Heidi McKinley, LPC · For Therapists
Therapist Referrals.
Specialized intensive work
for your clients.
I accept referrals from therapists for IFS & EMDR Supplemental Sessions. Your client stays yours — I work alongside you. I recommend discussing this with your client and then have them book a consult call to see if it feels like a good fit to them.
Who I work with
A collaborative model
My job is to go somewhere specific with your client — and let you help them integrate what shifts.
I work with clients who are already embedded in a therapeutic relationship and are ready to do focused, targeted trauma reprocessing. This work is designed to complement ongoing therapy — not replace it. I don't take on ongoing therapy clients through these 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 or pattern that won't budge, a lack of felt safety despite insight — that's often a good fit for this work.
I'm happy to consult before you make a referral. A 15-minute call is often enough to figure out whether it makes sense.
Heidi McKinley, LPC
Wisconsin & Louisiana · Telehealth
What I offer
IFS & EMDR Supplemental Series
Short-term, targeted, and designed to feed back into your client's ongoing work with you.
Therapist Referral Track
Trauma Reprocessing Sessions
A focused series of 60-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.
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
- 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
- Clients in early recovery from substance use disorders
- 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.
The referral process
Simple. Direct.
Tell your client about me
Share this page, or send them directly to the booking link. They can read about the work, complete a brief intake, and book a consult call — no paperwork on your end, no formal referral process.
Client info page ➡️
Your client reaches out
Clients book a free consult call directly. From there, if it's a good fit, they complete an intake and we schedule sessions. The process is the same as any client booking — just with the context that they're already in therapy with you.
Coordination (optional)
If your client wants us to be in contact, they can sign a release of information and I'll reach out to you directly. I'm always happy to coordinate — I just leave that decision with the client.
Prefer to connect before your client reaches out? You're welcome to email me or book a brief consult call first — happy to talk through fit before you make the referral.
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.
A note on coordination
I take the collaborative piece seriously. With your client's consent I'll share progress notes and stay in communication throughout the series. The goal is that you know what's happening in our work so you can hold it well in yours.
For Therapists
There's more here for you
beyond referrals.
Consultation, CEU opportunities, self-of-the-therapist work, and a space for clinicians who want to go deeper in their own practice.