and programmes from the ground up - shaping the environments, experiences and offerings that allow people to restore, and thrive.
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I've worked hands-on inside small businesses to streamline operations, strengthen the customer journey and develop teams including introducing AI and automation to free up time, and coaching owners out of the day-to-day and into the strategic vision they started with.
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Alongside a Project Management Certificate, I've brought diverse groups together through workshops and collaborative planning - incorporating cultural perspectives, locally-led approaches and sustainability thinking to identify gaps and build solutions that stick.
Values
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Every strategy, every experience I help you build is designed to genuinely move people and leave your space, your guests and the planet better than we found them.
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Every property has something that makes it unmistakably itself. My job is to help you find it, articulate it and build every experience around it, not someone else's version of what wellness should look like.
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True wellness goes way beyond a treatment menu. I bring a deep understanding of holistic health, psychology, and neuroscience to everything I do, because that's what your guests are really seeking.
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The best wellness experiences are built on real human connection. That's how I work with you, and what I help you create for your guests.
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The evidence and science behind wellness in tourism and hospitality is always evolving. I stay ahead of it, so your strategy is never built on outdated thinking.
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Protecting the planet (especially the ocean) is woven into every recommendation we make.
The Story
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Wellness
My love of health and wellness started early, through time in nature, self-development books and restorative activities. That developed over time into a love for pilates, spas and wellness practices into my every day.
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Inspired by close female role models in my teens, I developed a love of exploring new places that has stayed with me ever since. 7 continents in, it evolved to a love of wellness and ocean-based travel.
Travel
Water
Growing up in Ireland, mountains drew me more than the cold Irish Sea. That shifted after a waterfall accident, when swimming and being around became key to my recovery. From there came a move towards life near beaches, daily ocean dips and snorkelling. And the more time I spent in the water, the more I wanted to protect it.