PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Erica Waldron, MS, LMHC

Erica Waldron joined Center for Discovery in early 2019 as the Assistant Program Director and in May 2020 became the Program Director.  She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health counselor (LMHC) with 10 years of counseling and Eating Disorder experience.  Throughout her life, Erica has been passionate about helping others and feels fortunate enough to have made a career out of it 

Erica received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut and graduated with her Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Palm Beach Atlantic University.  While at PBAU Erica counseled undergraduate students at the university’s counseling center.  During her Master’s Degree, Erica also trained and worked with women who struggled with various Eating Disorders and Co-Occurring Disorders.  She has extensive experience working with male and female adults and adolescents, couples, and families who are struggling with anxiety disorders. Depression, co-dependency, addictions, trauma, and eating disorders.

Erica is currently on the Board of Directors for The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness.  She strives to create a comfortable, secure, judgement free space where patients can share, gain a new understanding of themselves, and find balance that is missing in their lives.  She encourages her patients to plant themselves where they want to bloom.  

PSYCHIATRIST

Tasmina Shiekh, MD

Dr. Tasmina Sheikh is the psychiatrist at Center for Discovery in North Palm Beach treating both adolescents and adults, as well as their families, impacted by mental health, eating disorders, and substance abuse issues. Dr. Sheikh is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She completed her residency in General Psychiatry at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and a fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Sheikh brings 20 years of experience in psychiatric medicine through various distinguished institutions in both public and private clinical settings. She opened her private solo practice in 2003 and continues to proudly practice psychiatric medicine in Jupiter, Florida.

PRIMARY THERAPIST

Jessica Montoya, MS

Jessica Montoya is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern. She graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with her Masters in Mental Health Counseling. Jessica has experience working with clients of all ages in the field of eating disorders, substance use and trauma. Jessica uses an explorative and creative approach with her clients, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She is driven to help clients gain back their autonomy throughout treatment, and enjoys working collaboratively with clients’ families. Jessica has a passion for culture and learning how an individual’s background has an impact on their eating disorder and mental health. One of Jessica’s career goals is to obtain her certification as a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist. Jessica values community involvement and volunteers for the Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness in West Palm Beach. Jessica is bilingual in Spanish and English, and in her spare she can be found surfing, fishing, diving, or riding motorcycles with her friends and family.