Meet Our Staff

Dr. Tammy Malloy holds her PhD from Barry University’s School
of Social work and is a licensed clinical social work. Tammy is currently the Chief Clinical Officer at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches, Inc., where she has been working for the past 9 years. As Chief Clinical Officer, Tammy works closely with staff on a supervisory level implementing clinical treatment protocols and therapeutic programming while growing clinical, nursing and medical staff to meet the needs of the ever changing addiction and mental health population. Tammy also holds her certification in sex addiction which has led to her most recent research in parental bonding; engagement is sexually explicit internet material in youth, and hypersexual behaviors in adult women who have a SUD diagnosis. Moreover; Tammy holds an executive director of research title where she conducts internal studies, with her research team, and external studies with Florida Atlantic and Barry University. Research studies include examining the benefits of mindfulness with SUD patient who also suffer with co-occurring disorders as well as treatment retention and outcome studies assessing specific treatment interventions. These research studies are shared across the Country at addiction and mental health conferences as well as scholarly publications.

Dr. Hu holds a Bachelor of Arts from the New York University College of Arts and Sciences and a medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Hu completed his internship and residency at the University of Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital and has been practicing psychiatry for over ten years, specializing in substance abuse disorders. He is a board-certified diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) as well as the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM), and a Healthgrades Recognized Doctor.

Margot Lee is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in treating trauma, addiction, first responders, and co-occurring disorders. She earned her Master’s degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1998 and since then has worked with vulnerable populations including: sheltered children, victims of sexual violence, juvenile female prisoners with severe mental health issues, people suffering from addiction, and first responders. Margot has 20+ years of experience in counseling and leadership having experience as a primary therapist, director of case management, clinical director, program development specialist, director of crisis stabilization, and executive director. Margot has trained extensively to have therapeutic tools to work with her clients and holds certificates in hypnotherapy, certified rapid resolution therapy, level 2 EMDR training, certified as an early childhood development specialist, certified in brain gym, certified redline rescue training graduate, and is a certified clinical trauma professional. Margot has a passion for helping others and in addition to her role as Clinical Director at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches she volunteers at the Inner Truth Project working with victims of sexual violence and is the volunteer therapist for Chapter One, a not-for-profit support group for first responders.

Alexis Karwoski was born and raised in the state of Florida and pursued a career in the field of addiction and mental health as a result of a personal connection she has to the issues through her family history. She holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and is a Certified Master’s Level Addiction Professional who is trained in EMDR. Working in the field of mental health, Alexis is inspired by watching patients’ growth as they go through the treatment process and seeing the difficulties they overcome. She believes that each individual is completely unique in their experience and journey, and states that she is able to learn and grow herself through her opportunity to help others. Alexis has been with Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches for more than two years, and was promoted from primary therapist to Mental Health Supervisor upon the program’s opening in 2019.

Ernie was born & raised in Aliquippa, PA. Go Steelers! He has been clean & sober for nearly 12 years. He’s most grateful for the opportunity to share his experience, strength, and hope with others who struggle with the disease of addiction. Ernie started in the addiction field in 2012 as a counselor working at the same facility in PA where his recovery began in 2008.

Ernie has a BA (1996) & MA in criminology (2002) from the Indiana University of PA. He also has an MA in counseling (2011) from Messiah College. He is also a LMHC & MCAP. He’s passionate about what he does because he feels a strong sense of clarity, purpose & meaning in his life by having the opportunity to help others. Ernie loves that he has the opportunity to collaborate with a team of dedicated professionals to provide the highest quality patient care.

Ernie started with BHOPB in March 2015 as a primary therapist, was promoted to clinical coordinator in November 2016, & became a clinical supervisor when BHOPB became part of the Banyan family in June 2018. He says that Banyan stands out because of the focus that always remains on the client & providing the highest quality of care.

Growing up between Chicago and South Florida, Paige has unfortunately had a lot of firsthand experience with addiction. She faced the tremendous losses of her brother, sister and best friend to addiction, and through the pain has grown extremely passionate about helping people who are struggling themselves. Paige started her journey in the recovery field in 2012 when she ran a sober living facility, before moving on to work in outpatient facilities in business development, admissions positions, and now family services. Having experienced such immense losses of her loved ones, Paige is passionate about helping not only those who are struggling, but their families too. Paige is a valued member of the Family Services Department and holds the title of Family Services Coordinator. She communicates with all families for our Lake Worth, Chicago, and Gilman locations.

Caleb was born in Louisville, Kentucky and played football at Lindsey Wilson College, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Communication. Like many others in America today, Caleb suffered an injury on the field that resulted in the use of prescription pain medication, which eventually led him down the dark road of addiction. He sought treatment at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches, now a Banyan facility, more than four years ago and has been sober ever since. Caleb began his career at Banyan as an Admissions Coordinator and went on to receive several promotions within the organization. He now acts as a National Business Development Representative for the state of Kentucky, where he lives with his wife and son. Caleb is passionate about his position and being able to continue his career at Banyan in his home state, saying that he feels honored to be able to help those in his community who struggle with the same issues he once faced. He has made is his main goal to help anyone seeking treatment to get the help they need.