About us.
Founded in 2001, Chrysalis works in conjunction with senior medical and nursing staff from the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and provides a service which incorporates information, counselling and support. We currently deliver a service to children and families in the areas of Flintshire, Conwy and Denbighshire and it is Chrysalis’ aim, as funding allows, to provide a comprehensive service throughout North Wales.
Chrysalis has a board of Trustees who come from a variety of professional backgrounds and include two bereaved parents and a parent who accessed the service when her daughter had a diagnosis of a life threatening condition. Chrysalis’ patron is the Right Honourable Dafydd Wigley.
Chrysalis counsellors are professionally qualified and members of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Counselling sessions are confidential and are provided in a safe environment. Chrysalis has a dedicated counselling room within Glan Clwyd Hospital and home visits can be arranged.
Chrysalis works in partnership with the Alder Centre at The Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital.
We receive approximately one third of our core funding from the NHS but we need to find the other two-thirds, around £55,000, from fundraising and donations every year. Every penny counts and we are always looking for new and imaginative ways to raise funds.
Who we help
- Children and young adults (18 and under) who have been diagnosed with a life limiting, life threatening or terminal illness.
- Parents, Guardians and Siblings who are coming to terms with the difficult diagnosis of a child or young adult in the family.
- Parents, Guardians and Siblings who have sadly lost a baby, child or young adult through illness, accident or stillbirth.
How we help
By providing …..
- Information relevant to both the needs of the child and the family
- A counselling service
- Support and counselling following bereavement
- Links to other specific organisations that can help
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