Families featured on this hour-long series need fixing, and licensed therapist Tara Fields is ready to help. Their problems have gotten to the point that they feel the need to turn to the no-nonsense therapist as a last-ditch effort to keep peace. During the therapy sessions, Fields confronts parents and children regarding the way they communicate and behave with one another. Fields' methods include assigning tasks designed to put whole families on a path to stronger, happier days and give each one the skills and tools necessary for a lifetime of peaceful family dynamics.