A recent medical school graduate finds himself out of work and in debt. To ease the financial burden of his student loans, he decides to go into therapy, and works out of his parent's garage and with the patients he recruits from Craigslist.
There is some heavy darkness here, to be sure, but the movement overall is toward the light - "Shrink" has heart, without getting sentimental - and, as do many smart comedies nowadays, it hangs together like an extended indie film.