2008 Reviewer
sr
West Hollywood, CA

A day in the life of a psychotherapist plus Hollywood drama

4 star rating

Likes to be entertained, character-lover, Open-minded
Pros

    Engaging characters, Great writing, Outstanding acting, Unique television

Cons
    Compromising ethics

APR
29
2008
For the most part this is a fabulous look at "a day in the life" of a psychotherapist and human psychology. I love to test my amateur therapist skills by watching the patients explain their feelings and issues and then play Gabriel Byrne's part before he can even react to the patient. Phenomenal casting, The storylines with Gina are the best. Great job Mark Walhberg as the Executive Producer.  Im impressed. There is a bit of Hollywood drama invovled in some of the patients story lines that makes Peter's skills as a therapist questionable to say the least. I did not like the way he handled Laura's infatuation with him. There were zero  professional ethics to that storyline! If he was such a great therapist he would have immediately recognized her infatuation with him was just a part of her illness and given her the help she needed instead of playing into her infatuation like a high school boy. Psychotherapists who abuse their power can do a lot of damage to patients who lack the awareness of their actions. I guess thats why I like the Gina storyline...because she does show Peter how harmful his professional thoughts and actions are with Laura



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Telpher wrote on May 1, 2008 at 2:35PM

Love this show

LaurieM wrote on Apr 30, 2008 at 7:59AM

Nice job! =)