About Us

	Alison Hunter, STh, IAHIP (Tel: 061 376331 - Email - amethyst@iol.ie) is the Founder and Director of Amethyst. Alison has over 25 Years experience as a counsellor & regression therapist. More about Alison....
	Shirley Ward, MEd, DipEd, UKCP, BAHPP, ECP, MIAHIP (Tel: 061 374533 Email - shirleyward@eircom.net) Shirley is a Director of Amethyst and a Pre and Perinatal Therapist, Healer and Trainer. More about Shirley....
	Carmel Byrne, DipC, DipPPP, DipHH, CertPT, ECP, MIAHIP (Tel: 061 374926 - Email - carmelbyrne@eircom.net) Carmel is the Financial Director and is a Pre and Perinatal Therapist and Healer/Child Therapist. She has worked with adults and children for over 15 years after 22 years nursing mentally and physically disabled children. More about Carmel.....

Amethyst was founded in December 1982 by Alison Hunter. Alison’s vision at that time was to bring into existence an organisation that would provide and support any healing, of body mind and spirit, including personal growth. Amethyst was granted Charitable status in February 1991 (No. 6737), and then formed as a limited company, known as Amethyst Resource for Human Development (No 297436). Its charitable status has remained. The main objective of Amethyst is:

“To facilitate the deployment of educational and therapeutic skills incorporating training and counselling, healing, inter-personal skills and personal growth by the organisation, and provision of public lectures, workshops, private consultations, training groups and the publication of relevant materials.”

In ancillary to the main object, the organisation further endeavours to achieve the following:

To provide a centre for healing and spiritual renewal – therapeutic and educational.
To promote the moral, spiritual, intellectual and physical improvement and welfare of those who require its services.

Amethyst is recognised as an international resource and research centre by the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health who have their headquarters in the USA. Close contact is maintained with the Association, William Emerson and past presidents including Barbara Findeisen, Dr. David Chamberlain, and Dr. Thomas Verny. Shirley Ward has been an international adviser to the Association since 1991. Students take part in this research so that the importance of understanding Pre and Perinatal Psychology for would be parents may be facilitated and developed.