About Chrysalis

We have been supporting those who identify as women for the past 20 years, evolving into the centre that we are today. We exist to empower and inspire women, so they can reach their full potential and take control of their own life.

About Chrysalis History What's Next Team

We started Chrysalis with just one goal in mind: Supporting, empowering and inspiring females.

Supporting, empower and inspiring females.

We believe that all adults who identify as female should have access to the same support, therapy, and tools, to enable them to achieve their own hopes and dreams regardless of their backgrounds or individual circumstances.

We are here to help you do this! At Chrysalis, we can help by providing the right support and guidance, whether its one to one support or our interactive group sessions. We can help to give you the skills, the tools, and the confidence to make the right changes and give you the opportunity to take control of your life.

20 years of experience in supporting females.

In the late 90's St Helens Council Youth Service ran a group called the Women & Girls Information & Resource Centre based in Peter Street Community Centre. They offered counselling, and some personal development courses through St. Helens College.

The funding was eventually cut and no longer included women over 18. A group of women got together and formed a committee to keep the support for women going. They started as a single afternoon drop-in which they called Women Support Women (WSW).

A brief history of Chrysalis

2002/3

We got our first pot of funding.

2005

WSW had to move from its home at Peter Street as the council refurbished. We found temporary accommodation in Windlehurst Youth Centre in a windowless room that acted as an office and a counselling room.

2006

We were able to move to the Parish Church Hall rooms in the town centre. Now we had 3 dedicated rooms (with windows!) and several very dedicated volunteers.

2006

We adopted our own Constitution.

2009

We started paying part-time salaries.

2011

The Youth Service moved from Peter Street Centre so the rooms that WSW originated in were available to rent. We moved back and with two floors we felt like we had so much space.

2013

We changed our name from Women Supporting Women to Chrysalis Centre for Change.

2018

We expanded to become a 5-day provision.

2019

We moved into our new home here at the Beacon Building, rebranded, and adopted a new Constitution.

2020

We became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

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What's next at Chrysalis?

The symbol of the Chrysalis is about transformation.
At Chrysalis, transformation begins within the organisation itself and cascades down to the board, staff, volunteers, our service users and finally, those women we have yet to reach.

We teach women self-sufficiency and resilience, yet with increased competition for funding, and the difficulties of running an organisation that relies upon external funding and income. We know that to create a future for Chrysalis we need to become more self-sufficient and resilient.

So, we are developing plans to create a Community Interest Company / Social Enterprise as a trading arm to the charity. We are practising what we teach and taking small, but steady steps towards our goal to secure and sustain the valuable work here at Chrysalis.

Chrysalis teaching women self-sufficiency and resilience

Whats happeing at Chrysalis

We are invested in you! We are driven to Support, Empower and Inspire those who identify as females. Take a look at what we are currently offering.

Supporting

We now offer a range of courses and groups under the name, Transform your Life. These services are named after the main positive attribute that the course or group is inspiring women to become:

Confident Women

Brave Women

Uplifted Women

Empowered Women

Supported Women

Creative Women

Empowering

We are setting up a Service User Committee to empower our women and make sure we are hearing their voices.

We have a fantastic team who are all driven in the same direct with the same passion to support, inspire and empower women including each other into reaching their full potential.

Inspiring

We continue to change, grow and develop and we have several new services in the research and development phase to help women transform their lives.

These include:‍

Fierce Women

Serene Women

Safe Women

Well Women

Educated Women

Our Team

Meet the people helping make changes happen.

Siân Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

Julie Roby

Manager

Lindsay Vint

Assessor / Facilitator

Jess Fenney

Admini, Marketing, LGBTQ+ Champion

Andy Vint

Trustee: Chairperson

Rita Williams

Trustee

Gemma Roby

Trustee: Secretary

Gail Aspinall

Trustee: Service User Representative