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James P. Leone, PhD

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875 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States

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Mon9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tue9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thu9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fri9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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jon j. 
on Birdeye

a year ago

Yes, Leon's group is a cult, a perverted reaction and weird ways of thinking in response to people and weird manipulations in regards to people that make them feel bad is a signature of his cult.  

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Hello! 
on Birdeye

a year ago

Vladimir Putin would make a better therapist. Leon doesn’t care, is unfixable and not worth fixing, and is a menace to society.  

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Register K. 
on Birdeye

2 years ago

Besides keeping a patient for 10+ years in therapy being a questionable practice due to 'no effect' or 'dependence on therapist', let me explain my other concerns. Firstly, Dr Leone told me in individual therapy “I will be sadistic if you let me.” This is in conflict with APA ethics code 2.06, "Personal Problems and Conflicts - When psychologists become aware of personal problems that may interfere with their performing work related duties adequately, they take appropriate measures, such as obtaining professional consultatio... read more

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romaine k. 
on Birdeye

2 years ago

Moreover, he plays onto narcissism of the members, like if you Google 'narcissistic abuse,' he encourages others to cause pain to another member of the group, usually singled out. So he is instructing group members and guiding them to do narcissistic abuse on each other. It kind of feels good, he then tells this is productive and will eventually lead to transformative, change, because he knows, and that for this to work, you have to let your guard down and blindly trust his method. Unfortunately, this may be unintentional fr... read more

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Adam 
on Birdeye

3 years ago

Unlike whoever wrote the last FIVE reviews, suspiciously all produced within one week, I was actually in Dr. Leone’s group. I saw him individually twice per week, and in group once per week.. Previous reviewer were right. His therapy was traumatic. If not for the pressure I received from well-intended family, not to mention Dr. Leone’s own hard-sell tactics (think cult leader), I would have left after 1 or 2 months. Dr. Leone encourages people to speak abusively to each other, not assertively. I heard him refer to a squabble... read more

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Stephen E. 
on Birdeye

3 years ago

My experience with Dr. Leone has been 100% positive. He has been leading an all-men group for more than 10 years now, and I’ve been part of it since the beginning. His help and that of the other members of the group was invaluable as I dealt with the deaths of my parents, which left me with feelings I was not prepared for. If you’re looking for experience, sensitivity, and intelligent guidance, I recommend him wholeheartedly. 

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Dennis N. 
on Birdeye

3 years ago

Dr. Leone is a clinicians cliician. He was a life saver for my marriage and would refer family and friends to him. 

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Gina H. 
on Birdeye

3 years ago

Dr. James Leone is a clinical psychologist with a rare gift for making strong, authentic, constructive, steadfast, and highly capable contact with his psychotherapy clients.  I have referred scores of clients to him over the past thirty years.  The many who have travelled from the North Shore to his office in Cambridge have thrived in individual therapy, couples treatment, and/or his remarkably effective psychotherapy groups.  Skillful, productive, and- above all-  emotionally safe therapy groups are quite difficult to find-... read more

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J. S. 
on Birdeye

3 years ago

His groups are nothing like what he claims during the free consultation. They're a free-for-all. He encourages patients to articulate their negative feelings about other group members. That's ok if done carefully. But he encourages - instructs is a better word for it - group members to communicate their projections and transference issues onto other, vulnerable, members recklessly and with no regard for the feelings of the other person. Many a time I saw someone cry in his group after being attacked. It happened about twice ... read more

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