Danielle Mills (BSc (Hons), MBACP, TC-L4, NLP, Hypnotherapy)
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 Assisted Therapy (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 Counselling at the University of Derby as well as completing a PhD at the University of Nottingham that is looking at young men and health.
Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling (June 2011)
LEAP Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy Training (September 2015)
Crossfields Institute Level 5 Diploma in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy: The LEAP Method (October 2017)
LEAP Senior Practitioner (October 2017)
HERD Institute Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Certification (Existential-Integrative) (August 2018)
Level 7 Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision (January 2019)
Member organisations
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
Room-based counselling
Initial Assessment is £50
Appointments between 9am-4.30pm: £45 (Under 18 - £40)
Evenings: £50 (under 18 - £45)
Psychotherapy (90mins): £65
Equine Facilitated Therapies
Individual Session 1 hour (under 18): £60
1.5 hours: £75-85
2 hours: £100-120
3 hour intensive: £250
Family Sessions (up to 5 people) 1.5-2 hours: £50 each
Small Groups (5-8 people) approx 3 hours: £50 each
For previous clients or existing clients wishing to spend time with the horses you maybe interested in:
Hug & Groom 45mins - £40
Mindfulness & Reflection 45 mins - £45
Supervision
We only offer 90 minute supervision sessions. This is to ensure that meet the minimum requirement of BACP of 1.5 hours per month.
Room based Supervision 90mins - £70
Equine facilitated supervision 90mins - £90
Further information
Room based therapies are offered in Alvaston and Rosliston - parking available
Equine facilitated therapies 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.
Clinical supervision and Equine facilitated 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.
