Pat Stafford, M.Ed., is the founder, Owner, and Director of MindMenders Center, and a highly respected cognitive skills therapist with more than four decades of teaching and therapeutic experience. Pat holds a master’s degree in mathematics education and is a certified trainer in the Structure of Intellect (SOI®) system. She is also an authorized provider of The Listening Program® and a certified Learning Ears® practitioner. Her professional background spans from elementary classrooms to the college lecture hall, but her true calling emerged from a deeply personal mission: helping her own son succeed despite early learning struggles.

Pat’s journey into cognitive development and brain-based education began when her son, Eric, exhibited difficulties with speech, reading, organization, and attention—even though he was clearly bright and capable. Like many parents, Pat found herself overwhelmed and heartbroken by the disconnect between Eric’s potential and his performance in school. Through years of tireless research, therapy, testing, and determination, Pat discovered breakthrough programs like SOI and IPP that helped transform Eric’s future. Today, he is a successful businessman in the energy sector—testament to the power of early intervention, the right tools, and a parent who never gave up.

Pat now uses those same powerful tools to help other families navigate their own learning and developmental challenges. Her approach is deeply individualized, focusing on each client’s unique strengths while identifying and addressing underlying weaknesses in cognition, sensory processing, memory, and focus. Whether working with a kindergartener struggling to read, a gifted teen with ADHD, or an adult recovering from brain trauma, Pat brings compassion, expertise, and real-world solutions to every case.

What sets Pat apart is not just her training, but her lived experience, which drives her unwavering belief that change is possible for every brain—at every age. She continues to serve students and adults throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex & beyond via in-person and virtual sessions, helping learners gain the skills, strategies, and self-confidence they need to thrive.