In season four, Dr. Brooke Taylor helps a diverse trio of patients navigate a variety of modern concerns and issues such as the global pandemic and recent major social and cultural shifts – all while she deals with complications in her own personal life.
Episode 1
Eladio - Week 1
May 23, 2021
After a troubling dream finds home health aide Eladio reaching out in the middle of the night, Brooke reestablishes boundaries as his therapist. Later, when Eladio requests medication, Brooke switches her focus to his history of insomnia.
Episode 2
Colin - Week 1
May 23, 2021
Colin, a self-proclaimed therapy enthusiast and proud child of hippies, arrives for the first of four court-mandated sessions, but his evasiveness makes a recommendation regarding his recent release from prison difficult for Brooke.
Episode 3
Laila - Week 1
May 24, 2021
Brooke struggles to draw genuine answers out of her newest patient Laila, who's been dragged to therapy by her concerned grandmother over recent "life choices," before switching gears and empowering the 18-year-old to seize her agency.
Episode 4
Brooke - Week 1
May 24, 2021
After failing to honor a commitment, Brooke receives an unexpected visit from her friend Rita. Worried that Brooke is teetering on the edge of a bad decision, Rita illuminates an unexpected connection between Brooke's personal and professional lives.
Episode 5
Eladio - Week 2
May 30, 2021
Brooke agrees to refer Eladio to a psychiatrist before his medication runs out – but only if he truly commits to therapy first. When pressed about his employers, Eladio opens up about his complicated relationship with their family.
Episode 6
Colin - Week 2
May 30, 2021
Colin chronicles the events that took him from "gold stars all around" to receiving serious demerits in prison. After connecting his troubling behavior to a feeling of profound powerlessness, Brooke challenges Colin to accept responsibility for his actions.
Episode 7
Laila - Week 2
May 31, 2021
In an effort to connect with Laila over feeling controlled by her family, Brooke shares a traumatic experience from her own childhood. As Brooke digs into her proclivity for unbridled imagination and storytelling as a coping mechanism, Laila reveals a surprising plan for her future.
Episode 8
Brooke - Week 2
May 31, 2021
Though Brooke insists reuniting with Adam will not awaken destructive habits, Rita recognizes her actions as part of a recurring pattern and encourages her to spend more time embracing the present.
Episode 9
Eladio - Week 3
Jun 6, 2021
With the house to himself, an energized Eladio shares the true depth of his unlikely connection to Jeremy. But when her patient shuts down on the heels of a compliment, Brooke helps Eladio sort through deep-rooted issues from his childhood.
Episode 10
Colin - Week 3
Jun 6, 2021
Brooke helps Colin realize how his hyper-focus on the opinions of others has long curtailed the development of his authentic self. After testing Brooke's boundaries, Colin makes an unusual request for their final session.
Episode 11
Laila - Week 3
Jun 7, 2021
As Laila details an elaborate getaway plan, a skeptical Brooke learns that her patient's desire to escape dates back to her earliest memories – and has only been accelerated by societal injustice and the impossible expectations thrust upon her.
Episode 12
Brooke - Week 3
Jun 7, 2021
After receiving a distressing phone call from Brooke, Rita helps her friend process a recent complication while struggling to accept a potential shift in their relationship.
Episode 13
Eladio - Week 4
Jun 13, 2021
Brooke tempers mixed reactions from Eladio after sharing an unexpected analysis. While her patient processes the news, Brooke and Adam discuss their future.
Episode 14
Colin - Week 4
Jun 13, 2021
In their fourth and final court-ordered session together, Brooke mines the extent of Colin's evasiveness – and struggles to form a comprehensive picture of her patient.
Episode 15
Laila - Week 4
Jun 14, 2021
Concerned over her patient's disclosure at the end of their last session, Brooke presses Laila to open up about her complicated understanding of love, sex, and the future.
Episode 16
Brooke - Week 4
Jun 14, 2021
Despite throwing a serious wrench in their plans, Brooke gains unexpected clarity on her relationship with Rita.
Episode 17
Eladio - Week 5
Jun 20, 2021
As Brooke contemplates a pressing life decision of her own, Eladio shares a major development. But when he asks for help sifting through the repercussions, Eladio is surprised by Brooke's answers.
Episode 18
Colin - Week 5
Jun 20, 2021
On the heels of receiving Brooke's recommendation, Colin makes a surprise visit—prompting a collision of his therapist's personal and professional lives.
Episode 19
Laila - Week 5
Jun 21, 2021
Torn up over the outside influences clouding her self-understanding, Laila is challenged by Brooke's unique therapy technique. But when Brooke asks Laila to take the exercise a step further, she receives a startling response.
Episode 20
Brooke - Week 5
Jun 21, 2021
Brooke nervously prepares for a visit she's avoided for months. Later, there's nowhere to hide as Brooke stares down the barrel of past trauma to confront the root of her pain.
Episode 21
Eladio - Week 6
Jun 27, 2021
After Eladio reaches a transformative conclusion, Brooke pushes him to break free of his self-imposed limitations.
Episode 22
Colin - Week 6
Jun 27, 2021
In new territory, Brooke and Colin confront the vast work ahead.
Episode 23
Laila - Week 6
Jun 28, 2021
When Laila disappears, Brooke forces Rhonda to consider how profoundly her expectations have affected the teen.
Episode 24
Brooke - Week 6
Jun 28, 2021
Fresh from her self-analysis, Brooke confronts revelations that may inform her future with her son and relationship with Adam.