Heidi McKinley, LPC · For Therapists
Therapist Referrals.
Specialized intensive work
for your clients.
I accept referrals from therapists for IFS & EMDR Intensive Sessions and Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy™️. Your client stays yours — I work alongside you, not instead of you.
Who I work with
A collaborative model,
not a competitive one.
Your client returns to you. My job is to go somewhere specific with them — and hand them back with something shifted.
I work with clients who are already embedded in a therapeutic relationship and are ready to do focused, targeted trauma reprocessing. Intensive and KAP-EMDR work is designed to complement ongoing therapy — not replace it. I don't take on ongoing therapy clients through referrals.
If you have a client who is stuck in a way that feels like it needs something more concentrated — a specific memory, a protector that won't budge, trauma that keeps activating outside of your regular sessions — that's often a good fit for this work.
I'm happy to consult before you make a referral. A 15-minute phone call is often enough to figure out whether it makes sense.
Heidi McKinley, LPC
Wisconsin & Louisiana · Telehealth
What I offer
Two referral pathways.
Both are short-term, targeted, and designed to feed back into your client's ongoing work with you.
IFS & EMDR
Trauma Reprocessing Intensives
A series of 90-minute sessions using IFS and EMDR integrated — going toward specific targets, processing unresolved memories, and supporting real unburdening at a pace the system can hold. Ideal for clients with whom you've done significant preparatory work and who are ready to go toward something specific.
Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy™️
KAP-EMDR
For clients where standard EMDR is hitting a ceiling — flooding, freeze responses, or trauma that's hard to access or stay with. Ketamine's neuroplastic window creates conditions that allow EMDR processing to go places it couldn't otherwise reach. I weave IFS in as interweaves within the EMDR protocol. All sessions are telehealth from the client's home.
Good fit referrals
Clients who tend to
do well here.
- Clients with whom you've done solid relational and stabilization work — they have enough window of tolerance to go toward difficult material
- Clients who are stuck at a specific place — a memory, a protector, a freeze response that keeps interrupting processing
- Clients with complex or developmental trauma who haven't been able to access or complete EMDR processing in weekly therapy
- Clients who are IFS-informed or parts-curious — they don't need to know the model, but curiosity helps
- Clients in Wisconsin or Louisiana (or Louisiana with their own prescribing provider for KAP)
- Clients who are motivated and understand this is focused, intentional work — not general therapy
Less likely to be a fit
Honest guidance
for both of us.
- Clients in active crisis or who need significant stabilization before trauma work
- Clients who need an ongoing primary therapist — I'm not taking on weekly therapy through referrals
- Clients with active psychosis, mania, or certain other contraindications for KAP
- Clients in early recovery from substance use disorders (especially for KAP)
- Clients who haven't yet done meaningful preparatory work with you
Not sure? Email me and we'll talk it through. I'd rather have a brief consult and say it's not the right time than have your client go through intake only to find out it's not a fit.
A note on contraindications: Some apply specifically to KAP-EMDR — certain medical conditions, medications that interact with ketamine, and active mania — and are screened by the collaborating psychiatrist. Others apply to both modalities: primarily around stability, existing therapeutic support, and readiness for trauma work. If you're unsure whether your client's history is a contraindication for one or both, that's exactly what the consult call is for.
The referral process
Simple and direct.
You reach out
Email me or book a brief consult call. Tell me a bit about your client — what you've been working on, what's stuck, and why you're thinking of a referral. No formal paperwork at this stage.
We consult
A 15-minute call is usually enough to figure out fit. I'll ask a few clinical questions. You'll ask yours. We decide together whether it makes sense and which modality fits.
Client intake
If we're moving forward, your client books a 55-minute intake directly with me. We identify the target, assess readiness, and plan the work. I loop you in with their consent.
Client Booking Link
For KAP-EMDR referrals there are additional steps — psychiatric evaluation, prep sessions — but the referral conversation starts the same way. I handle the coordination from there.
Ready to refer or just curious?
Start with a conversation.
Email me with a brief clinical picture — who your client is, what's stuck, and why you're thinking of a referral. Or book a 15-minute consult call and we'll talk it through.
No formal referral forms. No intake packets before we've spoken. Just a direct conversation between clinicians.
What to include in your email
A brief clinical picture — presenting concerns, what you've been working on, what's stuck. Which modality you're thinking (intensives or KAP-EMDR). Your client's state of licensure if it matters. And the best way to reach you for a follow-up call.
No formal paperwork needed at this stage. If we decide to move forward, I'll handle next steps directly with your client.
contact@heidimckinley.com