Private Practice is the story of a team of gifted doctors working together to change the lives of their patients for the better as they look to one another for friendship and love. The doctors of Seaside Health and Wellness work on the most difficult cases, patients whose medical needs often pose moral and ethical dilemmas. Though they may heatedly disagree at work, and their personal lives may complicate matters, at the end of the day, they are the best of friends, always ready to be there for one another.
Pete and Violet anxiously prepare for their wedding day, but Cooper may have to intervene when emotions and fear of the future run high. Things have taken a surprise turn with Addison and Sam, and Naomi juggles the burden of caring for her daughter and newborn granddaughter and worries about Dink's ability to parent. Despite disagreements and deeply-rooted conflicts, the doctors come together to mourn the loss of their friend, Dell.
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s04e02Short Cuts2010-10-0102:00⌄
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Short Cuts
s04e02 ·
2010-10-01 ·
02:00
Violet and Cooper make amendments to their friendship in order to please their significant others; Pete and Cooper get in an argument involving marijuana use by a patient; Addison is conflicted about going public with her new romance, and Sheldon's decision to deny approval for a patient's sex change backfires.
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s04e03Playing God2010-10-0802:00⌄
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Playing God
s04e03 ·
2010-10-08 ·
02:00
The man responsible for endangering Maya's life and killing Dell shows up at Oceanside Wellness with a heart condition, and Sam struggles with his responsibility to help; contrary to Violet's warnings, Pete volunteers at a friend's home medical clinic and ultimately puts a patient's life at risk; and news of Addison's new romance doesn't go over well.
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s04e04A Better Place to Be2010-10-1502:00⌄
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A Better Place to Be
s04e04 ·
2010-10-15 ·
02:00
The arrival of Dell's young orphaned daughter, Betsey, stirs up the emotions of everyone in the practice; and Pete and Amelia disagree over a risky surgery to treat a woman who has been experiencing chronic and insufferable pain throughout her pregnancy.
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s04e05In or Out2010-10-2202:00⌄
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In or Out
s04e05 ·
2010-10-22 ·
02:00
Much to her displeasure, Addison is teamed with a new oncologist, Dr. Rodriguez, to treat a newborn baby with a malignant tumor; when Violet and Sheldon visit a prison in order to interview inmates who are up for parole, Pete is highly uncomfortable as Violet tries to help a parolee; and Addison and Violet suggest Sheldon could be the solution for Amelia's needs.
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s04e06All in the Family2010-10-2902:00⌄
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All in the Family
s04e06 ·
2010-10-29 ·
02:00
Addison and Sam's relationship is strained when they disagree over the treatment and safety of a comatose patient who has become pregnant, while Pete and Charlotte are faced with the ethical dilemma of revealing the HIV status of a patient who has been in a serious auto accident. Violet crosses some boundaries with Pete's family as she gets caught up in the fray of Lucas's first Halloween.
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s04e07Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?2010-11-0502:00⌄
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Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?
s04e07 ·
2010-11-05 ·
02:00
After Pete discovers Charlotte in the halls of the hospital bloodied and bruised, he and their fellow doctors come to her aid, but only Addison learns the truth from Charlotte that she was sexually assaulted.
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s04e08What Happens Next2010-11-1203:00⌄
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What Happens Next
s04e08 ·
2010-11-12 ·
03:00
Charlotte chooses to suffer in silence as she tries to deal with the emotional aftermath of the attack, as Addison struggles to keep the events of that night a secret, while Cooper and the doctors of Oceanside Wellness fight their own demons arising from the assault.
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s04e09Can't Find My Way Back Home2010-11-1903:00⌄
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Can't Find My Way Back Home
s04e09 ·
2010-11-19 ·
03:00
Despite how Charlotte is choosing to deal with the aftermath of her sexual assault, her fellow doctors think they know what's best, teaming up to pursue criminal charges against her attacker. Pete gets a surprise visitor, his estranged brother, who has come to ask Pete to help release their sick mother from prison.
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s04e10Just Lose It2010-12-0303:00⌄
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Just Lose It
s04e10 ·
2010-12-03 ·
03:00
When the District Attorney's office delivers bad news to Charlotte and Cooper about her sexual assault case, Cooper is outraged and Charlotte seems numb, as a case involving a pregnant drug addict hits hard with Addison, who wants a child of her own with Sam.
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s04e11If You Don't Know Me By Now2011-01-0703:00⌄
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If You Don't Know Me By Now
s04e11 ·
2011-01-07 ·
03:00
Addison's mother, Bizzy, aggressively demands her daughter do whatever it takes to save her partner from dying - including working with Dr. Rodriguez once again. Meanwhile Amelia and Pete's medical consultation is complicated when a patient's wife and his mistress disagree on the course of treatment, Charlotte and Cooper try to be intimate with each other again, and Violet considers publishing a personally-revealing book she's written.
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s04e12Heaven Can Wait2011-02-0403:00⌄
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Heaven Can Wait
s04e12 ·
2011-02-04 ·
03:00
Addison plans Bizzy and Susan's wedding while trying to keep her distance from the overly flirtatious Dr. Rodriquez. Sam is concerned about the care his longtime patient is receiving, and Sheldon refers Charlotte to his mentor and friend for psychiatric help.
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s04e13Blind Love2011-02-1103:00⌄
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Blind Love
s04e13 ·
2011-02-11 ·
03:00
Charlotte's attacker, Lee Henry, arrives at St. Ambrose Hospital, injured by his girlfriend and in need of urgent care, and Sam and Charlotte must decide whether or not to save his life. Meanwhile, Susan's health takes a turn for the worse, and Addison's mother, Bizzy, begs her daughter to do everything in her power to help.
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s04e14Home Again2011-02-1803:00⌄
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Home Again
s04e14 ·
2011-02-18 ·
03:00
After tragedy strikes the Montgomery family, Addison goes home to Connecticut and Sam and her friends decide to join her. Meanwhile, Sheldon and Violet clash when Sheldon's death row patient confesses to a crime that his wife, one of Violet's patients, believes he didn't commit.
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s04e15Two Steps Back2011-02-2503:00⌄
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Two Steps Back
s04e15 ·
2011-02-25 ·
03:00
Charlotte and Cooper look to forgive each another after revealing secrets during couples therapy, Violets seeks the forgiveness and approval of her fellow doctors after they learn her novel-in-progress will make all of their personal lives public, Sheldon treats a patient who claims to have multiple personality disorder, and Sam and Naomi team up on a case involving a pregnant teen with Down's Syndrome.
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s04e16Love and Lies2011-03-1801:00⌄
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Love and Lies
s04e16 ·
2011-03-18 ·
01:00
The doctors of Oceanside clash when an expectant mother and her husband, desperate to have children, come to them in order to harvest the eggs of their unborn, ill-fated baby; meanwhile, Amelia tries to help a friend who threatens suicide if her tests for Huntington's Disease are positive, and Fife returns to tell Naomi how he feels about her.
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s04e17A Step Too Far2011-03-2502:00⌄
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A Step Too Far
s04e17 ·
2011-03-25 ·
02:00
At the launch party for Violet's book, Sheldon falls for the smart, beautiful Dr. Marla Phillips, even though she's the critic who panned Violet's tome; meanwhile, Addison's and Pete's patient is caught in a love triangle with her brother-in-law and sister, for whom she is a surrogate, and Cooper and Sam try to convince a family to make their son's health a priority over his successful wrestling career.
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s04e18The Hardest Part2011-04-0102:00⌄
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The Hardest Part
s04e18 ·
2011-04-01 ·
02:00
When Pete's brother, Adam, brings their sick mother for a consult, Pete discovers her illness may be his brother's fault. Meanwhile, in the wake of her book's success, Violets walks in on Sheldon just as he's about to take her archenemy on a date, and Cooper treats a young musical prodigy whose brain tumor could prevent him from ever playing the piano again.
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s04e19What We Have Here…2011-04-2902:00⌄
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What We Have Here…
s04e19 ·
2011-04-29 ·
02:00
Katie threatens to take legal action against Violet for "breach of confidentiality," and although Violet feels that she hasn't done anything wrong, she soon realizes she'll have to defend her actions to more people than just Katie. Meanwhile, Cooper suspects that Charlotte may be hiding some lingering feelings for ex-husband Billy, only to find out that Billy has been hiding some feelings of his own.
The day has arrived for Cooper and Charlotte to marry, but not everyone is in a celebratory mood, leading the couple to second-guess their wedding plans. Meanwhile, the doctors of Oceanside Wellness are torn between the future of their practice and protecting one of their own, as an investigator is sent to question them about Violet's breach of confidentiality case.
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s04e21God Bless the Child2011-05-1302:00⌄
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God Bless the Child
s04e21 ·
2011-05-13 ·
02:00
A second trip to the ER sparks concern for Betsey's well-being and prompts the doctors to launch an investigation into her new foster family -- risking sending the little girl back into the system. Meanwhile, Naomi makes a life changing decision for her family, and a struggling Amelia slips further away from sobriety.
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s04e22...To Change the Things I Can2011-05-2002:00⌄
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...To Change the Things I Can
s04e22 ·
2011-05-20 ·
02:00
The doctors of Oceanside Wellness are faced with a tough decision -- to point out all areas of vulnerability within the practice and risk the termination of some of their own, or to dissolve the practice and each go their separate way. Addison has a new admirer in town who offers her a very tempting proposition. Meanwhile, Charlotte is assigned to a case that hits very close to home.
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