About Us
About Us
We created Integrated Therapeutic Services with the future of mental health care in mind. This means easy to understand therapy that is flexible to your needs. Our approach is about treating people like people, not disorders. We offer you the services of hospitals and expensive private treatment facilities at a fraction of the cost and a fraction of the discomfort. At the end of the day we want you to have total control over your care and easy access to Calgary therapists.
How can we help?
We are a multi-disciplinary team of Calgary therapists. This means you have different kinds of professionals with varying experiences, training and knowledge all dedicated to you and your wellbeing. We have a variety of strategic partners meaning we give you access to all of the services you might need such as Psychiatry and Psychological Testing. Not enough? Let’s work together to figure out what you need and we will get to work accessing our professional network to connect you to the services you need.
Our therapists are able to provide direct billing to a variety of major insurance providers, making the therapy experience easier. We are pleased to direct bill to Alberta Blue Cross, Greenshield, Medavie Blue Cross, the Cooperators, Veterans Affairs Canada, Calgary Police Service, Workers Compensation Board of Alberta, and a variety of religious organizations across Alberta.
We provide group therapy for a variety of concerns. ITS therapists have spent years running various group therapy programs and we have discovered that most participants find the experience extremely rewarding. In today’s world our lives are growing more and more isolated, group therapy gives you the opportunity to address common mental health issues while connecting with people who share your experiences.
The ability to grow in order to meet client needs. We pride ourselves on flexibility to create specific group programming such as in home therapy teaching nights, education sessions structured as “lunch and learn” in the workplace, or developing programming for your particular circumstances. Our goal is to improve access to Calgary therapists, which means we’re happy to come to you!
Our Team
Steven Harbourne, BN RN
Steven Harbourne is a well respected Calgary therapist in the assessment and treatment of those with mental health, addiction, and offending behaviours. He has been a registered nurse with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta since 2006. Steven was nominated for the 2017 Nursing Excellence in Clinical Practice Award, a testament to his skills as well as personal qualities.
Steven’s practice centres around the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) which is one of the most widely researched and supported types of therapy for anxiety, depression, addiction, and a variety of other mental health concerns. Additionally, Steven also has training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), the treatment of offending behaviours using the Good Lives Model, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Cognitive Processing Therapy for the treatment of PTSD. Steven has experience working at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatric Centre and Forensic Assessment and Outpatient Services. He has developed standardized programming for Family Violence and CBT groups and co-facilitated group addictions therapy. Steven’s areas of practice include depression, anxiety, forensic therapy, self-esteem concerns, interpersonal difficulties, family violence, anger management, medication management, and workplace injury. Additionally, Steven has extensive experience working with Calgary Police and Canadian Military.
Kristen Dooley, MSW RCSW
Kristen Dooley is a Registered Clinical Social Worker specializing in the treatment of clients, couples, and families. Kristen has specialized education and training in working with individuals with addictive behaviours or problem substance use. She completed her Bachelors of Health Science with a specialization in Addictions Counselling, Bachelors of Social Work, and a Masters of Social Work in clinical practice. She has completed additional training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Emotions Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Feedback Informed Therapy (FIT), Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Gottman Relationship Method. In addition to these certifications, Kristen has completed Yoga Teacher Training which she uses in her clinical work to combine modern psychology with mindfulness and movement practices for trauma treatment.
Her passion for the field of mental health and addictions has led to speaking engagements at various conferences in both Canada and the United States. Kristen has developed standardized addictions group programming for Alberta Justice, conducts research on recidivism at the Calgary Correctional Centre, provides individual and group therapy to provincial offenders, and works with the Alberta Impaired Driving Program. Additionally, Kristen has experience working with the Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Workers Compensation Board, and Veterans Affairs.
*Kristen operates a virtual practice and does not book in-person appointments.
Patrick Higgins
Mr. Higgins obtained his Master’s degree in Social Work with a clinical specialization from the University of Calgary in 2015. He is registered with the Alberta College of Social Workers and authorized to perform psychosocial interventions. Mr. Higgins has spent the bulk of his career working within forensic mental health settings, where he has developed a
specific interest in providing assessment services and program development. He feels this allows the shared human experience to guide his practice, ensuring public safety and basic human dignity are respected.
Mr. Higgins has worked with Alberta Health Services (AHS) in a maximum-security inpatient forensic psychiatric hospital and a community-based forensic reintegration facility. In these roles, he actively provided treatment and capacity assessment services to individuals found ‘Not Criminally Responsible due to Mental Disorder’ by the courts. As one of the
first clinicians hired within the newly established program, Mr. Higgins routinely participated in program development, leading several initiatives, including specialized victim programming, the cultivation of community reintegration opportunities, and family/caregiver engagement services. He also chaired the AHS Addictions and Mental Health Ethics Committee and has presented on topics such as barriers to community reintegration at the Northern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Conference.
Mr. Higgins has been employed by AHS at a provincial corrections centre since 2017 as part of the newly established Rocky Mountain Provincial Sexual Offender Treatment Program. In this role, he has served as the primary developer of the Intake and Triage process, streamlining access to treatment guided by the risk-need-responsivity model of offender treatment. He regularly conducts risk and mental health screening assessments for clinical treatment planning within this process. Additionally, Mr. Higgins works as one of the program clinicians, providing direct patient treatment in both group and individual settings. In his facilitation role, he has developed many of the materials used in the treatment process and shares responsibility for implementing adjunct treatment options that are not part of mainstream programming, such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Mr. Higgins is a founding member of Integrated Therapeutic Services (ITS), which he and his partners began operating in 2020. In this role, he provides both forensic and general mental health services. While Mr. Higgins has excelled in his clinical therapeutic endeavours, ITS has allowed him to pursue his specific interest in assessment services. Since the
establishment of ITS, Mr. Higgins has regularly completed forensic risk assessment reports to inform the criminal court process, immigration proceedings, licensing body hearings, and record suspension applications.