Tough love is back in an inspiring new season
Based on the true story of female psychotherapist Dr Donna Dannenfelser, who worked for the New York Jets, an American professional football team, “Necessary Roughness” chronicles the life of an independent and newly-single mom, and her brand of tough love psychotherapy.
Therapy of Tough Love
When a tough, sexy Long Island divorcee (played by Callie Thorne) gets a job as the therapist for a professional American football team, Danielle “Dani” Santino realises that it’s not as easy as it looks.
Underestimated at every turn, she later succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself becoming a much sought-after therapist to high-profile clients. Athletes, musicians, politicians and others living in the spotlight – all in moments of crises – clamour for her unique brand of “tough love” therapy.
As a single mom raising two teenagers, her start-up practice wreaks havoc in her life. But, recognising that she’s changing people’s lives for the better, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.
Change for the Better?
The first episode in Season Three picks up six months after Dani’s plans to marry Matt Donnally (Marc Blucas) collapses.
When the New York Hawks’ head coach Pat Purnell is fired, Tom Wizinski (David Andrews) takes over, and his first order of business is to fire Dani and to get a new team psychologist.
Even after being fired from the team, Dani is convinced by the Hawks’ star player Terrence “TK” King (Mehcad Brooks) to continue seeing him, as his psychologist, even though she is no longer with the team.
After meeting with a new talent agency named V3 Global, Dani is asked to see baseball pitching prospect Darryl “Hutch” Hutchinson (Jonathan Keltz), whose fear of flying threatens to sink a multi-million dollar contract in Kansas City.
But all is not what it seems as people in the background threaten to undermine Dani’s efforts after she starts to work for V3. Is change really always for the better?
Help Always at Hand
The underlying theme of “Necessary Roughness” is that even with all the fears and flaws people have, help is always available.
Overcoming these fears, problems and doubts is what tough love therapist Dani Santino is all about. Don’t miss the inspiring new season of “Necessary Roughness”.
Catch “Necessary Roughness” every Tuesday at 9.55pm, first and exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television on SingTel mio TV Ch 320.
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