Necessary Roughness

After throwing out her cheating husband, psychotherapist Dani Santino (Callie Thorne) looks to make ends meet by signing on to help out-of-control pro football star TK King (Mehcad Brooks). And while she has her hands full with her narcissistic client, Dani must also stay one step ahead of two challenging teenagers at home.

On top of trying to end a feud between TK (Mehcad Brooks) and a brash rookie receiver, Dani (Callie Thorne) must get NASCAR driver Billy Rhodes (guest star Matt Barr) back on the track following an unnerving accident. Meanwhile, a looming custody battle puts Dani’s shaky home life in the spotlight.

As TK (Mehcad Brooks) balks when Matt (Marc Blucas) benches him with an injury, Dani (Callie Thorne) looks to uncover the real story behind a TV news anchor whose career is threatened by his inexplicable loss of composure on the air. Meanwhile, Lindsay (Hannah Marks) resorts to deception in order to date an older boy.

As Randy Boozler's (guest star James Earl) problems with missing practice threaten to cost him his job, a sudden change in the pattern of bets being made on Hawks games leads Nico (Scott Cohen) to suspect Dani's (Callie Thorne) mom of leaking inside information about her patients. And when TK (Mehcad Brooks) gets him and his underage friends into a nightclub, the evening backfires for Ray Jay...

As Ray Jay (Patrick Johnson) and Lindsay's (Hannah Marks) new business venture lands them in trouble with the team, a beautiful publicist (guest star Andrea Anders) hired to deal with TK's latest legal problem threatens to undermine Dani (Callie Thorne). And when he can't shake a persistent losing streak, professional gambler Jason Coogan (guest star Joshua Bitton) seeks Dani's help.

As Dani (Callie Thorne) treats a pro skateboarder with crippling nightmares, she and Laura (Andrea Anders) square off over how to handle a woman who is stalking TK (Mehcad Brooks). And as the case highlights her rivalry with Laura, Dani attends a high school reunion knowing that Ray (Craig Bierko) will be there, too.

Dani (Callie Thorne) intervenes when tension between two players' wives threatens the team. And as TK (Mehcad Brooks) sees his popularity suffering at the hands of a younger teammate, Dani tries to help him even as she works to keep him away from her impressionable son, Ray Jay (Patrick Johnson).

As TK (Mehcad Brooks) hires an unconventional therapist (guest star Orlando Jones), Dani (Callie Thorne) turns her attention to helping a pro golfer with the yips. Meanwhile, Dani’s love life is complicated by her former college professor (guest star Jason Gedrick).

A female boxer's (guest star Alyssa Diaz) career-threatening blackouts lead Dani to suspect that she's repressing something tragic in her past. As Lindsay discovers her mom is dating, a hero's fall from grace causes TK (Mehcad Brooks) to question the advice of his controversial new therapist (guest star Orlando Jones).

When a disgraced Hawks mascot shows up seeking forgiveness, Dani (Callie Thorne) looks to convince the team that he’s not responsible for a curse they believe is behind their problems on the field. Meanwhile, as Ray Jay (Patrick Johnson) and Lindsay (Hannah Marks) try to prove they can be left alone for the night, Dani’s relationship with J.D. (guest star Jason Gedrick) approaches a...

As she works to help a TV show host (guest star Gail O’Grady) control the violent outbursts that are threatening her career, Dani (Callie Thorne) faces the prospect of divorce as her 18th wedding anniversary approaches. Meanwhile, Nico’s (Scott Cohen) past comes back to haunt him during a critical time for the team.

An intimidating opposing player (guest star Terrell Owens) threatens the Hawks’ playoff chances by sending TK (Mehcad Brooks) into a tailspin on and off the field. And as Matt (Marc Blucas) challenges Dani (Callie Thorne) to commit to their future, a conflict between his responsibilities to the team and his relationship with his boss’s wife sends Nico (Scott Cohen) to Dani for help.