Dr Danielle Mills
Module Lecturer

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Studies; Master of Sciences (MSc) in Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy; Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Clinical Supervision; Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling; Diploma in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning; Bachelor of Sciences (BSc)(Hons) in Counselling and Therapeutic Studies; Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA); Registered Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP Accred).

Danielle has a wealth of teaching experience, lecturing at IICP, the University of Nottingham, the University of Northampton, and specialising in online education at the University of Derby. Danielle is also the UK Faculty member and lead trainer for the HERD Institute, delivering training in existential integrative Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning.

Her interests lean towards research and education in neurodiversity as well as nature based and animal assisted therapeutic approaches – Danielle is also autistic and has ADHD.

Danielle is a pluralistic therapist and has a number of specialist areas including working with neurodivergent clients, eating difficulties, bereavement, and children and young people. Danielle runs a successful nature-based and equine facilitated therapy Community Interest Company in Derby in England, supervising a number of staff.

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2023) In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students’ role play assessment: A research note. Journal of Concurrent Disorders,  https://doi.org/10.54127/xgxs5388.

Mills, D. (2022) Equine facilitated psychotherapy and eating difficulties: An embodied relational approach. In H. Lewis, I. Parker, J. Downs, M. Hopfenbeck, & N. Schnackenberg. (Eds). The Practical Handbook of Eating Difficulties: A comprehensive guide from personal and professional perspectives (pp.355-364). Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex: Pavilion Publishing.

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2018). Danger of written feedback: In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students’ role play assessment at the Learning & Teaching Conference 2018, the University of Derby-Buxton (July 2, 2018).

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2018). Danger of written feedback: In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students’ role play assessment at the Technology Enhanced Learning Festival 2018, the University of Sheffield (Jun 26-28, 2018).

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2018). In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students’ role play assessment at the Digital Assessment and Feedback Conference 2018, the University of Derby (Mar 5, 2018).