Parent/Teen Support Group

Miles for Migraine - Parent/Teen Support Group Series

Group leaders will facilitate discussion on headache and migraine for parents (in one room) and teens, ages 13-19, (In another room) on topics such as the following:

Coping

Navigating school

Social life

Internal resources

Mood

Family …and more!

Dates:

Event will take place on Monday evenings from 6:30-8:00PM

September 25th

October 23rd

November 27th

*Add'l dates may be added based at a later date.

Feel free to bring your own dinner/snacks to enjoy during the session.

Location:

Main Line Health - Lankenau Campus. Room TBA

Fee:

Suggested donation $10/family, per session

Facilitators:

Lisa Goldstein, MD - Dr. Goldstein is Board Certified in both Child and Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry. She has had a private practice in Rosemont Pennsylvania for more than 15 years and also provides consultations for school districts throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware. She has always had a special interest in children and adolescents with complicated special education needs and this has expanded to include students with Chronic Migraine and Post Traumatic Headache. Dr. Goldstein graduated from Bryn Mawr College and Temple University School of Medicine, trained at the University of Connecticut, and completed her Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Goldstein is the President of the Pennsylvania Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. She actively supports patient advocacy through her work with Miles For Migraine and the National Headache Foundation.

Caryn Richfield, PsyD - Dr. Richfield is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in the Plymouth Meeting area for the past 30 years. She graduated from the George Washington University and received her doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College. She has devoted most of her time to the treatment of adolescents and adults of all ages. Dr. Richfield has special interest in the areas of chronic illness and headache disorders, mood and anxiety disorders as well as eating disorders. Her approach incorporates a blending of psychodynamic theory, cognitive-behavioral strategies and psychoeducation. She also has a certification in Mindfulness-Based Stress Management for Teens. Dr. Richfield writes a monthly column for parents called Coping, which appears in several area newspapers in Montgomery County.

Haley Mankin - Haley is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania and is completing a B.A. in Communications while beginning her studies for dual masters degrees in Social Policy and Clinical Social Work. She had her first migraine when she was 13 and still receives her headache care at CHOP. She has been involved in Miles for Migraine since its first Philadelphia race 5 years ago. She is an RA in one of Penn’s college houses, and for fun she choreographs musicals for various undergraduate theatre groups.

Ariel Mankin - Ariel is a 4th year PhD student in Temple University’s School Psychology Program. Throughout Ariel’s program, she has held numerous roles in local schools including providing psychoeducational evaluations for students experiencing academic difficulties, conducting individual and small group therapy, and assisting teachers in supporting students with a variety of unique needs. Ariel also works as a Research Assistant at Temple’s Institute on Disabilities, examining the quality of life of individuals with disabilities living in Pennsylvania. In her free time, Ariel loves volunteering with two of her favorite organizations—Special Olympics Gymnastics and Miles for Migraine!