<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 29, 2011 (2011 - 09 - 29) </Td> <Td> May 15, 2012 (2012 - 05 - 15) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 25, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> January 22, 2013 (2013 - 01 - 22) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <P> The first season deals with Addison's move from Seattle to Los Angeles and her attempts to adjust to a very different type of working environment at Oceanside Wellness Group, a co-op private practice . The first season also deals with her budding relationships with her new co-workers . Among them include her best friend Naomi Bennett, a fertility specialist, and Naomi's ex-husband Sam Bennett, who specializes in internal medicine . Also working within the practice is psychiatrist Violet Turner, pediatrician Cooper Freedman, alternative medicine specialist Pete Wilder, and receptionist Dell Parker . It is revealed early on that the Bennetts established the practice with the rest of the doctors owning a share of it as well . Charlotte King, who serves as chief of staff at St. Ambrose Hospital, works with Oceanside Wellness through her dealings with Sam and her sexual relationship with Cooper . </P> <P> The second season dealt with the practice's financial troubles . Naomi reveals to Addison that they are in danger of losing the practice due to unpaid debt causing Addison to tell Sam . This in turn causes a shift within the practice making Addison the new boss . Adding to the drama was the competition of a new practice, Pacific Wellcare . This new practice, located within the same building as Oceanside Wellness, was run by Charlotte causing turmoil for her and Cooper . Another happening within this season is the dynamic between Sam and Naomi who by the finale realize they can no longer be friends as well as the deepening romantic relationship of Cooper and Charlotte . Addison was romantically linked with Kevin Nelson (played by David Sutcliffe), a police officer, but later realized their relationship was going nowhere . Towards the end of the season, Addison falls in love with cardiovascular surgeon Noah Barnes, who as it turns out, is married and is expecting his first child . Matters become more complicated when Addison realizes that Noah's wife is one of her patients . Archer Montgomery (Grant Show), Addison's playboy brother, also made sporadic appearances causing trouble for her and Naomi . Archer was found to be with an aggressive brain tumor which was later diagnosed as parasites . Addison sought the professional help of her ex-husband, neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). After Derek successfully saved Archer, Addison discovered Archer was back to his old tricks cheating on Naomi . Violet stirred some of her own drama when she began dating Sheldon (Brian Benben), who works for Pacific Wellcare, and Pete . During the latter half of the season, Violet was found to be pregnant although she did not know who the father of her baby was . Furthermore, Violet found herself and her unborn baby at the mercy of a psychotic patient bent on taking Violet's baby by any means necessary in the closing moments of the season finale . Meanwhile, Dell struggled with his own issues caused by his former girlfriend's drug habits and the fight for custody of his daughter Betsey . Some of the medical cases that caused a stir and tension among the doctors at Private Practice was the issue of abortion (a first for the practice), the sex reassignment of a newborn, the sexual activity of a 12 - year - old, the switching of embryos for two mothers - to - be and a young couple who later discovered they were siblings . </P>

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