Types of meetings
There are different types of meetings such as speaker meetings or check-in. There are also special focus eg women or intimacy avoidance. Explore them and decide which type works for you.
- Closed and Open meetings
- Women-only meetings (online, telemeetings or local meetings)
- Mixed meetings are for all genders
- LGBT and LGBT-friendly meetings
- Men-only meetings
- Special focus meetings
- Intimacy and sexual avoidance [ISA] meetings.
Meetings are listed on these websites:
- This website! SAAforwomen.org
- SAA-recovery.org
- SAAtalk.info
- On local websites eg UK, Indiana, Israel
“Meetings are the heart of the SAA fellowship. At meetings we emerge from our shame, secrecy, and fear, into a community of people who share the common goal of freedom from sex addiction.”
Sex Addicts Anonymous, page 10
“The only requirement for SAA membership is a desire to stop addictive sexual behavior“
SAA Tradition Three
Closed meetings
A closed meeting is restricted to those who have a desire to stop their addictive sexual behaviours.
Open meetings
An open meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. This may include family members, healthcare professionals and anyone who has an interest in Sex Addicts Anonymous. Open meetings (visitors or guests welcome) this may help if you are not sure you are a sex addict, or not willing to self identify as one.
Mixed meetings – for all genders
Most meetings are mixed meetings.
Meetings listed as “mixed” may only have men attending, although they welcome all genders. If a man is uncomfortable with a woman attending a meeting they will be directed to men-only meetings.
In-person, online and phone meetings
These meetings are primarily listed in two places:
Meetings are also listed on local SAA websites. Please remind local groups to register their meetings to list them on the international website.
Meetings
There are hundreds of meetings listed on the international website.
The website has a number of filters for Open/ Closed and Local or Telemeeting:
- Under Access, set “Open to visitors”;
- Choose the meeting Makeup (“All”, “Mixed”, “Men” or “Women”);
- Choose your Language;
- Enter your approximate location;
- Click Search.

Online and phone meetings
SAAtalk.info lists online and phone meetings. There are filters for Open/ closed and Men/ Women/ Mixed.
“Dear Grace” articles
Belonging when you don’t hear stories like your own, page 6 in The Outer Circle for March – April, 2021
Dealing with Triggering Stories, page 12, in The Outer Circle for March – April, 2016
It’s Time for Women to Claim Their Seat in SAA page 12, in The Outer Circle for May – June, 2016
Evah finding women-only meetings. pages 6-7, in the Outer Circle for March – April 2022
Information on all meetings:
- email: grace@saa-women.org, (for women only)
- The SAA International Service Organization [ISO] office is based in Houston, Texas.
- Phone 1.800.477.8191 (US/Canada) or 1-713-869-4902, during office hours [10:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT/US]
- Email info@saa-recovery.org