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James P. Leone, PhD
- Psychologists
- Cambridge, MA
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Location details
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 |
When we talked about people who could actually be competition for Leon's power over us, he called them jerks and told us to abuse them and not to think about them. This is a predatory man!
Saying stuff like 'We missed you!' and 'you should say hello and goodbye when you leave and warn when you won't show up because you are learnig about relationships.' umm.. nope. this is all manipulative pressure and is fake and meant to confuse and bond you to the followers idealizing one toxic short old man. same dynamic as his psychopath dating advice!
Yep, by taking advice from Leon most likely you learned to interact with others using self destructive cruelty. Which is horrifying!
For a therapy-social skills group, the dynamic was the opposite. When people weren't happy, did not have interesting conversation, were not friendly, inviting, and did not even make an effort to feint it, and did not try to include me in their discussion - this should have been the tell-tale sign that this group leads to nowhere. Lets say you are a BS artist looking to make a buck out of people. You have little useful proven advice. You can create an impression on people by saying, 'XYZ (pick something commonly accepted) is... read more
Yes, Jim did all the bad unethical things mentioned in this video: https://youtu.be/cL5zftipAY0?si=OKWxnKW_0bS1kbt6
This is what his former patients with whom he wasn’t harmless-presenting may need to follow: “Deprogramming from the influence of an abusive therapist like Dr. Leone requires a comprehensive approach focused on self-awareness, healing, and growth. It involves recognizing the damage done, finding ethical and compassionate therapeutic support, and learning healthier ways of relating to oneself and others. Although the process may take time and involve deep emotional work, it is possible for the client to regain control over th... read more
Yes, I would classify Leon as a delusional man-child building his own cult, running a fake business and doing quite a few transgressions against his clients.
Yes Jim’s group therapy instructions amounted to this.. become antagonistic, belligerent, make up grudges against people, feel arrogant about it, practice a secret agenda to offend others, be grandiose, abusive, fake, use honesty rudely and inappropriately, over disclosure, attempt therapy speak with strangers unexpectedly, try to force lofty self improvement life goals onto situations where you haphazardly rush and they don’t fit, follow a fringe therapy dogma against obvious common sense, distance form family and become ve... read more
My group therapy with Jim started with “women in the group will go crazy over you,” then turned into “you are the key to the group’s success” and finally “what makes you such a toxic person.” So much BS he pulled out of his whatever just to keep you there. A gross form of malpractice and malfeasance! Obviously a shady perverse guy who puts on a charming act.
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