Welcome To Chrysalis Associates

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Chrysalis Associates are a multi-disciplinary therapeutic team of professionals drawn from the fields of social work, clinical and educational psychology.

We specialise in the assessment and treatment of developmental trauma and attachment difficulties and are registered by Ofsted as an Adoption Support Agency.

We offer services both to individual children, to their carers and families, and to organisations working to promote young people's wellbeing.

Families will receive a bespoke intervention tailored to their individual needs drawn from the following therapeutic models:

In addition we offer training packages, supervision and consultation for professionals.

Our Mission

Providing services of the highest quality which are evidence-based, timely and effective.

Always keeping children and families at the centre of everything we do.

Working alongside parents and professionals to help them enhance the emotional health and well-being of children

Latest news

Chrysalis to Sponsor After Adoption UK Conference

Wed 25/01/2012

Chrysalis Associates are proud to once again be sponsoring the After Adoption UK conference. The conference will be held at the Wales Millenium Centre in Cardiff on the 24th of April thi...

Farewell To Ray Manning

Wed 19/10/2011

Ray has moved to a new therapeutic team in Manchester to enable him to gain new clinical experience. Everyone at Chrysalis wish him all the best - he has been a great asset to the...

Welcome to Matthew Clark and Shona Godall

Wed 19/10/2011

Chrysalis are delighted to announce that Matthew Clark and Shona Godall have now joined the team. Matthew is an assistant psychologist and Shona is a clinical psychologist. The experienc...

Chrysalis At Adoption UK's Annual Conference

Wed 12/10/2011

Chrysalis has a table at this years Adoption UK Annual Conference. Come and see us if you are planning on attending. The conference runs from Friday 14th Octer until Saturday 15th Octobe...

Chrysalis at 5th International Theraplay Conference

Tue 02/08/2011

Three members of the Chrysalis team attended the 5th international Theraplay conference held in Chicago. Chrysalis's Dr Jacqueline Lynch (pictured second left below) was once again invit...

Dr Jacqueline Lynch Invited To Present At International Theraplay Conference

Thu 23/06/2011

Chrysalis Associates's Dr Jacqueline Lynch has again been invited to present at the International Theraplay Conference in Chicago this July. Jacqueline will be presenting on Theraplay As...

Chrysalis Sponsor After Adoption Conference

Thu 23/06/2011

Chrysalis Associates were the event sponsor for the After Adoption conference held at the Wales Millenium Centre in Cardiff. The event held in April 2011 was attended by over 100 delegat...

Chrysalis Present At Yorkshire Adoption Consortium

Thu 23/06/2011

On the 29th March 2011 Sarah Allkins and Sarah Terry from Chrysalis Associates presented at the Yorkshire Adoption Consortium Conference. The conference held in Leeds was for those who w...

Chrysalis Open Day

Wed 08/06/2011

We are holding an open day for professionals on Wednesday 29th June between 10am and 2pm (lunch from 12pm). Please contact us if you would like to attend.

Chrysalis Therapeutic Education Centre now open

Fri 15/01/2010

Chrysalis Therapeutic Educational Centre opened in the autumn term of 2009. The TEC provides primary school education with a 1:1 staff:pupil ratio for children with developmental trauma...

Chrysalis Associates present at Theraplay Conference

Wed 20/05/2009

Dr Jacqueline Lynch presented at the biannual Theraplay Conference in Chicago on 9th-10th July. She delivered a seminar on Chrysalis's work using Theraplay techniques to create a therape...