Dr. George J. Pratt, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
51+ yrs experience
Updated August 20, 2026 How we verify
About
Dr. George J. Pratt is a licensed clinical and consulting psychologist with a private practice in La Jolla, CA, specializing in psychotherapy, mind/body techniques, clinical hypnosis, EMDR, and energy psychology for anxiety, depression, and trauma. He was formerly Chairman of Psychology at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and is co-author of several books including "Instant Emotional Healing."
Services
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anger management
- Behavioral issues
- Codependency
- Grief
- Life coaching
- OCD
- Relationship issues
- Sex therapy
- Sports performance
- Trauma / PTSD
- Panic disorder
- Chronic pain
- Insomnia
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- EMDR
- Clinical Hypnosis
- Energy Psychology
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Positive Psychology
- Mind/body techniques
- Couples therapy
- Family psychotherapy
- Psychological testing
- Clinical psychology
- Consulting psychology
State licenses
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California · License #PSY 4884 · Psychologist (PSY) Active
expires 2028-05-31
Reputation
5 / 5 across 146 reviews Positive
- Healthgrades Rated 5 / 5 146 reviews
What clients praise
- Described as caring, kind, warm, and insightful
- Perceived as getting to root causes rather than just treating symptoms
- Patients report significant, sometimes rapid, improvement in mood/anxiety/depression
- High-profile testimonials (e.g., Larry King) praising his effectiveness
In the field
Media
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 17 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: full name, credentials (PhD), La Jolla CA location, phone [redacted], specialties, modalities, populations, insurance, session formats, 51 years in practice, profile photo (psychologytoday.com)
provider website (drgeorgepratt.com home)
- Full name, license number PSY 4884, memberships/certifications, practice specialties, background as former Chairman of Psychology at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, UCSD Extension instructor, co-author of four books (drgeorgepratt.com)
provider website (contact page)
- Phone [redacted], email [redacted], address [redacted], in-person/phone/video session formats (drgeorgepratt.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1669506051, taxonomy Psychologist Clinical (103TC0700X), license PSY 4884 on file, address [redacted], phone [redacted], enumerated 2007-03-15, status Active (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
Healthgrades directory
- 5.0/5 rating from 146 reviews, education history (CSPP San Diego PhD 1976, University of Minnesota BA/MA), Scripps Memorial Hospital affiliation, profile photo URL (healthgrades.com)
WebMD provider directory
- Active CA medical/psychology license noted, NPI 1669506051, address, 34 years experience figure, no patient reviews on file (doctor.webmd.com)
Healthline FindCare directory
- 50 years experience figure, internship at San Diego County Mental Health/Mesa Vista Hospital, treatment areas, no reviews on file (care.healthline.com)
Doximity directory
- Clinical psychology specialty, address [redacted], phone/fax (doximity.com)
Yelp business listing
- Business listing at [redacted]/La Jolla CA; positive patient comment quoted in search snippet (yelp.com)
business registry (PrivCo/bizprofile)
- Practice legal name "George J. Pratt, PhD, A Psychological Corporation", founded 1979, headquartered at [redacted] (privco.com)
publisher listing (Penguin Random House)
- Co-authorship of "Instant Emotional Healing" with Peter Lambrou, PhD (penguinrandomhouse.com)
provider website (television page)
- Repeat guest appearances on Larry King Live discussing energy psychology and the power of the brain (drgeorgepratt.com)
Coast to Coast AM guest page
- Radio guest appearance (coasttocoastam.com)
- Official Instagram account @drgeorgepratt, ~4,250 followers, La Jolla CA location tag (instagram.com)
- Official Facebook page, references drgeorgepratt.com and phone [redacted] (facebook.com)
- Personal LinkedIn profile, title Clinical Psychologist / Author (linkedin.com)
YouTube
- Owned channel and Larry King / subconscious-mind interview appearances (youtube.com)