The BEST episodes of In Treatment

Every episode of In Treatment ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In Treatment!

A therapist is the picture of insightful perfection when dealing with his patients, but he becomes a raging ball of issues during his own therapy sessions.

Last Updated: 3/13/2024Network: HBOStatus: Ended
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Alex: Week Eight
star
8.22
200 votes

#1 - Alex: Week Eight

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 3/18/2008

Paul sticks up for his use of psychotherapy as he believes it works.

Directors: Paris Barclay
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Jake & Amy: Week Two
star
8.12
286 votes

#2 - Jake & Amy: Week Two

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/7/2008

Kate forces Paul to face the reality of their marriage after an abrupt end to Jake and Amy's session.

Directors: Rodrigo Garcia
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Sunil: Week Seven
star
8.10
103 votes

#3 - Sunil: Week Seven

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/6/2010

Paul is blindsided by a revelation regarding Sunilʼs therapy.

Directors: Paris Barclay
Writer: Adam Rapp
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Sunil: Week Six
star
8.04
98 votes

#4 - Sunil: Week Six

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/29/2010

Paul is alarmed by Sunil's unpredictable behavior at home.

Directors: Paris Barclay
Writer: Adam Rapp
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Walter: Week Four
star
7.91
185 votes

#5 - Walter: Week Four

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2009

Having to deal with the aftermath of his company's crisis, Walter looks back at the loyalty towards the family who owns it and the media's perception of him. Paul probes Walter's deeply rooted sense of guilt.

Directors: Alan Taylor
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Alex: Week Five
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7.90
155 votes

#6 - Alex: Week Five

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/2008

Paul is pushed to the edge by Alex's knowledge of his personal life.

Directors: Paris Barclay
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Adele: Week Four
star
7.90
67 votes

#7 - Adele: Week Four

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/16/2010

Adele tries to get Paul to talk about his lack of passion.

Directors: Paris Barclay
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Sophie: Week Eight
star
7.89
113 votes

#8 - Sophie: Week Eight

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 3/19/2008

Paul tries to steer Sophie away from thinking everything is her fault and that there is often others who deserve the blame instead.

Directors: Paris Barclay
Writer: Sarah Treem
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Gina: Week Seven
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7.89
127 votes

#9 - Gina: Week Seven

Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/25/2009

Paul and Gina's relationship crosses paths which makes them think what they want to get out of it.

Directors: Paris Barclay
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April: Week Seven
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7.88
187 votes

#10 - April: Week Seven

Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/24/2009

Paul is told some news by April which prompts him to ask her about her anger issues.

Directors: Jim McKay
Writer: Sarah Treem
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Adele: Week Six
star
7.87
95 votes

#11 - Adele: Week Six

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/30/2010

Adele sees Paul's chronic indecisiveness as a source of his discontent.

Directors: Paris Barclay
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Sunil: Week Three
star
7.86
70 votes

#12 - Sunil: Week Three

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/2010

Sunil makes tea as he describes his first wedding anniversary since his wife's death.

Directors: Ali Selim
Writer: Adam Rapp
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Sunil: Week Five
star
7.84
69 votes

#13 - Sunil: Week Five

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/22/2010

Sunil's suspicions about Julia having an affair continue to rise.

Directors: Ali Selim
Writer: Adam Rapp
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Colin - Week 4
star
7.81
37 votes

#14 - Colin - Week 4

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/13/2021

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.

Directors: Janicza Bravo
Writer: Zack Whedon
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Mia: Week Seven
star
7.79
154 votes

#15 - Mia: Week Seven

Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/24/2009

Mia's plan doesn't work to trap Paul so she has to re-evaluate everything.

Directors: Courtney Hunt
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Sunil: Week Four
star
7.77
101 votes

#16 - Sunil: Week Four

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/15/2010

Sunil is unnerved by parallels between Arun and Julia's marriage and a romance from his youth.

Directors: Paris Barclay
Writer: Adam Rapp
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Brooke - Week 5
star
7.75
36 votes

#17 - Brooke - Week 5

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/21/2021

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.

Directors: Karyn Kusama
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Alex: Week Six
star
7.73
177 votes

#18 - Alex: Week Six

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/4/2008

Alex recalls one of her latest dreams which Paul needs to work out the meaning of.

Directors: Melanie Mayron
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Walter: Week Seven
star
7.73
156 votes

#19 - Walter: Week Seven

Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/25/2009

Walter wants to change himself so Paul comes up with a solution to stop Walter from falling back into his old ways.

Directors: Warren Leight
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Adele: Week Five
star
7.72
64 votes

#20 - Adele: Week Five

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/23/2010

Adele tries to get Paul to acknowledge his preoccupation with a troubled relationship.

Directors: Courtney Hunt
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Sunil: Week One
star
7.71
189 votes

#21 - Sunil: Week One

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2010

A retired math professor from Bengal, Sunil, accompanied by his son Arun and daughter-in-law Julia, reluctantly visit Paul to discuss the death of Sunil's wife six months earlier, his subsequent displacement to the U.S., and the recent tensions he's experienced while living with his son's family.

Directors: Paris Barclay
Writer: Adam Rapp
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Laila - Week 6
star
7.69
32 votes

#22 - Laila - Week 6

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/28/2021

When Laila disappears, Brooke forces Rhonda to consider how profoundly her expectations have affected the teen.

Directors: Jessica Yu
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Frances: Week Three
star
7.68
72 votes

#23 - Frances: Week Three

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/8/2010

Frances recalls her sister's one and only foray into acting in a college production, and discusses her mother's beauty before and after she became ill.

Directors: Patricia Rozema
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Laila - Week 5
star
7.68
34 votes

#24 - Laila - Week 5

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/21/2021

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.

Directors: Karyn Kusama
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Colin - Week 3
star
7.68
37 votes

#25 - Colin - Week 3

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2021

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.

Directors: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Zack Whedon
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