When
Saturday 19th July; 16th August; 13th September or 11th October from 12.30 - 4.30pm

Where
Meet at the front entrance to Melbourne Zoo. The program will be held in the Board Room.

How to Register
Download the Registration Form
$250 per person (credit card or Cheque).
Please note that all participants must be over 18 years of age

What will Happen
The program outline is as follows:
12.30pm: Registration
12.45pm: Welcome and introduction
1.00pm:   Talk and questions and answers with ZV Invertebrate Specialist
1.45pm:   Group discussion: how phobias affect you
2.15pm:   Break for tea and coffee
2.30pm:   Discussion and information about hypnotherapy
3.00pm:   Hypnotherapy
3.30pm:   Optional meeting with a spider; what to do if there's a spider in the house.
4.00pm:   Finish

Spiders and You does not guarantee to cure phobias on the day.  We do assist people to be in control of themselves and their environment.

The People you will meet
Merryn Snare: 
Merryn is a registered psychologist with extensive experience in assisting individuals with both personal and work-related issues such as anxiety and stress, communication skills, parenting, self esteem, relationships both personal and work-related, work-life balance, team dynamics, grief and critical incident response.
Merryn uses clinical hypnosis, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), Critical Incident Stress Management, Mediation and Community Conferencing, relaxation techniques, psycho-education and cognitive-behavioural approaches.

Patrick Honan: 
Invertebrate Specialist at Zoos Victoria.

Dianne Gordon: 
The Learning Experiences Manager at Healesville Sanctuary and coordinator of the Spiders and You program.

		Registration Form registration_form.pdf  ( 68.4 KB )