National helplines and support groups
National helplines (BEAT): 0808 801 0432
- 365 days a year, 9am – midnight
- Email support: [email protected]
- One-to-one webchat: One-to-One Web Chat – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
Hummingbird – BEAT’s confidential, inclusive and welcoming spaces for anyone who has or thinks they might have ARIF. Attend as often or as little as you like, all ages welcome.
- 18:45-19:45 every Sunday.
- Hummingbird – Online ARFID Support Group – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
Nightingale – Free weekly online support group for anyone with a binge eating disorder – no diagnosis or referral needed.
- All ages, online group.
- 18:45-19:45 every Friday
- Nightingale – Online Support Group – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
Swan – Free weekly online support group for anyone with anorexia – no diagnosis needed.
- 18:45-19:45 every Monday
- Swan – Online Support Group – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
The Nest – Free online support group for anyone with an eating disorder- no diagnosis or referral needed.
- 19:30-20:30 every Tuesday.
- The Nest – Online Chat Room – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
Phoenix – Free weekly online support group for anyone under the age of 25 with an eating disorder – no diagnosis or referral needed.
- Included Bulimia; ARFID; OSFED; Binge eating disorder; Anorexia Nervosa; Pica; Rumination Disorder; Other.
- 18:45-19:45 every Saturday
- Phoenix – Online Chat Room – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
Kingfisher – Free weekly online support group for anyone with bulimia – no diagnosis or referral needed and for all ages.
- 18:45-19:45 Every Wednesday
- Kingfisher – Online Support Group – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
POD for carers – Peer support and online development for carers is a space designed for people who are supporting someone else.
- Website: eLearn (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
BEAT page for general tips supporting someone: Supporting someone with an eating disorder – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
BEAT page for ARFID: what is it? ARFID – Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
Local services
NHS Leeds and York Partnership NHS foundation Trust: Connect: The West Yorkshire Adult Eating Disorder Service – This is a 4 tier service, with each tier created to support individuals with Eating Disorders (EDs) in different ways to provide better quality care to each individual.
- T1: Primary care network including GP’s, charities and third sector organisations. (This can be difficult to get past without an official diagnosis)
- T2: Linked-ED – support with disordered eating, alongside their primary MH diagnosis.
- T3: Connect community team supports those with an ED diagnosis in the community.
- T4: Connect inpatient service
Open Access Pathway: collection of support run by CONNECT and link-ED in west Yorkshire and beyond. It is not a crisis service and does not process referrals. For information on referrals visit the resources page.
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust -Resources (leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk)
The Hub: The Hub is an online support group, open to anyone experiencing an eating disorder/disordered eating. The group runs every Tuesday on Zoom, 2-3.30pm.
If you would like to attend, or for more information about The Hub, please email [email protected]. You will receive an automatic reply including all the relevant information needed (such as joining link, guidelines and support lines).
Carers’ Group: Carers’ Group is an online support group, open to anyone supporting someone, who is experiencing an eating disorder/disordered eating.The group runs monthly, on the 1st Wednesday of every month, on Zoom, 7-8.30pm.
If you would like to attend, or for more information about Carers’ Group, please email [email protected].
Student minds – Mental health charity supporting students: 0808 808 4994 or studentminds.org.uk
Papyrus HOPELINEUK – Support for under 35’s at risk of suicide and others who are concerned about them. 24/7
- Phone: 0800 068 4141
- Text: 07860039967
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: papyrus-uk.org
Hub of hope – Postcode finder for other available services near you. This includes private / funded support as well
FREED – Information and guides for yourself or parents / carers as well as professionals. Guides include (but not limited to), Bone health; the brain and eating disorders; social media and apps; Healthy eating; Coping with the festive seasons; seeking help; eating with confidence.
Support you need to pay for
Talk ED – Website with information about Ed’s and support as well as multiple courses to pay for including nutritional coaching sessions (£45). – Support services – TalkED (talk-ed.org.uk)
Battle Scars: Offer training that is insightful and delivered by people with lived experience. The training is there to provide a better understanding of eating disorders, what causes them and how to support someone struggling with disordered eating.
- 2-hour training, available face-to-face and virtually and is fully interactive.
- £30 for the 2-hour session
- Eating disorders training – Battle Scars (battle-scars-self-harm.org.uk)
Holistic therapy group for eating based difficulties – Oakdale Centre
- 18 and above
- HCPC registered clinical psychologist
- CAT; group / peer support; guided self-help
- Self-referral
- 49 Valley Drive, Harrogate
- [email protected]
- Psychological therapies for adults, young people and children in Yorkshire (oakdalegroup.org)
Rosie Driffill
- 16-100 years
- Online, telephone and in person offered
- Specialisms: Anorexia, Binge eating disorder and bulimia
- Harrogate
- [email protected]
- Psychotherapist Rosie Driffill – Harrogate – Counselling Directory (counselling-directory.org.uk)
More private therapist options on BEAT’s postcode finder: HelpFinder (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
