Joseph LoGiudice

Introduction

Joseph LoGiudice is a New York licensed clinical social worker who founded Liberation Psychotherapy, a private LGBTQ-centered therapy practice in Midtown Manhattan, where he served as clinical director and, at times, as leader of its Gay Men’s Therapy Group. On October 1, 2026, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced his indictment on 24 counts of sexually assaulting two male patients during the course of their therapy, in conduct prosecutors allege spanned November 2022 to January 2026. The announcement came two weeks after a second therapist at the same practice, Remington Yhap, was separately indicted for allegedly raping a teenage patient. LoGiudice was held on bail after a court appearance the same day.

Background Information

Per the District Attorney’s office, LoGiudice is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who founded Liberation Psychotherapy and served as its clinical director, working both as a private therapist and as leader of the Gay Men’s Therapy Group. The New York Post described him as the head of a private therapy group catering to gay men, which it named Variety Practice. The two patients named in the indictment both began treatment with him in fall 2022 — one joining his group therapy sessions, the other attending private and group sessions while, per prosecutors, frequently receiving inappropriate sexual comments. One of the two had first sought therapy to cope with a recent sexual assault; the other was recovering from an abusive relationship. In September 2026, another Liberation Psychotherapy therapist, Remington Yhap, was indicted for allegedly raping a teenage patient during a session.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Allegations, not findings. LoGiudice faces a New York State Supreme Court indictment announced October 1, 2026: ten counts of criminal sexual act in the third degree, thirteen counts of sexual abuse in the third degree, and one count of rape in the third degree. The account below is drawn from prosecutors’ statements in court and court documents. The DA’s own release notes the charges are allegations and that the defendant “is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty,” and the New York Post’s report did not record a plea. No public statement from LoGiudice was located.

According to the indictment as announced, the first patient joined LoGiudice’s group therapy sessions in fall 2022; on two occasions after group sessions in November 2022, LoGiudice allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with him before sexually assaulting him in LoGiudice’s office. At a bail hearing, Assistant DA Claudia Khoury-Yacoub alleged LoGiudice made a “flirtatious comment,” kissed the patient, closed the office blinds, and that the patient — who had said he could not have sex while recovering from anal surgery — performed oral and anal sex on him there. She said he “told complainant one to not tell his private therapist,” and alleged he anally raped the patient in a separate office incident before telling him to “attend the other sessions…. [where] men there were hotter.” The patient suffered panic attacks afterward and reported the abuse on August 18, 2026, prosecutors said.

The second patient, allegedly targeted with sexual comments from fall 2022 onward, was told by LoGiudice he was “attractive” and, per prosecutors, endured remarks about his body. He was allegedly kissed in a bathroom at a January 8, 2024 therapy session, led to an office under construction, and there sexually assaulted; prosecutors said LoGiudice told him not to tell anyone or he would “get in trouble.” In November 2025, LoGiudice allegedly texted him, “When can I suck on that d—k,” and in January 2026 — after multiple sexual Instagram messages — allegedly assaulted him during a private session. The DA’s office said one of the two survivors came forward after learning of the allegations against Yhap.

Public Reaction and Consequences

District Attorney Bragg said: “Liberation Psychotherapy’s clinical director, Joseph LoGiudice, allegedly sexually assaulted two patients in his care at the very practice he founded,” adding that while the practice is “expressly described as an LGBTQ-centered practice,” prosecutors allege he “abused the trust placed in him as a therapist to sexually assault members of the LGBTQ community he serves.” The office said its investigation is ongoing and asked anyone subjected to abuse to contact its Special Victims Division. The New York Post covered the arraignment-day hearing under a headline describing the therapist as “busted” for assaulting “2 ‘vulnerable’ patients.” No statement from LoGiudice or a defense attorney appears in the available reporting.

Current Status

As of October 1, 2026, LoGiudice stands charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with ten counts of criminal sexual act in the third degree, thirteen counts of sexual abuse in the third degree, and one count of rape in the third degree — all unadjudicated allegations; no trial has occurred and no verdict has been reached. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Cori Weston held him on $100,000 cash bail or a $300,000 partially secured bond. Assistant DA Khoury-Yacoub is prosecuting the case, and the DA’s office describes its investigation as ongoing. No trial date or defense response appears in the available reporting.

Impact on Their Career/Life

The indictment ends, at least for the duration of the case, LoGiudice’s role as founder and clinical director of the practice he built; the DA’s office said both survivors were severely impacted by the alleged conduct and eventually left Liberation Psychotherapy. His arrest follows the separate indictment of Remington Yhap, another therapist at the same practice, placing two of its clinicians before criminal courts on patient-sex-assault charges within two weeks. Whether his clinical license has been affected is not addressed in the available reporting, and the practice’s public-facing site remained online as of the indictment’s announcement.

Sources

• New York Post, “Therapist who ran NYC gay men’s group busted for sexually assaulting 2 ‘vulnerable’ patients,” October 1, 2026 — source
• Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, “D.A. Bragg: Founder, Clinical Director Of ‘Liberation Psychotherapy’ Indicted For Sexually Assaulting Patients,” October 1, 2026 — source