It’s a Wrap! – 2025 Year in Review

As 2025 comes to a close, we pause to reflect with deep gratitude on a year shaped by rest, renewal, and faithful presence. At Chrysalis Counseling for Clergy, our work is rooted in a simple but vital truth: those who care for others also deserve care. This year, that commitment continued to take shape in meaningful and measurable ways.

Rest & Renewal Retreats remained a cornerstone of our ministry. In 2025, 36 clergy participated in Sea and Land Retreats, creating space to step away from constant demands and reconnect with body, mind, and spirit. Since Chrysalis’ inception in 2019, we have now served a total of 205 individual clergy members through these retreat experiences—each one a reminder that rest is not a luxury, but a spiritual necessity.

We also expanded access to care through telemental health services. This year, 156 telemental health sessions were completed, offering confidential, compassionate support to clergy navigating burnout, transition, grief, and the emotional complexities of ministry. These sessions often meet clergy in the quiet spaces where healing begins—one conversation at a time.

Community and accountability continue to be essential for sustainable ministry.

Chrysalis provided constant care for 8 clergy who participated in Clergy Covenant Groups, bringing our total to 41 clergy served through these ongoing, trust-centered communities. Covenant groups provide space for honesty, mutual support, and shared wisdom—reminding clergy they do not have to walk alone.

And let us not forget that 32 mental health therapists received Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through Chrysalis knowledge and skill-based workshops. By equipping therapists with deeper understanding of clergy culture and vocational stress, we help ensure that clergy across the country receive informed, compassionate mental health care.

As we wrap up 2025, these numbers tell a story of impact—but more importantly, they represent real lives, real rest, and real moments of renewal. We are profoundly grateful to our supporters, partners, and participants who make this work possible.

Thank you for journeying with us! We look ahead with hope, trusting that the work of care, healing, and renewal will continue to unfold in the year to come.

Blessings to you on this journey,

Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks, LPCC, CEAP

Executive Director

If you feel called to support this work, we invite you to make a year-end or ongoing donation through our website: www.ChrysalisCounselingForClergy.org

Your generosity directly supports clergy rest, mental health care, and sustainable ministry. Thank you for being part of this journey of healing and hope as we look toward the year ahead.