About Us

In his psychotherapy practice, Dr. Conklin carefully examines how individuals process and manage their emotions, thought patterns, and relationships. He employs an integrative therapeutic approach, which tailors evidence-based methods to meet individual needs and capabilities. He is well versed in relational psychodynamic, attachment, cognitive-behavioral, and family-based interventions. In his therapeutic work, he strives to create an individualized therapeutic space for people to explore their difficulties and change in ways that make sense to them.

Dr. Conklin earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology, where his research examined the relationship between adult attachment style and posttraumatic stress. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at Loudoun County Mental Health, and previously received clinical training at Saint Elizabeths Hospital and Neuropsychology Associates of Fairfax. In addition to his studies in psychology, Dr. Conklin is a classically trained pianist with a Bachelor of Music degree from James Madison University.

Dr. Siegel conducts comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults. She also provides individual psychotherapy to children and adolescents with a range of presenting concerns, including attention and executive functioning challenges, emotional regulation difficulties, and social skills deficits. Her approach is informed by psychodynamic theory, but she also employs cognitive-behavioral, relational, and play therapy techniques. Dr. Siegel believes that meeting children where they are and allowing them to direct their experience is the hallmark of growth and change.

Dr. Siegel earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, where she studied psychology and philosophy. She completed her doctorate at the George Washington University, where she gained valuable experience working in public schools in Washington, D.C. and in Maryland. She also worked with young children at a preschool in Northern Virginia. Dr. Siegel’s predoctoral internship was at a community mental health clinic in Queens, NY, where she worked with a diverse population of children, adolescents, and adults. She worked at the Kingsbury Center for seven years before founding the Kingsbury Wellness & Learning Group.

Dr. Rowe evaluates children, adolescents, and adults for learning difficulties such as dyslexia and ADHD, as well as autism and behavior and mood disorders. She specializes in the assessment of gifted individuals with learning challenges, and she is a co-author of the book Creating Effective Programs for Gifted Students With Learning Disabilities. Often called “twice-exceptional” or 2e, these students are perplexing to their parents and teachers, and they encounter considerable frustration in academic settings.

In her therapeutic work with children and families, Dr. Rowe strives for a collaborative relationship with parents and teachers. Parents and teachers are encouraged to use emotional coaching strategies to help children build stronger “emotional” muscles through accepting and understanding the full range of their emotions. Following the work of John Gottman and Ross Greene, Dr. Rowe encourages the use of a collaborative approach to resolving difficulties rather than resorting to zero-sum solutions which eventually fail or lead to further conflict.

Dr. Rowe received her doctorate in Clinical Psychologist at the Catholic University of America. She received additional training in developmental disabilities at the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development and in community mental health at the DC Commission on Mental Health Services.

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Dr. Matthews tailors therapy interventions using CBT, play therapy, trauma-informed, family, and relational approaches.  She has nearly a decade of special education experience, and is well-versed in adapting therapy techniques for those with special education needs.  Dr. Matthews received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Salisbury University in Maryland, and achieved her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology at the American School of Professional Psychology in Washington, DC.  She completed her predoctoral internship at Loudoun County Mental Health Center and her postdoctoral fellowship at Sheppard Pratt.  Prior to joining the Kingsbury Wellness & Learning Group, Dr. Matthews worked as a child and adolescent psychologist at the Sheppard Pratt School (formerly The Forbush School at Glyndon) for nine years, with her last three years as a supervising psychologist overseeing the program’s clinical department.

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Dr. Kent’s assessment experience includes evaluation of cognitive, educational, and social/emotional functioning, specific learning disabilities/dyslexia, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, anxiety and mood disorders, developmental delays, giftedness, executive dysfunction, and intellectual developmental disorders.  In her assessment work she appreciates the complexity and uniqueness of an individual’s struggles and believes that taking the whole of a learner into consideration, and tailoring the evaluation to each individual, is important in promoting future success.

Dr. Kent earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where her research focused on psychological assessment.  She completed her pre-doctoral internship at a community mental health clinic in Springfield, Virginia, then participated in two postdoctoral psychotherapy training programs at Georgetown University and the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy.  She trained and then worked as a psychologist at the Kingsbury Center for over twenty years before joining the Kingsbury Wellness & Learning Group.

Dr. Guthua earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Widener University, where she gained valuable experience working with children and adolescents in hospitals, schools, and community centers. She completed two part-time predoctoral internships at Main Street Community Mental Health Center in Reisterstown, MD, and at the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Families in New Castle, DE; and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Sheppard Pratt. After completion of her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Guthua has worked as a psychologist at nonpublic schools in Maryland, where she has provided therapy and conducted assessments for children and adolescents with behavioral, emotional and developmental needs.

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