We have worked with Doctor Pratt for two of our children for many years. He is kind, insightful and has been an amazing help in dealing with the school district and helping them to understand our children's needs. Cannot more highly recommend him!! Thank you Dr. Pratt. read more

Dr. Pratt tested our child when they were 7 years old and it was the best thing we ever did in regards to pin pointing the educational help our child needed for their success. Our child has a high IQ and is very social but also exhibits ADHD to the point that it took a very patient and kind person like Dr. Pratt to get our child to take the battery of tests. It was great that Dr. Pratt was able to observe our child in the classroom and then meet with the team at our child's school to go over the best learning strategies/accommodations for them. This has helped our child to succeed over the past 6 years at their school, as well as advocate their needs. As a Mom, who's also an administrator and educator and has taught Kindergarten through Law School for the past 20 years, I can definitely say that Dr. Pratt is one of the best psychologists I've ever met. Thank-you, Dr. Pratt!! read more

This entry is long overdue. We met Dr. Pratt in 2019 for a full psychoeducational evaluation. He was creative in engaging the kiddo who wanted to be anywhere but there. We were able to have more, shorter sessions for no additional cost. He was timely and thorough with his report, and flexible with scheduling. He even enlisted another professional to perform one aspect of testing because they were more expert at that one thing, and did not charge anything extra for it. Dr. Pratt responded to the occasional e-mail, and helpfully participated in IEP meetings when asked (at additional fee of course). I found his rates to be worth the help. I would not rely on a school district evaluation and always get outside evaluation to get the child what they need. We have remained in touch with Dr. Pratt for the past three years and would return without hesitation for anything needed. read more

It always amazes me when people don't take advantage. Dr Pratt could have easily insisted our son needed a full pyschoeducational evaluation (~$3800), but after listening carefully he concluded that some intensive tutoring was what was in order.... As a licensed physician, True Professionalism always engenders my respect. And I have nothing but respect for Dr Pratt and his center. read more

It is my great pleasure to write this long overdue review for Dr. Brendan Pratt. He comes with our highest recommendation. I have just come home from an IEP meeting at my son's 9th grade school. It went incredibly well, thanks to the fantastic evaluation written by Dr. Pratt. The school psychologist said at our meeting that Dr. Pratt's report was one of the best he has ever seen, and it was obvious that he has worked successfully with many school districts and knows exactly what the district will require in order to provide services. We are thrilled that our son is going to be given all of the requested accommodations he needs to be successful in high school. We have also worked with Dr. Pratt when our son was in kindergarten and needed a referral to the wonderful Charles Armstrong School for learning differences, which he attended from 1st grade through 8th grade. Dr. Pratt made the recommendation for the Charles Armstrong School, and it was the best educational experience for our son and our family, given his learning differences. Previously, we attempted to transition back to our local middle school by initialing requesting an IEP through our local public school. We have been denied services several times when receiving the evaluations from the school district psychologist. We are so glad we returned to Dr. Pratt in 8th grade for the evaluation that has made Max's transition to high school so wonderful. Because of our work with Dr. Pratt, we were able to start high school with a 504 plan in place which gave Max accommodations from the start of the school year, while we waited for the IEP process to take place. We could not have successfully navigated the system as well as we have without the invaluable support and expertise of Dr. Pratt. Best of all, Max says Dr. Pratt is COOL! Thanks, Brendan! We are filled with gratitude for all your help dealing with these complex issues. Happy Holidays! read more

Dr. Pratt finally gave us the correct diagnosis we needed and wrote a cogent report that strongly advocated for what my son needed--a change in schools. Dr. Pratt is loving, efficient, and generous. I highly recommend him. read more

Dr. Pratt is a LIFE SAVER... Words honestly can not express my gratitude. As a single mother, I had done all I knew how to do for my son. After an IEP for my son, I knew I had to seek help, that what I was doing wasn't enough to really get the results I needed for my son. The school district really wasn't giving my son what he needed to succeed, and I wasn't going to see my son slip through the cracks of the system. Dr. Pratt's complete evaluation of my son helped me understand exactly what was going on and what need to be done. When it came to the IEP meetings, he was there every step of the way. He made sure that everything my son needed to have a successful, productive education was met. My son ended up with exactly what he needs to succeed. My son and I are forever grateful to him for his help. He is the best! If your child is having difficulty, keep advocating for your child, never give up. Dr. Pratt and his services are 5+ stars in my opinion. read more

My educational attorney told me to set up an appointment to meet with Mr. Pratt. I knew of Mr. Pratt already from my stepsons case and have met him a number of times before. I filled out all the online forms and sent everything that was requested over on Box as well. I received emails with confirmation of the appointment and a change of appointment to a sooner date by Mr. Pratt. During this time I was using my name I have always used with him. The student name was my child's on the forms with myself listed as the parent. When I arrived for the appointment, Mr. Pratt was completely unprofessional and stated that he did not realize that I was who I was. This was before even saying "Hello." It became very uncomfortable fast. I questioned Mr. Pratt to why it mattered as I was sent by my educational attorney to discuss and set up a possible IEE for my child by him and everything was filled out and sent to him ahead of time. It so happens my stepson also had his IEE done by Mr. Pratt arranged by my husband and I in the past. Due to a nasty custody situation with my husband and his ex wife and what I heard Mr. Pratt's relationship with the current LMFT E. M. in that case is, Mr. Pratt was very unprofessional in my case that I was going for and made it very clear though comments that this would not work. I will say that I do feel/possibly but not sure of yet that I believe our privacy and HIPPA may have been violated as well and information shared without my permission and knowledge to others. I immediately contacted my educational attorney when I left his office and asked for another referral due to Mr. Pratt's conduct, asking me to change information on forms that I submitted about my child's life in his questionnaires which included people who lives and lived with us/the child and what the child had been though, about the child's life from birth to the visit, and comments during our meeting. Mr. Pratt asked me to remove information that involved family members and a court custody case that has caused direct trauma and false and unfounded CPS investigations as well as non stop lies by my husband ex wife, my stepson, and the current LMFT E. M. (who at the last court hearing in April 2018 I was told the Judge said some concerning things about) that have caused issues in the child's life and our whole family. I told Mr. Pratt no as this has been on going for 5.5 yrs and caused my children emotional damage and scaring and I believe it's some of the cause and mimicking (my stepson) of behaviors we are seeing and need to figure out. As well as all the information he was asking me to remove is already public record and was investigated by Debra Gordon LMFT during a 9 month plus custody evaluation and then went to trail where Debra Gordon testified at and again public record. I talked to my attorney about what occurred and I did not hire Mr. Pratt for the IEE. I had great success due to having an excellent educational attorney who believed in my child and I. 4/26/18 UPDATE- Mr. Pratt did send me a private message on Yelp after my review of his practice and apologized and admitted that it was unprofessional of him. read more

Public school evaluation teams are most often working in the interest of the reduced budgets available to schools, ruling out and weeding out students who could benefit from compassionate treatment. My son was denied speech pathology services for two years until we sought out-of-school evaluation which confirmed he was more than two years delayed in his speech. The moral of the story? If your child is having difficulty, don't stop advocating until you find out the cause. The professionals at the Pratt Center have helped both of my kids by informing teachers of developmental issues and accommodations that made big differences in school performance and behaviors. My son was clinically depressed because of issues related to how teachers were treating him- a downward spiral that stopped with proper understanding. I highly recommend Pratt Center! read more

This place is located in such a beautiful area at the corner of downtown Los Altos. Decided to come here after a traumatic car accident that left me with extreme PTSD that kept me from functioning properly and going to work. My anxiety was shot through the roof and my nerves were all on high alert. I was desperate for actual help and that's when my bestie introduced me to Dr. Sara Saatchi. She is the kindest and sweetest therapist I have ever met and she really makes the emotions and connections real. Best help I could ever ask for and I'm making progress faster than expected. This place is comforting and a safe haven from the scary world out there... its going to help me to better myself in every way and I couldn't ask for anything better. read more

Dr. Rebecca Murray Metzger was amazing with my daughter. She was very responsive on email, patient with my 5 year old and answered all of our questions. I was uncertain about testing, but Dr. Murray Metzger's explanation of the results, along with her knowledge of local schools greatly assisted us in selecting the best options for her learning style. I strongly recommend her to anyone looking for IQ testing and/or a student evaluation. read more

Wow. Cannot say enough good things about Brendan Pratt. Forthright, patient, insightful, helpful, funny, balanced, compassionate... First off, he was super helpful with appt scheduling which is no small thing for teen evals. Very thorough, not rushed, initial parental meeting at which he/we agreed not to pursue testing for our daughter. Reasoning was solid. Insights surpassed what I expected at this meeting and extended to choices we would face down the road. Walked out with better understanding and specific ideas for moving forward. Total home run. PS. Lovely office space. read more

For special needs students Dr. Pratt is just as knowledgable as your team that works with you in the public school; in the public school it's free too! They can guide you to the right direction just as well and actually even better than Dr. Pratt. They will know your child more and they know all the same programs as he does. You don't need to spend 50 mins wasting your time with information you already know or can find out in other ways. It was a waste of time. read more

Brendan Pratt, Phd, is an amazing professional who quickly grasped the needs of our daughter and was able to make a huge impact in her success in school; our school has asked him to come back to lecture to the teaching staff. For our older son, he was able to move the public school system, that was very resistant to helping him, and to document our son's needs so professionally that the college board allowed test taking accommodations, even tho the school said it would never happen!! We couldn't be happier with his help and care, and our children have been able to achieve at a much higher level due to his help. Our kids like him, too!! read more

I first heard about the Pratt Center from my lawyer. She recommended one of the therapists there for my daughter, who was having a difficult time after her mother and I separated. Although it was not easy for me to convince my ex to enroll our daughter in therapy due to the cost, time commitment, and because my ex didn't think our daughter needed therapy, I am so glad we did. Our daughter really connected with the therapist, stopped acting out as much and her grades improved. The therapy at Pratt isn't cheap but it's worth it. Before my lawyer told me about the Pratt Center, I contacted many therapists through my insurance. Most of them never called me back. The couple that I was able to reach had limited availability and were not very friendly. The Pratt Center is usually easy to reach and very helpful. Highly recommended. read more

Dr. Pratt performed a full psych-ed evaluation, wrote a report and attended an IEP for my son who is entering high school. I know from past experience that without Dr. Pratt's report and support during the IEP, I probably would not have come close to receiving the services and accommodations my son will need to succeed in high school. Dr. Pratt was responsive and supportive throughout the process. read more

We have a middle school aged child with Asperger's. It was time for us to get a fresh evaluation of his needs so that we could better plan for his future. Dr. Pratt did a thorough evaluation and made useful recommendations that will help our son as he transitions into high school and beyond. He helped us through the IEP process and we found him to be very effective in communicating our child's needs to the IEP team. We also found him to be very responsive to requests outside of scheduled appointments. Over all, Dr. Pratt has been very helpful during a turbulent time for our family. If you are looking for a specialist that will help you understand your child's current functioning and help with you through the IEP process, I strongly recommend Dr. Pratt. read more

We wish to give the highest endorsement of Dr. Pratt. He evaluated our son who was having a horrible time at school and based on an extremely through evaluation, worked with us and our school system tirelessly to get our son's needs met. We could not have gotten our son's needs met without him! He is hands down the best! His fees are extremely fair. He put a tremendous amount of effort into working with us and saw our family through an extremely difficult time. If you are having a struggle with your child with your local school system you need Dr. Pratt! We are extremely grateful to him! You will not be disappointed! read more

This review has been long overdue. Sorry Dr. Pratt!. I read the one star review with incredulity. Frankly, being from the East Coast, where public schools actually care about kids, identify LD kids, do proper neuropsychological evals and then give children proper services so they can get FAPE, I find that reviewer to be disingenuous at BEST. I must say, having had 2 older LD children who were neuropsyched back East, that Dr Pratt is one of the BEST I have seen. He works well with David Tollner, my sped attorney which is also very helpful if you have a contentious situation. Anyway, my 13 yr old child has ADD/ADHD/dyslexia/dysgraphia, and depression ( IQ 124). He was a horrible mess when Dr Pratt evaluated him. I had gone to another neuropsychologist who did a completely useless and poorly done Eval. Dr Pratt really went out of his way to do every test that showed how profoundly academically impaired my son was . He is a strong advocate in an IEP and really knows how these districts work. I can't say ENOUGH good things about him. He is worth EVERY penny. If he was closer I would have used him for therapy as well since he is one of the most compassionate, down to earth guys I have ever met with his type of degree. Thankyou again Dr Pratt!!!! PS- in case anyone is wondering what private schools are appropriate for a kid with this profile, I would either recommend Chartwell in Seaside, CA or Fusion Academy ( many campuses in CA). Dr Pratt really does know the different schools well in terms of placement. read more

We were referred to The Pratt Center by our pediatrician when it became clear that our son (age 7) was having problems with attention at school. Dr. Brendan Pratt was caring and compassionate and he quickly developed an excellent rapport with our son. The "education evaluation" process has proved invaluable. After the evaluation Dr. Pratt provided us with a very detailed report that we will refer back to in the future. Obtaining this evaluation independent of the school system gave us the peace of mind that Dr. Pratt was only working in the best interest of our son and no other agenda was at work. Our feedback from Dr. Pratt has been an excellent source of information to take to the school to help teachers and administrators help our son. I also felt that he was very comforting and supportive to us as parents of a child having difficulties at school. I would highly recommend the Pratt Center to any friends who thought they needed similar services. read more

Dr. Pratt was amazing with our 9 year old son. We spent 2 years trying to figure out what was going on with him and Dr. Pratt was the first professional to take the time necessary to perform the right assessments and get to the heart of his strengths and weaknesses and make a diagnosis that made sense. He was patient, compassionate and we never felt like we were "just another family" in and out of his center. He took the time to explain all of his testing results and his report was thorough, comprehensive and the best assessment we have had to date (and we have had 4 others!!). Dr. Pratt helped us understand better our son's needs in and out of school and because of him we were able to more effectively advocate for what he needed. Dr. Pratt was able to identify a school that would be the best match for him and after several months of fighting with the public schools we moved him to the private school that Dr. Pratt recommended and our son is a totally different kid!! Happy, well adjusted and making friends. We couldn't be more thrilled. Dr. Pratt is an amazing neuro psych and we feel so grateful to have found him and to have had him work with our family. read more

I have never yelped before, but Dr. Pratt made such an impact in our son's life I had to share it with other parents. We chose Dr. Pratt for our son's IEE when it became clear to us that the school district evaluation did not give an accurate picture of who he was and why he was struggling. Dr. Pratt conducted the most thorough evaluation our son had ever had. We finally got a complete picture of why he struggled and what type of school environment and services would best be suited to help him reach his full potential. Dr. Pratt gave us a comprehensive report after spending many hours testing our son and many more hours poring over hundreds of pages of medical and educational records. He also came to the IEP to present his report and was able to effectively communicate to the district what our son needed from an educational stand point. I would give Dr. Pratt the highest recommendation possible and would encourage any parent who is considering an IEE to take the time to go to the Pratt Center. read more