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James P. Leone, PhD
- Healthcare
- Cambridge, MA
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875 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Tue | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Wed | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Thu | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Fri | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Sat | Closed | |
| Sun | Closed |
I graduated and was in transition wanting to date and have friends. Jim said his group was the perfect place to work on that and that the women in his group would go crazy over me. He then proceeded to mirror and validate me but then ceased the first chance to humiliate me and cause group members to lash out at me. Called it learning about relationships. Said people should attend for a minimum of two and preferably ten to fifteen years of weekly sessions and never skip without a warning. Would call you on your cell phone if ... read more
if you select auto translate to English, this Russian speaking therapist explains why groups similar to Jim's are harmful and inappropriate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNJJ49Xk_eA
My licensed group therapist was himself a real psychopath. He did not feel horrible when I described a groping incident during at a school dance and said it’s developmentally normally and girls enjoy being unexpectedly groped. Then he started saying he has the best job and putting down my dad’s job, expressed disappointment that I as his client had a small house and not a big house in a rich town, was jealous of another therapist charging more money and devalued his work, then he instructed the other group members who always... read more
'Pathological relationship abuse' by a 'Cluster B' personality therapist! You encountered a cluster B personality therapist, you did not want a relationship, but he groomed you into a relationship without your consent, you sustained trauma as a result of being in a relationship with a Cluster B therapist, you were caught off guard, the guy's method was practiced, fine tuned and pre-planned, pervasive among different patients, but turned on/off based on the setting (coffee shop, college, family, networking event, etc.),becau... read more
Jim, now thankfully forced to have retired (but not surrendered his psychologist license!), misused/abused his position to engage in a personal abuse with patients. He is a sick guy but providers are supposed to be professionally detached. I mean some therapist say they take you through a relationship with them therapeutically - but I think in general - providers are supposed to keep their own personal reactions hidden and present a professional face. Rat just treated patients like they were his wife, cousin, or kid that he ... read more
I agree - Jim has acted in devious and unreliable ways to his patients over the years (decades) and has lost like 50% of his patients due to this life-long personality trait of his. He did not appear to bond with people, but would intensely exert this superficial empathy, while showing no actual care or remorse for others - but a persistent desire to superficially charm, impress, control, out-compete and use others.
Dr Leone was verbally harming me in an effort to exert influence on me that was undue and done without my consent. Therefore I stopped our therapy sessions, requested a refund, and warned others about it. He called me crazy, lazy, not wanting to do the work, disrupting his therapy, not being okay with his therapy process, being clueless about emotions, confusing him with my father - everything under the sun except apologize and take accountability for his disordered attempts at patient care! Thankfully, he is now retired (ag... read more
Leon used abuse to force people into being his patients. Normal therapists and people don’t do that, even out of desperation as he did it. He viewed it as hustling, something he thought he could teach new therapists to get new clients because he believed clients don’t come to therapists who just sit in an office waiting to be contacted and adopted by a potential patient. So you come expecting to get help and advice or a consultation, and instead he is grooming pressuring and bonding you to his group and personal service ... read more
Here is a scholarly discussion of exactly what we experience with Mr Leone - and describes exactly what happened to us - https://youtu.be/HJ5lv8BVEck?si=KGyr2muxMGvQNV89&t=661 (background) https://youtu.be/HJ5lv8BVEck?si=f108VV3ApJMCcTDN&t=960 (discussion of sadistic therapists)
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