Local Help Line:
520-745-0775

SAA is a fellowship of women and men meeting together to help one another achieve freedom from addictive sexual behavior. We practice a twelve-step program of recovery that gives us the choice to live a new life.

In SAA, each member determines what behavior she or he needs to stop. Our experience has shown that addiction to relationships, romantic obsession, and compulsive avoidance of sex can be included among such behaviors, along with other behaviors more commonly considered "sexual."

Membership is open to all who have a desire to stop these addictive behaviors, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, ethnic background, marital status, or occupation. We welcome members of any sexual identity or orientation, whether they are gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual, or transgender.

SAA is a spiritual program of recovery. We are not affiliated with any religion, sect, or dogma.

Southern Arizona Intergroup of SAA meets the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm before the ‘Grace Group’ meeting at the Bethel Community. Baptist Church: 446 South Plumer Avenue. All members are welcome.

To contact us by mail, write:
SAA of Southern Arizona
P.O. Box 57555
Tucson, AZ 85732

For SAA in the Phoenix metropolitan area, go to: http://www.saa-phoenix.org/
or call (602) 735-1681

For more information about SAA on an international level or for meetings in other cities:

International Service Organization (ISO)
of SAA
PO Box 70949
Houston, TX 77270
1-800-477-8191
http://www.saa-recovery.org

THE TWELVE STEPS OF SAA We admitted we were powerless over addictive sexual behavior – that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood God. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other sex addicts and to practice these principles in our lives.

COSA

COSA is a fellowship made up of those whose lives have been or are being affected by the addictive sexual behavior of another person or persons. SAA and COSA are not affiliated. We offer this link to the COSA website in the spirit of service:
http://www.cosa-recovery.org/

"SAA meetings are run by members. There are no professional or outside facilitators....We listen respectfully to what others have to say and share our experience as it seems appropriate. We use the words "I" or "we" instead of "you" when sharing about our recovery. We do not interrupt or give advice unless asked. We address our sharing to the whole group, not to one or more individuals. A meeting is not a place to meet sexual partners, nor is it group therapy. We try not to use offensive language, or descriptions that are too explicit... Because of the nature of our addiction, we are careful about touching or giving hugs to others in the fellowship without permission. Our focus remains on the solution, rather than the problem. We strive to practice anonymity and confidentiality, so that the meeting will be a safe place... We generally use only our first names in the group, to help ensure anonymity. Who we meet or what is said in a meeting is treated as confidential and is not discussed with non-group members."
--SAA basic text, p. 11-12