Sprout Services

Ginna Abramovitch, RCC-ACS

Services

  • Registered Clinical Counselling

  • Psychotherapy

  • Nature-based therapy

  • Clinical Supervision

Registered Clinical Counselling and Psychotherapy

Frequently, the two terms (and services being provided) are interchangeable and both professions are regulated under the same association, such as the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. The main difference tends to be the focus of clinical services on standardized assessments and strategic intervention adherent to evidence-based practice. Whereas, psychotherapy tends to employ a mono or multiple theoretical perspective and approach. One does not preclude the other, however. I have been a clinician and therapist for many years, during which I have provided both clinical and psychotherapeutic services.

Nature-based Therapy

Nature-based therapy has a wide range of contexts, approaches and applications. I invite you to think about incorporating nature into the therapeutic process. This can mean going for a walk in a park or taking time to explore the natural surroundings in an engaged and mindful way. Integral to this experience is the awareness of self in connection to nature.

  • Walk-and-talk. This is just as it sounds… and a little more: a therapeutic process that involves movement, in a literal sense. Movement supports movement and can sustain a sense of movement over time. In a figurative sense, it can offer vision and hope. Also, the context of doing a structured activity together can lessen the anxiety or feeling of awkwardness that can be present (naturally) when meeting a counsellor for the first time or at any time when opening up to another.

  • Nature-based Play Therapy. Play therapy can take on many forms (this part of the fun!) and because of its versatility, it is not just for kids. Nature-based play explores the natural environment in a way that generates a sense of loosening of rigid boundaries and stokes the creative fire within.

Individual therapy (1:1) with adults and youth

Fee begins at $160 per hour*.

In office or outside (in a natural environment) in person sessions.

Online or phone appointments.

*Reduced fee available on a limited basis. Please contact me directly to discuss.

Couples/partner therapy

Fee begins at $200 per hour or $280 per 90 minutes.

In office or outside (in a natural environment) in person sessions (recommended).

Online appointments may work in certain situations. Please contact me directly to discuss.

Child Therapy (age 6+)

Play and Nature-based Play as well as Expressive and Arts-based Therapy

Fee begins at $160 per hour*.

In office or outside (in a natural environment) in person sessions only.

*Reduced fee available on a limited basis. Please contact me directly to discuss.

Family Therapy

Fee begins at $200 per hour and $280 per 90 minutes*.

In office or outside (in a natural environment) in person sessions only.

*Fees may be subject to change, depending on the needs of the family. Please contact me directly to discuss.

“I believe that a different therapy must be constructed for each patient because each has a unique story.” - Irvin D. Yalom

Therapy responsive to your needs

In the same way that each seedling needs a certain composition of soil and process of nurture to succeed, so do each of us. We are all unique in where we come from and where we are headed. Hence, it makes sense that there is no “one fits all” method of facilitating growth and change. We will work together to figure out what works for you.

Ways we can work together

  • Strategic methods:

    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), including Mindfulness-Based CBT and CBT for Insomnia

    • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

    • Emotion Focused Individual and Family Therapy (EFIT and EFFT)

    • Mindfulness skills

    • Breath work

  • Process-oriented approaches:

    • Attachment-based therapy

    • Narrative Therapy

    • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Trauma work:

    • Response-based therapy

    • Trauma-focused therapy

    • Somatic methods (working with the body and nervous system)

  • Expressive approaches:

    • Play and Art-based therapy

    • Adventure-based therapy

  • Nature-based Therapy:

    • Walk-and-talk

    • Nature-based play therapy

Sprout Counselling - Supervision

Ginna Abramovitch, RCC-ACS

Clinical Supervision

I have over 20 years of experience providing clinical and psychotherapeutic services, working in hospitals, community psychiatric clinics, with non-profit agencies and in schools. This includes therapy with folks of diverse intersecting identities with experiences of mental illness, addiction and trauma. 

Over the course of my career, I have provided direct supervision to BA and MA students completing practicum and internship programs, in 1:1 and in reflective group formats.

My approach to supervision mirrors my therapeutic approach. It is collaborative, integrative and process-oriented. It is tailored to the unique needs of individual or group and attuned to the relationship between us.

Contact to Book a Consultation

Let’s chat about what you may be looking for and how I can help.