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James P. Leone, PhD
- Psychologists
- Cambridge, MA
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875 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
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| 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 |
Yes, he would lie, trauma bond, charm, do fake promises, turn you against your family, violate state mandated dementia training by telling you to abuse your grandma with dementia, and told you to abuse your mom and manipulate women and would give terrible career advice (like saying "I have been unemployed for a long time and will take any job I can get" when applying for a senior level computer programming job which will disqualify you if you say that) and the group therapist was a cult leader and would lie and do methods he... read more
We interacted with a therapist who himself seemingly may have a personality disorder of his own, which negatively affects anyone he interacts with sooner or later. Personality is consistent over a life time - he can only constrain his natural 'sadism' for so long before in jumps out in an outburst. Then of course lying will follow to hide it. Anyone who accepts that type of person as a friend will be mentally conflicted and suffer. It's like being friends with a bully who molests you. You either trust someone or you don't, ... read more
you can: -seduce -charm -manipulate most people using Leone methods. he seems to have developed his own method of manipulating people and patients in his office. and this method would work with anyone. I could go, 'X, come on, WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? I could say you are being disruptive and wasting group time. Why are you here? This group is all I can offer, and you are torturing me. SUE? Why use such strong words, what is this REALLY about? Are you having a fight with your dad??? Group - X has father issues and he has to wor... read more
i most definitely got the vibe of him using secret tricks from an abusive type of group that wasn't advertised. and would explain why he was so secretive about what he was doing, the exact type of therapy he was practicing - calling it a vague 'talk and relationship therapy', then getting angry if you asked. like, 'Mr Leon, is that a fake wig on your bald head?' 'you have a problem with trust, do you always not trust father figures? what is this about - you are wasting group time! people may die from depression while you a... read more
oh, i get it now. the process group we signed up for isn't what he was doing. i think he was copying a Synanon-type cult group he must have been a part of somewhere before. thinking it is smart and gets results, but he cant disclose it obviously because nobody would consent to it. definitely an old school Attack Group/Encounter Group from the 1970s. stuff that was found to have disastrous results and banned by the APA and legally. he mentioned being part of a 'sit in the chair and get attacked by everyone' group in his 20s ... read more
ehhgg.. can you really prove psychopathic-abuse in therapy though in court? good luck with that. however, if fine noble knights like you had sued him all along - he wouldnt be doing this trash, his insurance premiums would be to high.
well yes. he literally said ' a good therapist sits in your mind and helps you make decisions - for years after you leave therapy - if the therapist was good - you keep the therapist in your head and consult him when you are making daily decisions ' - that is NOT something I ever expected or was told about when joining his therapy. and yes in between us - him inflicting his personality onto you is not any kind of consent I ever was informed about when starting. he literally brags about 'yes, he is manipulative' and you 'ha... read more
'ALIENATED, NON-COOPERATIVE, ABUSE MODE' for forever after is what leon and his his psychopathic personality and malfeasant therapy put you into - for forever after - a permanent mental injury indeed.
EVERYONE in his groups were alienated from their parents. EVERYONE. WTF. It can't be just the reality of being a millennial and seeking out a group like that. Everyone also became more and more mean and neglectful of their parents too. We went from physically separated from parents to mentally alienated from them and attached to therapist-daddy who encouraged and praised us to abuse our parents and grandparents, violating state dementia training in the process (reportable). Is it projection on his part because he switche... read more
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