Necessary Roughness

Necessary Roughness is the USA Network drama which follows the life of a therapist. The story is inspired by the true story of a female psychologist who worked for the New York Jets. Callie Thorne stars as Danielle Santino, a sexy but tough Long Island divorcee trying to make ends meet. She gets the opportunity to take a job as a therapist for a professional football team, and takes it. Her unique therapy and tough love work wonders, and though she was at first underestimated, she succeeds at every turn with the team. Word starts to spread to people around the athletes, and soon other athletes, musicians, politicians and other famous faces are clamoring for her trademark therapy sessions. Now unexpectedly she has become a sought-after therapist for the rich and famous, but she's already busy at home raising her two teenage kids. She struggles to juggle both and things start falling apart, but when she realizes how much she is changing her client's lives for the better, she pushes even harder to make her new career work while also keeping her family life rolling. Thorne is joined by cast members Marc Blucas, Mehcad Brooks, and Scott Cohen, in this series written and executive produced by Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro. Join in for the story of the inspiring and tough therapist in Necessary Roughness. MORE