For Helping Professionals
Are you aware that Sex Addicts Anonymous® (SAA) provides free and confidential services for your clients who struggle with compulsive or addictive sexual behavior?
You might not realize there is a local fellowship of recovered sex addicts nearby wanting to be helpful. If you’d like to set up a time to talk in person with some of the members from the local area, we’d love the opportunity to talk with you. Professionals who recommend us to their clients have expressed gratitude for the opportunity to get to know the local SAA recovery Fellowship
Free Resources for You and Your Clients:
- Group Support: Meetings are the heart of our fellowship and where suffering addicts receive assistance and support. SAA offers weekly in-person meetings all over North America and internationally in 34 countries. In addition, weekly telephone and web-based meetings are offered seven days a week (2000 total meetings). In the Houston area, there are over 65 weekly meetings. During these uncertain times, many of the meetings have moved to Zoom. The meeting list is posted here: https://houstonsaa.org/meeting-schedule/
- Individual Recovery: SAA sponsors (like mentors/guides) are available and strongly encouraged for all SAA members. Sponsors around the country are available to help over the phone or the internet if there are no local sponsors.
- Program of Action: While the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of SAA provide a suggested program, individual members with the guidance of a sponsor will apply it in a way that allows for individual needs and beliefs. There is no official definition of sexual sobriety, rather each individual with the help from their sponsor defines for herself/himself what is healthy vs. addictive sexual behavior.
- Service Opportunity: Carrying our message of hope to another sex addict is our primary purpose. Our past has become our biggest asset. We can help at times when no one else can. We are a 24/7 opportunity to offer hope to people that are still suffering.
- Accountable Fellowship: Environment of honesty, support, accountability, friendship, gratitude, and acceptance. Socializing outside of meetings with other fellowship members is encouraged. A group is nearby waiting to welcome new members.
- Telephone Support: SAA members are encouraged to use the telephone as an additional recovery tool. Most groups provide a method of obtaining the names and telephone numbers of members.
- International Office Support: Our international office in Houston, TX is open M-F. Office staff provide meeting information, operate the SAA bookstore, and assist with general outreach, prisoner outreach, and general information about the fellowship.
- SAA Literature in English & Spanish: SAA provides a wide range of literature to support recovery. Literature is provided free-of-charge for individuals without the ability to pay. In addition, all English SAA literature can be read for free on our international website https://saa-recovery.org/SAALiterature/
- SAA Website: Our international website, https://saa-recovery.org provides a wealth of information about sexual addiction recovery.
- Workshops, Retreats, Conventions: Workshops and retreats are provided by SAA meetings in various cities throughout the year. The SAA International Convention is held in a different city each year at the end of May.