She earned a doctorate in child and family development with a marriage and family therapy specialization from the University of Georgia, and she holds a master’s degree in psychotherapy and psychosexual therapy from South Bank University in London, England. Dr. Askew has been working as a therapist since 1991 in a variety of settings, including private practice, mental health clinics and hospitals. She also completed two years of specialist training in couple relationships and sex therapy at the Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry in London.