I've been a patient of Dr. Pratty since 2013, and I can honestly say he has been a steady source of support and guidance throughout the years. He's someone who genuinely cares and truly listens. His compassion, professionalism, and dedication are unmatched and truly wants the best for you. He has helped me tremendously with my anxiety, providing me with the right tools, treatment, and reassurance to manage it more confidently. The staff is equally wonderful kind, efficient, and always willing to help. They make every visit smooth and welcoming, and you can feel the warmth the moment you walk in. I'm grateful to have found a doctor and team who consistently go above and beyond. I highly recommend Dr. Pratty and his amazing staff to anyone looking for a psychiatrist who truly cares. Thank you... Alexander I read more

The compassion and time off as needed. Very friendly optimistic and supportive doctor who cares about me as a person. One who will have your best interest personally and professionally. read more

I have been a patient of Dr. James Pratty since 2023 and I am extremely grateful for all the care, help, and support he gave me during a very difficult time of my life. As a psychiatrist, he helped me tremendously with my mental condition, which originated from a rare neurological illness. He is a very compassionate, professional and caring doctor who is willing to go the extra mile to help his patients and their families. He is also very friendly and welcoming towards his patients and super expert in his medical field. His staff at the AMHA Medical Group and at the other facilities he supervises has been equally helpful and professional. I highly recommend Dr. Pratty and AMHA for premier mental health care in Southern California. read more

Dr. James Pratty, Is a great amazing counseling doctor, he's caring and easy to talk to, he really cares about his patients. I'd recommend him to family and friends read more

Dr. Pratty is one of the best. He is very thorough, knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about his patients. His guidance has helped me immensely. read more

Dr. Pratty is an incredibly caring, compassionate and attentive doctor. He truly listens, takes the time to explain everything and he makes you feel comfortable and respected. I am very grateful for the care I receive and highly recommend him and his practice. read more

Psychiatric medicine gone awry. Earlier this year one of my family members had to receive care from a physician in psychiatric medicine. I as a case manager did my due diligence and informed case management and also tried to reach out to the physician. To my horror the physician treated me like a dog. He yelled and was belligerently rude and condescending. It is my opinion that many psychiatrists do their craft for money and treat their patients like dogs. So sad. He yelled arrogantly that you're just a nurse, you don't know anything and you've seen who I worked with and they know me. So what Hames Pratty! People don't care how much you know till they know how much you care. Additionally he never provided a smooth transition to myself, the patient or any of the practitioners. It is surprising that this man still has his license. He treats people like animals. Stay clear of him read more

I've been a patient of Dr. Pratty's for over 12 years and am incredibly grateful for his exceptional care, authenticity, and expertise. The team at AMHA is always responsive, supportive, and dedicated to patient well-being. Highly recommend! read more

I cannot speak highly enough of Dr. James Pratty. He is an exceptional and brilliant doctor and is absolutely amazing. My personal journey through a great deal of mental issues and challenges following childbirth have shattered me and would have been impossible for me to overcome in any way nor see another light of day if not for the help of Dr. Pratty. I consider myself extremely blessed to have Dr. Pratty as my psychiatrist. I can't express how grateful I am to Dr. Pratty for making such a huge impact in my life as well as the lives of others who are fortunate to have him as their healthcare provider as well. Dr. Pratty's office staff - nurse Archie, Sandy and Genesis all reflect the exceptional care, knowledge, professionalism and support that Dr. Pratty represents. His staff has been working with him for well over 15-20 years which I think speaks volumes on just how well he treats his team which in turn mirrors the way his team supports their patients. Special mention to Nurse Archie who's also an intelligent, competent yet compassionate and a very dedicated nurse. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart Dr. Pratty, Nurse Archie and the rest of the team for helping me see the light at the end of every dark tunnel I find myself in and for being my beacon of hope towards my journey to recovery and success. read more

I have seen Dr. Pratty on and off for about 15 years. I had to go back to see him after not being a patient of his for 5 years. I was not doing well at all and he made time to fit me in within a few days. He remembered who I was and when I went to see him in person it was like I was a patient the whole time. He remembered me, my family, my background. He helped me so much and cares about me as a person. Would fully recommend him to anyone that needs help. read more

I saw Dr. Pratty many years ago, when a family therapist referred him. This therapist had told my mother that she couldn't help me, and that I needed "more help" AKA medication (my mom's words so take this with a grain of salt). At the time, I was an angry, depressed teen in high school. I'm leaving this review now, much over a decade later, because my mother just asked me: "What did that psychiatrist say to you in that one session? Everything changed after that." Honestly? Dr. Pratty just talked to me like I was a young adult; he listened and replied with a frankness that defused my defenses. In his office, in just minutes, we somehow aired out my preconceived notions about what made me a "bad girl." He made me feel... normal. Which was exactly what I needed after being told by so many professionals that I was a problem child. He didn't prescribe me anything either. Just sent me on my way. My mom didn't seem satisfied with this answer, but it's honestly precisely why "everything changed." I still keep Dr. Pratty's card in one of my old wallets. In case you're reading this: Thank you. read more

I recommend very highly to Dr. Pratty, as a wonderful person, a great professional doctor. He has help me to keep working as a teacher. Dr. Pratty is a great doctor, very smart, intelligent, compassionate, and with a great heart. He is GREAT doctor , he have the expertise, the knowledge, to help with any situation, diagnosis, stress, workers comp. I am very thankful, with doctor Pratty. Sincerely, Gloria Medina Teacher read more

Dr James Pratty has been my 14 year old daughter's Psychiatrist at the psych hospital for about two years on and off he has provided her with medication treatment and has shown empathy towards my daughter and our family. He introduced us to a list of lawyers who specialize in placement of Residential treatment centers out of state as well. Most of our teens with mental health crisis need RTC help out of state because here in CA they dont have proper RTC treatment. Please dont lose hope for your teen there is hope talk to Dr Pratty get the information and get the attorney to help your teen get placement in proper RTC. Thank you Dr Pratty read more

Dr James Pratty privided psychiatric treatment for my 14 year old daughter for about two years now. He knows a lot of Lawyers that specialize in Residential treatment centers who can help your teen get accepted into their treatment. Without a lawyer, it is very difficult to get your teen into a proper Residential treatment center. I advise all the parents to reach out to Dr Pratty to get the lawyer contact information. My daughter was accepted right after I hired Andrea Tytell. Our teens need structure, predictability motivation and much more to be able to overcome their life challenges and traumaus. Proper RTC's offer this type of help plus mental health therapy and psychiatric help. Thank you Dr Pratty for providing my daughter your support and medication treatment and telling us about Andrea Tytell. God Bless you and your family! read more

Outright abusive. Dr Pratty is unproffesional at best. I have met shady doctors, Ive never met a doctor so blatantly hateful and indifferent about his patients? His priority seems to be his personal gain over the wellness of a patient. My second time meeting him, he raised his voice at me when I first met him for sitting in seiza. Im asian. He aggresively told me to stop, and wouldnt move on until I stopped. He told me to simply stop being disabled/needing a wheelchair, and both verbally and on paper mocked the way I looked. He was shaking and unfocused everytime I spoke with him, often he spoke first when engaging with me, leading with defensiveness and belittling. Im looking into my legal options, the experience that heavily involved Dr.Pratty has traumatized me out of being able to see any other medical proffesionals. I have a health condition that I cannot treat, because Im thrown into a panic attack at the reminder of my experience. On that note- After meeting Pratty, Ive begun having panic attacks, something I had mostly infrequent experience with before. I have them multiple times a week. My team is looking into how much of a case I have against Dr.Pratty, if this review is deleted without good reason, I will repost it. This man should not be a doctor, he should be a patient. I was suprised he wasn't one. read more

Dr. Pratty is not only a amazing dr he is a amazing person. He truly cares about his patients and their mental health. His staff members are amazing as well. read more

I have been a patient of Dr. Pratty´s for nearly ten years. He is a compassionate and caring physician who has helped me a great deal during this time. He and the staff at AMHA Medical Group are always attentive to my needs. Once, in a pinch, Dr. Pratty even called in a prescription for me while on vacation. When I thanked him, he said ¨you´d do the same for me.¨ I wouldn´t hesitate to recommend Dr. Pratty to anyone struggling with mental health challenges. read more

Dr. Pratty was a great doctor to me, he helped me so much with my medication and I could tell he was very knowledgeable about medication. He was very supportive and I cannot recommend him enough. read more

I have been a patient of Dr. Pratty since I was a teenager and I am now 30yrs old. He is an absolute great provider who goes above and beyond to treat you more than just a patient but actually cares about your health and well being. All of his office staff are amazing as well and everyone is very responsive. In all of my years going here I have never had any issues with getting my prescriptions. 100% recommend. read more

Dr. Pratty is a horrible psychiatrist and human who should lose his license. He should not be treating children. My sibling was admitted to College Hospital with him as their psychiatrist, and he immediately put them on a cornucopia of medications BEFORE EVER SEEING THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS. They could've had a medical condition that was wildly contraindicated with the medications he prescribed, and in fact they were on medications that had horrible interactions with some of the medications he prescribed. He insisted that they were bipolar, and prescribed them antipsychotics, despite the fact that they have NEVER displayed any symptoms or signs of bipolar disorder and no psychiatrist has ever even suggested it before. They were initially placed on a three-day hold at the hospital, but it was quickly extended to fourteen more days, which I am certain Dr. Pratty had a hand in. My mother called Dr. Pratty with questions regarding the medication he was prescribing my sibling, and he was extremely condescending to her. He dodged her questions and patronized her, and when she mentioned that her sister was a psychiatrist and she had consulted with her, he almost immediately hung up without answering her concerns. It has been over a week now and he has yet to call her back. Do NOT put your child in Dr. Pratty's care. He should not be allowed to practice medicine AT ALL. read more

I started seeing Dr Pratty after being hospitalized. At that time I was feeling like there was no hope for me as I had already seen other providers. I want to stress that Dr Pratty is the only psychiatrist who actually sees his patients in person every day. This in itself is a rare and commendable find. Most psychiatrists will hardly lay eyes on you let alone take the time to listen and address your problems. In my opinion his clinical ability is pristine; he has lots of experience and genuinely cares. Thanks to Dr Pratty and his amazing team I am enjoying life and able to function for the first time in many years. He is a well educated and humble person. If you trust him he will help you. I want to personally thank you Dr Pratty for everything, I'm so very lucky to have found you! read more

I've been struggling with anxiety for a long long time, recently in December my anxiety came back with a wrath. I tried everything including CBD oils but even with everything I still ended up having to go to urgent care for scans and endless test almost on a bi-weekly basis. I spoke with a friend who also suffers from anxiety asked him if he knew a good doctor that he could recommend for anxiety because I was struggling so badly, he told me he had a great doctor, Dr. James Pratty. I immediately called and made the earliest appointment possible, I met with Dr. James Pratty he went over my history, he was thorough, worked through some medications and I am happy to say I'm at this moment finally feeling normal, I'm finally living a normal life again, I can go outside to the store without sitting in the car wanting to go in only to go back home, I'm not terrified at every moment, I'm sleeping again I'm not just laying in bed trying to fall asleep for hours with my chest pounding. It feels like I'm finally a normal person again and that's all I wanted to live and normal day to day life, not having to live in fear. If you're suffer from anxiety please get help, if you're looking for a good doctor to see I recommend seeing Dr. James Pratty, he's helping me through my anxiety, I'm looking forward to working with him for years to come, he's quick to respond he even responds on weekends. read more

Just like Albert einstein, but knows more! His Mathematics on dosages taken a day. Is very helpful. I like his work ethic. I like his attitude. He is the best pscyatric doctor out there in the United States of America! The mental care is tremendous, when you listen! read more

Dr Pratti Very Knowledgeable compassionate gives unlimited resources. Office staff excellent.

After reading some good comments about this guy I was excited to visit to get a diagnosis done. He is very unprofessional and condescending. He constantly cuts me off as I'm answering the questions HE ASKED ME. He seems eager to get me out and move on to the next person instead of listening and doing his job. I could only last 2 sessions with this guy before I left to find someone new, do yourself a favor and skip him altogether. read more

Twenty three years of PTSD night terrors actually gone. Dr. Pratty is my personal superhero. I am at a loss for words to express my gratitude. All that, and Archie too. ! Grateful Grateful Grateful! !! read more

Another Dr recommended me to Dr Pratty's office regarding PTSD. I also met his office staff Archi & Silvia. They treat me like family When I met Dr Pratty, he knew exactly what I was experiencing. At that point, he gained all my confidence. I highly recommend Dr Pratty, especially those who need to understand PTSD. read more

Our family had a horrible experience with this doctor and the facility he works at college hospital Cerritos. we had an adolescent stay for 6 horrible days at this facility when they told us he was only being placed on 72 hour hold. They refused to release him and would not tell us why. The doctor would not talk to us and explain anything. our adolescent was already calm, stable and lucid as witnessed by the nursing staff. But nirsing staff did not speak to us about his treatment stating only this doctor could tell us but he would not speak to us. We sat at the facility for 2 days in the lobby to try to get someone to speak to us and explain why they were keeping him. we contacted the insurance company and tried everything we could The social worker would not tell us anything either. She didn't return our calls or meet with us once during those 6 days. This was such a nightmare for our family. I hope this place gets shut down. and this doctors looses his job. nobody should go through what we went through. read more

Dr Pratty has been my Dr for a while now. He has helped me tremendously. From the start he gave me the proper tools ( books etc ) so that I could educate myself and learn how to understand more of what my condition is and how to use what I've leaned in my daily life. He is a very good Dr and I highly recommend his services. The staff there have been very professional and helpful as well. read more

I've been with Dr. Pratty for almost ten years now. He has been a caring and compassionate doctor. He has ben there for me through the most difficult of times. I trust him and he has given me nothing but excellent advice. Dr. Pratty has worked with me exhaustively to make sure I have exactly the right combination of medications. I highly recommend him. His expertise has served me well on my road to mental wellbeing. read more

Dr. Pratty was very welcoming, attentive, thorough, and understanding of my problem and needs. During our initial consultation he took the time to listen and learn more about me not just as a patient, but as a person! He collaborated closely with my other providers to find me the best treatment plan according to DSM-5 and current guidelines. He took into consideration my other medical conditions and gave me options. I never felt like I was forced to start something. He is truly a compassionate and caring provider. read more

Dr. Pratty is my best doctor I ever have. He is very attentive and a great listener to my anxiety struggles for ten year. My anxiety was getting severe that I had panic attacks every week and my blood pressure usually went up high to 150/103 two years ago. Then Dr Pratty prescribed for me the anxiety medication Ativan .5mg twice a day and my panic attacks have been gone 99 percent. I am very happy and greatful that Dr Pratty have helped me to keep my panic attacks under control and I am no longer suffering from anxiety. Dr Pratty is very caring and he's a great doctor. I am so thankful that I have been under his care. Kimberly Cao read more

I've been seeing Dr. Pratty for about 6 months now as I've been trying to manage my ADHD and depression symptoms. I really appreciate his staff and his patience through this process. I also love that the Telehealth platform he utilizes provides greater accessibility so I do not have to drive all the way to Torrance! read more

I just called this place to make an appointment for my father. The receptionist, Yessenia, was very rude. She not only refused service, but hung up on me. I'm shocked she denied service to my father for a conversation WE had. The main issue WE were having was the fact that she would not let me schedule an appointment for him. Now she is making him suffer for OUR conversation. That isn't professional. On top of that I asked to speak to the doctor or her supervisor about her behavior and she said she already spoke to the doctor and team for me. How unethical is that. To deny the right to speak to management.... I am changing the referral for my father ASAP. I do not want my father to come to a place like this. If this is how they treat a person trying to make an appointment I can't even imagine how they would treat a patient. Please take care of your loved ones and do not take them to a place where "professionals" demean people. No matter what. The patient comes first. read more

Dr Pratty has been treating my family since 2019. After years of many other psychiatrist, Dr Pratty has been the best out of all them and that is why we have stayed with him all this time (despite the distance). Dr Pratty's wholistic approach in treatment is invaluable. An expert in medication, and every treatment is handled very carefully and deliberately, maximizing the patient's positive response, and going as far as communicating with another dr to make sure that patient gets the best possible treatment. He is an excellent listener and very detailed oriented so it behaves you to tell him everything so he can help you. In addition, Dr pratty is always willing to help the patient in any way he can! Highly recommended against anyone else read more

Dr Pratty (AMHA) has continues to be an excellent psychiatrist to me. The best thing I like about him is, he LISTENS. I highly recommend him to everyone. read more

I've known Dr. Pratty for 12 years. I initially went to see him upon the recommendation of my primary physician. I was going through some things that I didn't understand. I was hospitalized several times and doctors couldn't find anything physically wrong with me except the ailments I suffered from already, ​having degenerative bone disease. I went to see Dr Pratty skeptical of his abilities. From the moment I sat down until the end of my session, he knew instinctively what was aleling me. I have never cried so much in my life. All that I had bottled up for years came out. He saved my life, and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for help! read more

I have been seeing Dr.Pratty for more two years and he has been a great help with my situation. He is very patient and easy to talk to. I have been following his instructions and I got much better now. I am really appreciate Dr.Pratty for his help. I am highly recommend him for someone needs help with the anxiety issues. read more

I highly recommend Dr. Pratty. He took special care with my son in trying to stabilizing him. I felt confident knowing that he had decades of experience behind him and he was so easy to talk to even though it was such a difficult situation. read more

Im really not sure why James is working with children. My child was admitted to his care a week ago and was ready to be released a couple days later, but this guy.. this guy is making her miserable. No compassion, no listening, no holistic view into treatment. She's forced to sit in the hallway or in a room isolated most of the day in retaliation for filing a complaint against him. No one can provide details about why this is happening other than that's how this guy operates. He's vindictive, petty, and rude. No communication with parents-zero collaboration. Example, he put my child on a new medication a week ago. I visited her yesterday and she wanted junk food. I treated her to candy and chips (she's absolutely miserable at College) and she threw up. James decides that she is suddenly having a reaction to her meds-that's she been on for a week-genius. He doesn't ask her what she ate or anything for that matter. Just another day to bilk Aetna for treatment. There are a literally two compassionate professionals on her side that help her navigate this abuse. Navigating psych healthcare is tough, but don't get desperate enough to turn to James. read more