The man is unethical, unprofessional and disrespectful. He violates personal boundaries. Joe Grodman mislead our family at a time of stress, and groomed our son to become gay (although he did not, it just confused him) and then Grodman turned our son against his mother (while criticizing his own mother) and even began an intimate relationship with another family member. And yes, we paid heftily out of pocket, until we realized he is a scam or con artist. A horrible experience, overall.

Submitted June 10, 2022

Dr. Grodman is highly educated, an that was the impasse at which we reached. Very much likes to talk about himself, but not the most ethical person, in terms of Dr./Patient confidentiality and boundaries with patients. More interested in the cash than the patient. As it is Pride Day, Dr. Grodman outed me to my parents in a phone consultation. Additionally, he, a homosexual, like me self, did not address this issue when we saw each other outside of the office when he was with his lover. Traumatizing, it was, T.J. MAXX, it was not mentioned during the subsequent session. Once again, well educated, but not patient friendly. Have that check ready.

Submitted June 25, 2017

I WAS HIS PATIENT FOR OVER 15 YEARS. HE IS EXCELLENT IN THERAPY. HIS KNOWLEDGE OF PSYCHOLOGY WAS EXCELLENT. HE HELPED ME BECOME MORE SELF AWARE. HE TOOK CALL S DURING OUR SESSIONS BUT THESE WERE EMERGENCY CALLS . I AM SORRY HE IS NO LONGER MY DOCTOR SAD TO SAY. HE WAS ACCUSED OF MEDICARE FRAUD HE NO LONGER HAS A PRACTICE

Submitted March 14, 2017

Like many others I had a negative experience with Dr. Grodman. As noted, he does have a very aggressive approach and does overwhelm you with excessive flattery and "rah rah" speeches. However, there is very little therapy occurring during this time. If you are down, Dr. Grodman can help you stand up, but more like a friend should.

From a professional standpoint, Dr. Grodman would take phone calls during our appointments and be distracted by his phone. He would also tell me long stories about his friends and other patients. I found some comfort hearing stories in the beginning when I was clinging to anything to make me feel better, but in the end they did nothing to progress me further. In the end, Dr. Grodman helped me feel a bit better, but did very little to aid my long term growth. I stopped seeing him and found a more professional therapist. He seems like a good person, but he's not a good therapist. I highly recommend that anyone with serious problems not see him.

Submitted July 17, 2015

My child started working with Dr. Grodman as a young adolescent, as we knew he had issues with his mental health.
Although Dr. Grodman seems skilled at guiding people through tough spots in their lives, he does not seem to recognize or know how to deal with true mental illness. My child and our entire family continues to suffer years later from the notions that Dr. Grodman put in my challenged child's head. Dr. Grodman did several things that were unconscionable in addition to several that were downright illegal and specific cause to lose his license.

Submitted May 31, 2015

Dr. Grodman has been my Therapist for over 10 years. Through that time, he has helped me navigate through a divorce, marriage, raising kids, juggling a full time job, complicated family issues and the highs and lows of maintaining friendships. He has been a positive influence on my life and has helped me see life situations through a healthy lens. Because of him, I can definitely say I am a better person. One who is happy, healthy, forgiving and one who loves myself. I would recommend him 10 times over. He is always focused 100% on our conversation at hand and I have always walked out of our sessions with clarity and a happy heart.

Submitted Feb. 11, 2015

Thank to Dr. Grodman. He saved my life and with therapy I began to get my life back. He listen and considerate at all times my truma. If you do not believe in mind altering drugs. I highly recomend him for his therapeutic psychosis therapy. I highly recommend.

Submitted Jan. 26, 2015

I am back to being ME, and I owe it to Dr Grodman!
I started seeing Dr Grodman about 1 and a half years ago to address depression, anxiety and grief related to a broken relationship and a difficult childhood.
I didn’t want to be on medication. I wanted to talk about what caused me to be where I was and get it out of my system.
Dr Grodman’s encouraging, uplifting and positive therapy style got me out of my dark state and back to being me again. A new, stronger version of me.
I am so thankful for Dr Grodman. I also love his therapy style: he listens AND shares his perspectives. He uplifts you, but he will also be real and honest with you.
He’s extremely devoted to what he does and you can tell he loves his job.

Submitted Nov. 17, 2014

I had a very negative experience with Dr. Grodman as I was coming of age. Dr. Grodman often gets wrapped up in his own stories and worked very little with me on actual "therapy". Dr. Grodman would constantly say "he could tell me anything" and had no respect for boundaries. Through his excessive flattery he made me feel "good" but did not address my issues. The longer I saw him the less he paid attention to me during sessions, and at a certain point he began taking phone calls during my session on a regular basis. It took a lot of courage to finally tell him I needed another doctor when he continually told me "he could change" after years of repeated incompetence. As a final note, he was never on time, even when I was his first patient.

Submitted Nov. 12, 2013

I was referred to Dr. Grodman by a friend to whom I will be eternally grateful. I started therapy with a lot of self-esteem issues, and worked through them thanks to the great care Dr. Grodman showed. I am a much happier person today!

Submitted Oct. 7, 2013