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Integrative Mental Health Counselor · Old Saybrook, CT

Hi,I’mJenniferHiggins.

I help you heal mind and body together — through therapy, movement, and nutrition. Integrative mental health counseling in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, and virtually, wherever you are.

  • Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Certified Personal Trainer
  • 20+ years of experience
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Jennifer Higgins, integrative mental health counselor in Old Saybrook, Connecticut
How I help

One integrated path to feeling like yourself again.

I treat mind and body as one system — counseling, movement, and nutrition woven into a plan built entirely around you.

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Integrative Mental Health Counseling

Therapy, movement, and nutrition woven into one personalized plan — in Old Saybrook and virtually across CT.

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Eating Disorder Treatment

Compassionate, autonomy-honoring support toward freedom.

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Counseling for Athletic Performance

Train your mind the way you train your body.

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Personal Training

Strength, movement, and nutrition coached around your whole life — in the studio or as a plan you follow anywhere.

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Personal training

Two trainers, one practice.

Strength, movement, and nutrition — coached by people who treat you as a whole person rather than a body part. Work with whichever of us fits what you’re after.

Jennifer Higgins training with weights in Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Jennifer Higgins

Certified Personal Trainer · Licensed Professional Counselor

Training that lifts your mood as well as your strength

For anyone who wants movement and nutrition in the hands of someone who also understands the mind — in the studio in Old Saybrook, or as a weekly plan you follow anywhere.

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Mike Higgins, personal trainer at Whole Health Wellness in Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Mike Higgins

Personal Trainer

Getting energy, strength and physicality back

For middle-aged men who want to feel young again — efficient training, nutrition without a diet, and a pace you can genuinely sustain.

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How personal training works here
Jennifer Higgins in a sunny garden on a summer day in Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Where we meet

In the studio, on a walk, or wherever you are.

Sessions can be traditional talk therapy or a walk-and-talk outdoors near Old Saybrook. Prefer to stay home? Virtual sessions and guided plans keep us connected wherever you are.

As heard on

Conversations on the mind–body connection.

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How to Run Your Best 100 Miler Yet

Everyday Ultra

Jennifer returns to Everyday Ultra after a breakthrough year of racing and coaching — on consistency, self-belief, working through the low points of an ultra, and what the hardest races teach you.

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Your Gut Has More Power Than You Think

Food, Mood Connection

Jennifer explores the gut–brain connection and how what we eat shapes how we feel — the science behind nutrition as mental-health medicine.

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On the Mind–Body Connection

Featured Conversation

A wide-ranging conversation on whole-person health — how movement, mindset, and nutrition work together. Press play to listen.

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Endurance & the Mental Game

Everyday Ultra

As an ultra runner and coach, Jennifer talks endurance, resilience, and the mental strategies that carry athletes further than they thought possible.

From the journal

Stories from my own journey.

Personal essays on movement, mindset, and healing — and what they've taught me about getting through hard things.

May 20, 2026 · 5 min read

When Mom Works Out, Everyone Benefits

A single mom shares how she got creative about exercise after her divorce, building boundaries, self-worth, and a love of movement that became a lasting bond with her two boys.

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April 22, 2026 · 4 min read

I Trained for This: How Pushing Yourself at the Gym Trains You to Overcome Life's Challenges

How showing up to train her body has really been training her mind — building the resilience, self-talk, and forward-looking thinking that carry Jennifer through life's hardest challenges.

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March 18, 2026 · 2 min read

How to Make a Healthy Habit Stick

Lasting change comes down to building new habits. Here's how to pick one thing to focus on, hold yourself accountable, celebrate progress, and plan for the inevitable bumps in the road.

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Questions, answered

What you might be wondering.

What is integrative mental health counseling?
Integrative mental health counseling treats the mind and body as one system. Jennifer Higgins blends traditional talk therapy with movement (exercise and personal training) and nutritional coaching into a single, personalized plan — so clients see change not just in their symptoms, but in their whole sense of wellbeing.
Where is Whole Health Wellness located?
Whole Health Wellness, LLC is based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, with in-person sessions at a private studio. Jennifer also offers virtual (telehealth) sessions and guided plans for clients across Connecticut and beyond.
Do you offer virtual or telehealth counseling?
Yes. Alongside in-person sessions in Old Saybrook, Jennifer Higgins provides virtual telehealth counseling and weekly-updated guided movement and nutrition plans, so you can work together from anywhere in Connecticut or beyond.
What does Jennifer Higgins help with?
Jennifer works with anxiety, depression, PTSD, eating disorders and body image, and athletic performance. Her integrative approach combines counseling with movement and nutrition, and she also offers walk-and-talk therapy and mental performance coaching for endurance athletes.
What is walk-and-talk therapy?
Walk-and-talk therapy is a counseling session held outdoors while walking, available to clients near Old Saybrook, CT. Many people find it easier to open up while their body is moving — the conversation flows more freely and the movement itself becomes part of the healing.
Do you treat eating disorders?
Yes. Jennifer offers compassionate, autonomy-honoring eating disorder treatment across Connecticut, in person and online. The approach is recovery-oriented and respects your pace and sense of control, meeting you where you are without judgment — including those who have felt resistant to treatment before.
What are Jennifer Higgins's credentials?
Jennifer Higgins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) with more than 20 years of experience. She is also a practicing ultra runner and ultra-running coach, which informs her mind-body and athletic performance work.
How do I book a consultation?
You can book a free, confidential consultation by phone at (860) 662-1933, by email at wholehealthwellnessllc@gmail.com, or through the contact form on this site. Sessions are available in person in Old Saybrook, CT or virtually.

Let’s heal the whole you.

Book a free, no-pressure consultation. We’ll talk through where you are and whether this is the right fit — mind and body, together.

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In-person in Old Saybrook, CT · Virtual across Connecticut & beyond