Violet is physically recovering from her unhappy attack at home, but the emotional trauma she suffers from isn't going away, despite the best efforts of Pete and her other friends to help. Meanwhile, Addison and Naomi try to mend their tension-filled relationship, as Sam and Cooper treat a father, who has allegedly attacked his family, after he is cuddled by his wife.
Season 3 Episode 2 of Private Practice resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s03e01 - A Death in the Family
s03e02 - The Way We Were
s03e03 - Right Here, Right Now
s03e04 - Pushing the Limits
s03e05 - Strange Bedfellows
s03e06 - Slip Slidin' Away
s03e07 - The Hard Part
s03e08 - Sins of the Father
s03e09 - The Parent Trap
s03e10 - Blowups
s03e11 - Another Second Chance
s03e12 - Best Laid Plans
s03e13 - Shotgun
s03e14 - Love Bites
s03e15 - Til Death Do Us Part
s03e16 - Fear of Flying
s03e17 - Triangles
s03e18 - Pulling the Plug
s03e19 - Eyes Wide Open
s03e20 - Second Choices
s03e21 - War
s03e22 - In the Name of Love
s03e23 - The End of a Beautiful Friendship
In this spin-off Grey's Anatomy, neonatal surgeon Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery relocates from Seattle Grace Hospital to the Oceanside Wellness Group in sunny Santa Monica, California following a failed marriage and two affairs. There she reconnects with medical school friends, Sam and Naomi Bennett, friends she thought had the ideal life - a successful marriage, lucrative wellness group, and a beautiful 14 year-old daughter. However, Addison finds that Sam's success as a TV health guru lead to the end of his marriage to Naomi, leaving them both lonely and searching for another relationship.
The other members of the Oceanside Wellness Group have their own share of personal issues as well. Peter Finch, an alternative medicine doctor, is dealing with the pain of losing his wife through a series of one-night stands. Cooper Freedman, a pediatrician, relies on the Internet to hook up with women, but after having his car stolen by one of his hookups, he's slowly finding that the Internet may not be the best means to meeting the woman of his dreams. Violet Turner, the resident therapist, doubts that she's doing any good for any of her patients and wonders if she's even able to help herself.
But aside from each of their personal problems, together the staff at Oceanside Wellness group combines cutting-edge work and alternative medicine to save lives. By joining the staff, Addison finds that a move to sunny Southern California may just be the right prescription for life.