Dr Danielle Mills (PhD, PGDip, BSc (Hons), MBACP (Accred)
About me
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I specialise in working with children and young people, particularly around issues such as anxiety and depression, self-esteem and confidence issues, body image and eating difficulties, and self-harm.
I offer counselling & psychotherapy in Alvaston and Burton and have flexibility in my appointment times to be able to offer early morning and evening appointments to fit in with your availability.
I am a caring, empathic, friendly and sensitive person. I have my own experience of mental health services and counselling. This helps me to understand first hand how life changing counselling and therapy can be. I work in an integrative way which means that I can be flexible in how I work, making the therapy fit you, rather than expecting you to fit the therapy
I believe that the most important part of any therapy is to build a trusting relationship, where you can feel safe and secure so they feel able to share your experiences in confidence. This is why I encourage you to contact me before considering if I would be the right therapist for you - a short phone call may give you the information that you need about how well we may be able to work together. If you decide that you would like to work with me, then our first session will involve discussing your needs and expectations so that we can work out how best to achieve what you would like to get from this experience.
Usually it will take a number of counselling sessions before therapy starts to make a difference.
As well as Integrative Counselling, I offer:
- Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (Working in a safe environment with the ponies can help unlock your feelings, develop your sense of self, your ability to be in the moment and to listen to your intuition. This work all takes place on the ground with no riding involved. No prior experience of horses is required. NO RIDING INVOLVED.) Please see www.ponypartnerships.com for more details.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been working in the field of mental health since I was 18 and specialise in working with children and young people. I have experience of working within psychiatric inpatient care, community mental health settings, education settings and residential care within the statutory, private and voluntary sector. I am also a Lecturer in Children and Young People at the University of Derby.
Pluralistic Psychotherapy (complete in July 2022)
PhD Nursing Studies (June 2020)
HERD Faculty Member (May 2019)
Level 7 Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision (January 2019)
HERD Institute Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Certification (Existential-Integrative) (August 2018)
LEAP Senior Practitioner (October 2017)
Crossfields Institute Level 5 Diploma in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy: The LEAP Method (October 2017)
LEAP Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy Training (September 2015)
Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling (June 2011)
Member organisations
Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
We offer an introductory 20 minute chat, free of charge over the phone, where we can talk about your problems in general terms and check we are comfortable working together. If we feel that our training isn't suitable for the support you require we may signpost you to other resources.
Please note these are for private paying individuals, rates will vary when paying via EAP or insurance companies due to the increased financial & administrative requirements; rates are agreed with each company and will vary. Please call us if you wish to discuss further.
Initial Consultation - room based counselling and psychotherapy - £65 (90mins)
Before engaging in any therapeutic service, our policy requires all clients to have an assessment. This allows us to gain information on a clients issues, concerns, therapeutic goals and jointly develop a treatment plan with each client.
Counselling and Psychotherapy
£50 (60 minutes) (room based/phone/online)
£70 (90 minutes) (room based/phone/online)
£45 (Under 18s) (60 minutes) (room based/phone/online)
For outdoor and animal assisted therapies we offer a free 30 minute consultation where you can me us and the animals at the site to check that you are comfortable with the setting before committing to working together.
Outdoor and Animal Assisted Therapy
Walk and talk/Outdoor therapies: £50 (60 minutes)
Initial Consultation - equine therapies - £100 (90mins)
Before engaging in any therapeutic service, our policy requires all clients to have an assessment. This allows us to gain information on a clients issues, concerns, therapeutic goals and jointly develop a treatment plan with each client.
Equine Facilitated Learning
£80 (90 minutes)
£65 (60 minutes - under 18s only)
Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy
£90 (90 minutes)
£120 (120 minutes)
Clinical Supervision
£75 (90 minutes - room based/online)
Equine Facilitated Clinical Supervision
£90 (90 minutes)
Additional information
Home visits will also be available with mileage charged at 45ppm on top of the appointment cost.
A 10% discount will still be available for blocks of six sessions paid for in advance.
Since scheduling of an appointment involves the reservation of time specifically for your provision, a minimum of 48 hours’ notice is required for rescheduling or cancelling client appointments. Unless we reach a different agreement, the full fee will be charged for sessions missed without such notification.
In the event of a serious accident, emergency, or other similar situation outside the/client’s control, please deal with your situation first and notify me at the earliest convenient time, or we will follow up with you typically within 24 to 48 hours of the missed appointment.
Further information
Room based therapies are offered in Alvaston and Rosliston - parking available
Equine facilitated therapies are based at Alvaston - parking available. I can also come to you and work with you and your horses; please contact me for more details.
Clinical supervision are based at Alvaston and Rosliston - parking available. I can also come to you and work with you and your horses; please contact me for more details.
