Twelve Step Recovery Groups
There are free 12-step programs in many locations in the U.S.A. There usually is no other requirement to attend these meetings than to have a desire to stop the addictive behavior and to respect the anonymity and confidentiality of other members.
Through listening to others with a similar problem, group members stop feel alone in their struggle and begin discovering solutions. Through sharing about each other's experiences in the addiction and in the recovery process, group members make connections with others and gain self confidence. In addition, there are specific tasks in these programs which enhance recovery.
Phone numbers, website addresses and email addresses are provided below.
If you call, you will probably get a recording asking you to leave your first name and number, and someone will call you back anonymously. If you chose to email the organization, you most likely will get some standard information or maybe a personal response.
Below is a list of some Colorado area 12-step groups with contact info and websites. You can also find additional information about these Colorado help groups at www.coloradoservicegroup.org/
RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR SEX ADDICTS
SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS (SA)
For sexually addicted people looking for a recovery program with a more specific definition of what recovery is. Sobriety is defined as “No sexual behavior outside of a committed marital relationship between a man & a woman.”
Denver SA Group
contact@denversa.org
(303)292-3376
www.denversa.org
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (SAA)
This program is open to both men & women who want to learn to abstain from self-defined “bottom-line behaviors” SAA members are encouraged to develop their own abstinence plan with feedback from sponsors & group members. (Some meetings are for men only, some for women only, and some mixed.)
Phone: (713) 869-4902
E-mail: info@saa-recovery.org
www.saa-recovery.org
SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (SLAA)
This program is similar to SAA in that are encouraged to set appropriate behavioral boundaries with the help of sponsors & group members. More women tend to attend SLAA because of the emphasis on “love addiction,” defined as a pattern of painful or obsessive romantic relationships. This program is helpful for both sex addicts & those who consistently involve themselves in abusive, non-nurturing relationships.
Phone: (781) 255-8825
E-mail: SLAAfws@aol.com
www.slaafws.org
SEXUAL COMPULSIVES ANONYMOUS (SCA)
In a fashion similar to SAA & SLAA, SCA members develop their own sexual abstinence plans, with group support & guidance from sponsors.
(800)977-4325 ( 1-800-977-HEAL)
E-mail: info@sca-recovery.org
www.sca-recovery.org/
SEXUAL RECOVERY ANONYMOUS (SRA)
SRA has a strict definition of abstinence for sex addicts (no masturbation), which is similar to Sexaholics Anonymous (SA). However, SRA defines healthy sex as that which occurs between committed partners who are abstaining from self-destructive sexual patterns.
212-340-4650
E-mail: info@sca-recovery.org
www.sexualrecovery.org
RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR PARTNERS
S-ANON
The partner program to SA is S-Anon (as Al-Anon is to AA). S-Anon helps wives & other family members to learn how to set appropriate boundaries &to focus on their own issues while supporting one another.
E-mail: sanon@sanon.org
www.sanon.org
CODEPENDENTS OF SEXUAL ADDICTION (COSA)
For those whose lives have been affected by another person's compulsive sexual behavior and who seek support and recovery from their own addictive patterns with their sexually addicted partners or others.
(612) 537-6904
(763) 537-6904
E-mail: newhopenserenity@yahoo.com
www.cosa-recovery.org
CO-SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (COSLAA)
For partners of sex and love addicted people seeking support and recovery from their own addictive patterns with their sex and love addicted partners.
Helpline: (860)-456-0032
email: brochagila18@gmail.com
www.coslaa.org
RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR COUPLES
SA FOR COUPLES
Emphasis on heterosexual couples healing from their intimacy struggles in accordance with the more strict SA sexual guidelines. Contact S-ANON in your local area for possible meetings.
S-Anon: 615-833-3152
RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS (RCA)
Both members of a couple attend these 12-Step meetings. “The only requirement for membership is that you are a couple seeking to restore a caring, committed & intimate relationship.”
(510) 663-2312
rca-wso@aol.com
www.recovering-couples.org