Tracey Young, MSW, RSW ~ Counselling, Consulting & Personal Planning

Counselling, Consulting and Personal Planning Services

Catalyst Enterprises BC

Catalyst Enterprises BC was founded by Tracey Young, a Registered Social Worker (RSW), counsellor, coach and consultant in Vancouver, B.C. to provide people with help and support services that assist clients in resolving personal, family, legal, workplace and other issues.

Tracey has over three decades of experience working in community, institutional and hospital settings in the private, public and non-profit sectors, in unionized and non-unionized environments.

Tracey has also been involved in executive board leadership, advisory boards and committees, systemic advocacy and leadership activities in various capacities with different organizations.

Tracey's professional experience as a counsellor, social worker, advocate, and consultant includes:

mental health, psychiatric, medical and hospital social work and case management in various professional settings

providing counselling and support to adults, couples, families, seniors and youth

child protection work, advocacy, consulting and counselling services for those dealing with the child welfare and family law systems

social work consulting and counselling services in family law cases that involve spousal and intimate partner violence (IPV), high conflict family violence cases, child and elder abuse

workplace occupational health and safety support, advocacy, investigations and professional practice and organizational compliance audits and review

forensic social work consulting, investigations and analyst work in child protection, family, criminal and civil litigation cases

Our Services

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Counselling & Support

Tracey helps people with the following issues and concerns:

Coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, addictions and challenges with individual, family and relationship issues

Trauma work and support to those who are survivors of abuse and victims, or witnesses of crime

Workplace bullying, gaslighting, harassment, mobbing, whistle blowing and coping with toxic, unsafe work environments

Managing the mental, physical and life impacts of chronic pain, temporary and permanent disabilities, injuries and chronic health conditions

Coping with toxic, psychologically abusive, manipulative, unhealthy, and pathological people and relationships, including narcissists and psychopaths

Working with family caregivers who are feeling overwhelmed by caring for family members

Supporting individuals and family members involved in medical assistance in dying (MAID) issues

Support for front line professionals coping with stress, trauma, toxic workplace conditions, compassion fatigue and burnout

Tracey is an approved service provider as a counsellor for the following organizations:

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members
Ceridien/Lifeworks
Crime Victims Assistance program (CVAP)
Medavie/Blue Cross
Veterans Affairs (VA)
RCMP (in progress)

*** Check with your third party insurance provider to find out if Registered Social Workers (RSW) are covered under your specific Extended Health care coverage.

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Advocacy & Consulting

Tracey helps people with advocacy, coaching and consulting services in the following areas:

Advocacy services – Assisting clients who are faced with systemic challenges, barriers and a lack of fairness when dealing with government systems and other organizations.

Business and private practice coaching – Supporting clients develop and strengthen their strategic vision for their businesses, including working with clients to create operational, branding and marketing plans.

Forensic social work consultant and analyst – Providing clients with different types of investigations, research, assessment, reports and expertise for court cases in family, civil and criminal proceedings.

Labour relations and workplace consultant – Organizational and workplace bullying, gaslighting, harassment, mobbing; advocacy, counselling, investigations and reviews; and organizational/ workplace risk assessment, management and mitigation services.

Multi-media and communications consulting – Helping clients create communication and marketing plans for their businesses and organizations, including: industry market research, press release and copywriting, multi-media information, marketing and advocacy campaigns.

Seniors and Personal Planning - Assisting seniors in organizing and completing personal, health and financial planning documents, such as Representation Agreements and Powers of Attorney. Tracey also helps seniors, family members and caregivers with accessing home and community supports and managing transitions from home to residential care in a supportive and practical way.

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How Does Tracey Help & Support Clients

Tracey creates a safe, supportive, calm and grounded environment for you to talk, reflect and feel heard, validated and develop self-awareness about yourself, your relationships with others, and other important aspects of your life. Tracey provides a respectful, caring and confidential space for you to be heard about what is most important to you.

Tracey believes that people are the experts in their own lives. She also knows that people who are not involved in our personal lives and experiences can sometimes have perspectives that show us different aspects of our situations. This can be valuable to help us make shifts in our awareness, perspectives, and thoughts about what is possible in our lives.

Tracey's goal as a counsellor and change agent is to empower clients to make informed decisions and choices in their lives, so that they will live the most enriching, healthy and satisfying lives they can imagine, hope for and create for themselves.

In her work with clients, Tracey helps people develop clarity about themselves, their relationships, and their life direction.

She assists people who are going through life transitions, recovering from challenging and distressing situations, and supports people as they go through change and growth in their lives.

Communication & Technology

Tracey provides services to clients in the following ways:

In person sessions
Telephone sessions
Videoconferencing sessions
Cybercounselling (aka text-based/email counselling)