We hope that SLAA can be the start of a recovery journey for you.  It takes courage to seek help.  SLAA has resulted in transformed lives for many of us. 

If you believe sex and love addiction may be an issue in your life and you are ready to do something about it, the next step is to go to a meeting.  By giving and receiving support from others like us, we not only have a better chance of recovering, we also begin to learn how to engage with people in a non-addictive way.   

You have already taken a big step in seeking information about the program of SLAA!

Who Attends SLAA Meetings? 

 
People who have a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction. This addiction can take many forms and affect all different kinds of people. It can include, but is not limited to, a compulsive need for sex, extreme dependency on one person (or many), and/or a chronic preoccupation with romance, intrigue, and fantasy. Sex and love addiction may also take the form of "anorexia", a compulsive avoidance of giving or receiving social, sexual, or emotional nourishment. We are united in a common focus: dealing with our addictive sexual and emotional behaviors which renders any personal differences of sexual or gender orientation irrelevant.

How Do I Attend?

 
​The Dallas/Fort Worth area has many SLAA meetings.  As a newcomer, we invite you to our meetings!  If you would like to attend a meeting, please contact us below.  We look forward to talking with you, to answering any questions you have, and most importantly to welcome you.  
 
Please note: although phone and/or email is optional below, we will need one or the other in order to contact you.

Click Here To See the SLAA Zoom Meeting Schedules
Click Here To See the SLAA In-Person Meeting Schedules
​

    SLAA Zoom Meeting Request
Here Are Some Suggestions for a
​Successful Recovery in SLAA

Attend Meetings Regularly

 
Many of us go to a lot of meetings and feel we can share at each meeting.  The sharing and fellowship at meetings is essential to our healing.

Call SLAA Members for Support

 
​We have Women’s and Men’s phone lists of members who are willing to talk with you.  You can also ask for member’s phone numbers.  Reach out, don’t isolate.  Even if you don't know them, call.  Do not worry that the call will inconvenience us; it is our experience that recovery calls from someone in need are one of the greatest gifts of the program. Your call often helps us as much as it helps you. We will be glad to talk to you, to help you through tough periods, to answer your questions and to walk you through situations that used to lead you to act out.

Work the Steps

 
The Twelve Steps of SLAA are a program of action. You will receive the gifts of recovery in direct proportion to the amount of time and energy that you put into working the Steps. Our experience is that it is virtually impossible to work these steps alone, so we encourage you to get a sponsor.  The first word of the first Step is “We”.  This reminds us that we do not do the Steps alone.  We suggest working the Steps with a sponsor or step study group.

Get a Sponsor

 
We are as "sick as our secrets" and when we share our feelings, hopes, thoughts, fears, behaviors and discouragement with another person, we are diffusing the power that addiction has over us; we are bringing light to the many ways that we are sick, and only then can we patiently, persistently work on these distorted thoughts and emotions.  - from "Suggestions for Newcomers"

A sponsor is a person who has sobriety in this program and has worked the Steps.  A sponsor is someone whom you select to help you work the Steps and make important life decisions in this program. It should be someone with whom you feel comfortable sharing yourself with and whose story of addiction and recovery speaks to you.

Some Questions Newcomers Ask

How Do I Know If I’m a Sex and Love Addict?

 
Only you can answer that question. Feel free to check out the "40 Questions for Self Diagnosis" from our website. If you answer "yes" to any one of them, this program could be helpful to you. You might also take a look at the "Characteristics of Sex and Love Addiction" and see if any of those apply to you. If you *think* you may have a problem, we invite you to come to meetings and read literature to learn more.  You may want to read “What is Sex and Love Addiction?”

What Are SLAA Meetings Like?

 
Our meetings are an opportunity for members to relate their stories about recovery from sex and love addiction. Members identify themselves by first name only and will share their experience, strength, and hope. Our stories disclose what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now. Meetings may have different formats, relating to Step Study, Newcomer, Speaker, Getting Current, etc. Meetings may be closed (for identified sex and love addicts only) or open to all persons. Meetings are generally one to one and a half hours long unless otherwise specified.

How much does it cost to attend meetings?
There are no dues or fees for S.L.A.A. membership, according to Tradition Seven. Typically, an offering basket is passed for voluntary contributions at meetings to help cover the cost of rent and literature. A $1 or $2 donation is customary but not mandatory.

Do I have to speak at a meeting?
No, you don't have to. You may be asked your first name and maybe to simply identify yourself as a newcomer.  Otherwise, you don’t have to do anything except listen, unless you wish to share when the time comes either for general or newcomer sharing.

I don’t believe in God. Can I still go to meetings?
Yes, you are not required to believe in God to attend meetings. The program is spiritual in nature and includes the belief in a Higher Power, but SLAA is not affiliated with any religion, sect, or denomination. Your concept of a Higher Power can be whatever you choose it to be. Some use the group itself as something more powerful than themselves.  Atheists, Agnostics and Seekers of all sorts are welcome.