First Steps

General information

After suffering from an eating disorder herself, Cathy saw a real need for support in Derby city. So in 2004 she set up the first support group, open to anyone who was affected. Over the following three years many people came to seek help and Cathy decided to register First Steps as a charity and seek funding to meet more needs of those attending.

In 2007 First Steps became a registered charity and secured it's first lot of funding. Since then the charity has grown, and is now able to offer a range of services including one to ones, counselling, befriending, creative therapies, and of course, the groups, which continue to be a fundamental part of what we do. First Steps now also covers Derbyshire county and has services at both Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham.

Many of the staff and volunteers have had personal experience of an eating disorder either as a sufferer or as a loved one of a friend or family member. They want to share their experience to help others, giving hope that things can get better, just as Cathy did.

First Steps offers a friendly and non-judgmental atmosphere for anyone who is having difficulties with food related issues; you don’t have to be diagnosed with a particular eating disorder. If you come along to our sessions you will soon realise that there are other people feeling the same way.

Please note:

This First Steps page was created in order to help raise the awareness of our charity within the social networking community. This page IS NOT private, or confidential. Thus, any posts or likes people give can be seen by anybody on Facebook (if they're aware of this page).

Don't forget to visit our official First Steps website for further information on the charity: www.firststepsderbyshire.co.uk