The Pratt Center

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!