Phototherapy: Addressing Social Anxiety in the Chronically Homeless Population (N/NY-MC6143)
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Sophie Bjorkquist, MA, ATR-P, LMHCA
Sophie Bjorkquist received her BFA in Photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is attending graduate school at Antioch University Seattle for Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy. Sophie works mainly with individuals who are homeless and are diagnosed with schizophrenia using phototherapy.
Darcy Marlow, MEd, ATR, LMHC
Darcy Marlow is a registered art therapist and licensed mental health counselor in Seattle, Washington. Currently, Marlow has a private art therapy practice on First Hill in Seattle where she works with both adolescents and adults. Darcy Marlow is also teaching faculty at Antioch University Seattle in the art therapy program.
Individuals who experience chronic homelessness are at a greater risk of experiencing social anxiety. Phototherapy helps individuals reduce social anxiety by serving as a barrier between subject/object. This session looks at research and discusses the impact of phototherapy on social anxiety with people who are chronically homeless.