{"id":53377,"date":"2020-01-27T16:53:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ascert.biz\/?page_id=53377"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:30:58","slug":"about-stepstocope","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devserva.inicodigital.com\/maina\/stc-home\/about-stepstocope\/","title":{"rendered":"About stepstocope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;172deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(111,49,132,0.27) 0%|rgba(99,0,132,0.86) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(111,49,132,0.27)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(99,0,132,0.86)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/devserva.inicodigital.com\/maina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/therapist-02.png&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16vw||4vw||false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;curve&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;2.5vw&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>What is stepstocope?<\/h1>\n<p>Designed to support you when it gets tough.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;circular&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0) 67%|#ffffff 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;67%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/devserva.inicodigital.com\/maina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/therapist-06d.png&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px|0px|100px|0px|true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px||40px||true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#7f8dff&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>What is stepstocope.co.uk?<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Steps to Cope website is designed to support you if someone in your family drinks alcohol in a way that is having an impact on how you feel. Steps to Cope can also support those living with someone who is using drugs or if they are living with someone with a mental health difficulty. 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