Dr. Robert Hartley, a Chicago psychologist finds himself surrounded by some unusual and neurotic characters on the job as well as at home! Hartley faces an uphill battle to not lose patience with his patients, but with the support of his quick-witted wife Emily, viewers can count on him to conduct a healthy session of laugh therapy.

Adventure therapy has been shown to improve self-esteem, enable healthy communication and increase levels of trust amongst its participants. The author postulates that when adventure-based intervention is used with families of alcoholic/addicts, its effects are analogous. In this thesis project, an adventure-based intervention is created for families participating in a "Four-Day Intensive Family Week" facilitated by the author at a chemical dependency...