This is an in-person event.
We are thrilled to be back offering an in person event! Join us for a full session about proper diagnosis and current treatment options for migraine disease or headache disorder that can lead to an appropriate treatment and an effective management plan.
Hear from leading migraine professionals, pain psychologist and patient advocates during this valuable day. Learn and experience mindfulness based interventions to help reduce stress and increase well-being.
This is an interactive session, questions encouraged by those attending.
Lunch will be provided.
A $10 registration fee is required to reserve a spot and will be reimbursed upon event day check in.
William Young, MD
Dr. Young is a neurologist at the Jefferson Headache Center. He received his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine and has been in practice for 30 years. The Jefferson Headache Center is one of a very few academic headache centers in the country. The Center, founded in 1982, specializes in the treatment of patients with all types of headache pain. Dr. Young is the President of Miles for Migraine, and former president of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy.
Caryn Seebach, Psy.D.,MS., BCB
Dr. Seebach is a native New Yorker, and now Philadelphia transplant. She is a licensed health psychologist with a specialization in holistic management of chronic disease. She has an M.S. in Clinical Counseling and Health Psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where she was the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University Maryland.
Dr. Seebach has a deep interest in root cause medicine and its applications for improving psychological health. To this end, she has received additional certifications in integrative nutrition, health coaching, behavioral sleep medicine, and she is Board Certified in general biofeedback. She has worked in various clinical care settings including community health clinics, the US Veterans Affairs Department, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. In early 2020, she transitioned her expertise to a broader digital health market to provide integrative health and wellness solutions for those living with headache and migraine. She now owns and operates CLS Consulting, providing consultation to companies seeking to reverse chronic disease through comprehensive, digital, integrative care.
In her free time, she is baking with her kids, running to a carefully curated playlist, or satiating her love of food and travel.
Shirley Kessel, Miles for Migraine Executive Director
Shirley is the mom of three daughters, two of whom live with migraine. When her youngest daughter Sydney became diagnosed at an early age, they both decided that it was time to take action to bring awareness and raise money for migraine research. They contacted Eileen Jones, who founded the Miles for Migraine race in San Francisco, and brought the race to the Philadelphia community in 2013. She became the Executive Director in 2017 when it became apparent that Miles for Migraine should take the race series around the USA.
Shirley has worked in healthcare for the past 26 years and has served on various non-profit boards since 1991. She won’t retire until a cure is found for this disabling disease.
Deborah Turk, Miles for Migraine Patient Advocate
Deborah is an advocate living with Intractable Chronic Migraine. Always drawn to wanting to help, Deborah has held employment in the fields of non-profit Human Services and Behavioral Health. Due to increasing debilitation from Migraine disease, after medical leaves and continual decreases in her working hours, Deborah was forced to leave a career that she loved, working with patients with dual diagnoses related to Substance Abuse Disorder and mental health.
Deborah began her journey with Miles For Migraine at the first Philadelphia race. Shortly thereafter, observing the hesitancy of those living with Migraine to speak openly about their disease, Deborah started a public Facebook page, Her Migraine Life, on which she openly shares about her experiences related to Migraine. She is passionate about education, self-advocacy, and especially, countering Migraine stigma. Deborah is a Philadelphia native.