Necessary Roughness
Everyone has issues to tackle.
A tough, sexy Long Island divorcee, Callie Thorne, gets a job as therapist for a professional football team in order to make ends meet. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself as the sought-after therapist to high-profile clients. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.
Episodes
1Pilot
60 minJun 29, 2011
Recently divorced, Dr. Dani Santino is assigned to be the new team therapist for the local pro football franchise, the New York Hawks.
2Anchor Management
60 minJul 6, 2011
Dr. Dani begins working with a news anchor (Nicholas Bishop) after he makes some on-air mistakes. Meanwhile, T.K. is sidelined for a game and Lindsay (Hannah Marks) begins seeing a boy that Dani finds suspicious.
3Spinning Out
60 minJul 13, 2011
A NASCAR driver needs help getting back behind the wheel after a crash. Elsewhere, T.K. clashes with a rookie wide receiver; and Lindsay and R.J. lose control of a party they're throwing.
4Habit Forming
60 minJul 20, 2011
Dani works with rookie Randall Boozler (James Earl), who continues to skip practices.
5Poker Face
60 minJul 27, 2011
A poker pro wants Dani to identify his "tell," which is damaging his career, but Dani thinks there is more behind his problems.
6Dream On
60 minAug 3, 2011
An entrepreneur worries that his frequent nightmares may threaten his success; Dani attends her high school reunion.
7Whose Team Are You On
60 minAug 10, 2011
When infighting among the players' wives and girlfriends goes viral, Dani must intervene; Nico searches for a damaging video tape.
8Losing Your Swing
60 minAug 17, 2011
Dani treats a golf star with the "yips'; TK gets a new therapist; a former professor sparks Dani's interest.
9Forget Me Not
60 minAug 24, 2011
Dani takes on a successful female boxer who is inexplicably losing fights and her memory. Meanwhile, Laz takes TK's therapy to the next level, and Matt receives an enticing offer, just not from Laura.
10A Wing and a Player
60 minAug 31, 2011
Dani helps the Hawks’ and their suicidal mascot get over the playoff curse that’s haunted them for six years. Meanwhile, TK meets his match off the field, and Dani’s relationship with J.D. heats up.
11Baggage Claim
60 minSep 7, 2011
When a mogul's way of life puts her empire in danger, she seeks Dani's help who is nearing the first anniversary of her divorce.
12Goal Line
60 minSep 14, 2011
It's the game the Hawks have been working towards all season, and everyone's got playoff fever-especially TK, whose symptoms include epic freakouts. For some reason, usually-tough TK is spooked big time by Maurice "The Minefield" Manningfield, a take-no-prisoners cornerback from Chicago with a flair for trash talk. And with TK's panic attacks threatening to ruin the Hawks' chances (not to mention his relationship with Vivica) Dani's got to figure out a way to get inside his head-and get the Minefield out of it-before the big game.
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