Meet Our Team

At California Integrative Therapy, we have a wide range of practitioners, each with their own unique style and approach.

Who We Are...

At California Integrative Therapy, we’re proud of our talented practitioners. Once you have decided which therapist you want to work with, go to our scheduling page so we can help you set up an initial free consultation with one or more of them.

Meet Our Founders

Not Currently Taking New Clients

Dr. Chris Tickner, MFT

(He/Him/His)

Clinical Director and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Dr. Chris Tickner, MFT

(He/Him/His)

Clinical Director and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Dr. Tickner has over 25 years of experience, is a Certified Relational Somatic Psychotherapist, a Level Two PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) therapist, and has advanced training in various forms of trauma therapy as well as Hakomi Psychotherapy.
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Currently taking new individuals and couples

Andrea-Marie Stark, PhDc

(She/Her/Hers)

Integrative Counselor

Andrea-Marie Stark, PhDc

(She/Her/Hers)

Integrative Counselor

Andrea-Marie Stark has studied Hakomi and Trauma Therapy and is completing a doctoral degree in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Her pathway resonates with Pacifica’s motto, animae mundi colendae gratia, for the sake of tending the soul of the world.
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Not Currently Taking New Clients

Dr. Chris Tickner, MFT

(He/Him/His)

Clinical Director and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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Currently taking new individuals and couples

Andrea-Marie Stark, PhDc

(She/Her/Hers)

Integrative Counselor

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Our Team

Currently taking new individuals and couples

Lane Assaf

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Lane Assaf

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Lane Assaf, AMFT, CTP (License 124236) is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Trauma Professional, and couples therapist in Pasadena.
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Current not taking new clients

Kim Bielak

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Kim Bielak

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Kim Bielak is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#130527) who sees individuals and couples in-person in Pasadena, and virtually throughout LA and California.
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Currently taking new adult individuals and couples

Kelsey Blazak

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Kelsey Blazak

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Kelsey Blazak is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#132918) in Pasadena, CA.
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Currently taking new adult individuals

Courtney R. Lee

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Clinical Counselor (6212)

Courtney R. Lee

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Clinical Counselor (6212)

Courtney R. Lee, MA, APCC is an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (6212), supervised and employed by Dr. Chris Tickner (42576) at California Integrative Therapy. She is EMDR-trained and uses a somatic and humanistic approach with clients in-person in Pasadena and virtually throughout California.
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Currently taking new individuals, teens and couples

Scott Whelan

(He/Him/His)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Scott Whelan

(He/Him/His)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Scott Whelan is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Board-Certified Music Therapist in Pasadena, CA. Scott takes a strengths-based, collaborative and trauma informed approach to support deep healing and authenticity.
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Currently taking individuals, couples, children & teens

Brianna Johnson

She/Her/Hers

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

Brianna Johnson

She/Her/Hers

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

Brianna Johnson, Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, psychotherapist at California Integrative Therapy is an Associate Clinical Social Worker (License 102668), working with adults and teens through a holistic approach to support growth and healing.
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Currently taking new individuals and couples

Lane Assaf

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

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Current not taking new clients

Kim Bielak

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

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Currently taking new adult individuals and couples

Kelsey Blazak

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

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Currently taking new adult individuals

Courtney R. Lee

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Clinical Counselor (6212)

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Currently taking new individuals, teens and couples

Scott Whelan

(He/Him/His)

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

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Currently taking individuals, couples, children & teens

Brianna Johnson

She/Her/Hers

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

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About

California Integrative Therapy (CIT) – a psychotherapy practice with offices in Pasadena/Los Angeles and serving all of California with online therapy. We believe therapy should include the whole being: body, mind and spirit. CIT was founded by Dr. Chris Tickner, MFT and Andrea-Marie Stark, – somatic therapy, trauma therapy, therapy for anxiety, therapy for depression, couples therapy, group therapy.

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