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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Jim was humiliating patients all the time and should have been reported for it as it’s harmful. Once meeting him, and getting tricked into his group under false misrepresentation that “women in the group will go crazy over you”, which didn’t happen, I disappeared from my family as per textbook cult involvement example. Funny how Jim ignored people’s parents and never said anything good about them. Almost like he was stealing a human resource from them for his own use.
I was against alcohol, drugs, prostitutes, escorts and shuddered at strip clubs. Then, in 2014, sitting in leone group, Jim made me feel so desperate that I suddenly got the idea - I must go to a strip club. He then reinforced it as a good idea and then laughed and demeaned me for it after telling me it was “school” for me. He also giggled like a school girl after encouraging young women to share explicit sexual details and heavily flirted with any woman he could in the group. It seemed strange for an elderly married m... read more
Yes, Leone was engaging in toxic behaviors and teaching the same to his followers who sadly did not know better. Except the therapist-type patient who told him he is bad and should not be teaching anyone and walked out.
Jim’s typical MO: letting him trust and lead you, giving you bad advice and then abusing you in front of your face while pretending he has something worthwhile for you. Laughing and demeaning you, then switching back to acting like a legit therapist - keeping you abused and confused. Then gaslighting you.
Yes, Jim would guide group members into making critical comments onto others and then instruct them to do the same outside of group. Due to the nature of people who come seeking his services, sadly many of them did not realize that it would be perceived as disrespectful and hurtful, resulting in damaging their social network outside of group. Falsely, Jim would insist that being disrespectful and hurtful not only doesn't matter, but is good for relationships and the unnamed type of relational group therapy he practiced. Many... read more
My advice is if you have been a patient of Dr? Leone, engage in harm reduction strategies from being exposed to him. Adopt a Zero Tolerance for Abuse strategy. Make a commitment to cease any form of abuse—emotional, verbal, physical, or otherwise. If needed, take physical distance from individuals you might harm until you can interact constructively. Do not abuse yourself, your parents, kids, partner, coworkers, etc. Just don't no matter what he told you to justify or modelled it. Do not copy him!
Yes, Leone 100% engaged in deceptive, abusive, and unethical practices.
Jim inappropriately used abuse and manipulation to meet his need to provide therapy, and instructed his patients to use manipulation and abuse as well to meet whatever needs, goals and obstacles they had. Your grandmother is dying? Abuse her! Having issues on a blind date? Abuse her. Can’t seduce a hit neighbor? Manipulate her. Can’t get a job? Abuse your parents! This was literally his exact advice.
Yeah, o was taken aback and caught off guard, because up to entering Dr Leone’s office, I have never been lied to and unethically manipulated which such shameless brazenness as Jim did. He truly is a 10/10 scammer in my opinion.
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