First Steps ED has been at the forefront of improving the lives of people from all ages, genders and backgrounds impacted by eating difficulties and eating disorders through the dedicated team of staff, volunteers and accredited eating disorders psychotherapists many having a lived experience. We are experts by experience, a quality-assured, evidence-based organisation and a leading light working as an integrated partner in the health and education environments. Founded in 2004, our compassionate team supported by a strong board of Trustees and extended network of academics support our serial award winning team who support thousands of citizens, their families and professionals annually trusting us to bring hope, opportunities, and choices to lives impacted by eating difficulties and disorders. We are trailblazers in innovative service redesign, continuously benchmarking ourselves against the best eating disorders service models world-wide to ensure that the local people who approach us for help, receive evidence-based care, support and the real possibility that recovery is achievable and that people are no longer defined by their illness.
