CITIS was founded by Harold Finkleman, the Canadian Institute for Transpersonal and Integrative Sciences (CITIS) is an organization devoted to sharing and promoting emerging counselling and health science that emphasize ancient and contemporary sciences—organic resources, natural sciences and self-empowerment. Co-founder, Beth Hedva is Director of Training and Counselling, for the Canadian Institute for Transpersonal and Integrative Sciences (CITIS) Dr. Hedva has an extensive background in cross-cultural, transpersonal, clinical and counselling psychology, is Adjunct Research Faculty with the Institute of Transpersonaly Psychology's Global Program based in Menlo Park, California; plus worked as an 'Expert Intuitive' and Field Researcher for the Office of Paranormal Investigation since its inception in 1989.