We in S.L.A.A. believe that sex and love addiction is a progressive illness which cannot be cured but which, like many illnesses, can be arrested. It may take several forms—including, but not limited to a compulsive need for sex, extreme dependency on one or many people, or a chronic preoccupation with romance, intrigue, or fantasy. An obsessive compulsive pattern, either sexual or emotional, or both, exists in which relationships or sexual activities have become increasingly destructive to career, family and sense of self-respect. Sex addiction and love addiction, if left unchecked, always gets worse. However, if we follow a simple program which has proven successful for scores of other men and women with the same illness, we can recover.  Only you can determine if you are a sex and love addict.  Answering The 40 Questions for self-diagnosis will help you make this decision.

How can I get started?

We suggest attending S.L.A.A. meetings as often as you can. Many of us chose to attend several meetings a week, or even daily. We discovered that we were not alone in our addiction. We found support in the Fellowship, and began to address our patterns of destructive behavior. Other meetings of 12 Step-oriented fellowships can also be helpful, or you may consider attending online and phone meetings.

We suggest that you obtain some S.L.A.A. literature and learn more about S.L.A.A. and about sex and love addiction by visiting the S.L.A.A. Fellowship-Wide Services (FWS) website: http://www.slaafws.org/

We maintain confidentiality, and refrain from disclosing names or identifying group members outside our meetings. We understand anonymity to be critical to the foundation of our recovery.

What does it cost?

S.L.A.A. groups are self-supporting, declining outside contributions. There are no dues or fees required to attend an S.L.A.A. meeting. Voluntary contributions from members are used for expenses such as rent, web hosting, and outreach efforts. No one is ever obligated to make any donation at an S.L.A.A. meeting.

The phone number and access code for our We Are Not Alone phone meetings are not publicly available. 
If you are a woman, over 18 years of age, and would like to attend any of our meetings, please contact our group secretaries by leaving a voicemail* at:
641-715-3900, extension: 738921# (English) email: Info@slaawomensgroup.org
or 
641-715-3900, extension: 806797# (Español/Spanish) email: Espanol@slaawomensgroup.org
*calls are generally returned within 24 hours; depending on the volume of calls received it may take up to 48 hours.
If we are unable to reach you when your call is returned we will leave a vague message identifying as “from the women’s phone meeting group”. To protect the anonymity of our members, the safety of our meetings, we do not leave detailed messages, or respond to verbal requests to reply by email.