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There is a strong network of women in recovery with differing gender identity and sexual orientation available for support and sponsorship.
There are also gay men in recovery available for support and sponsorship, which is appropriate for many of us.
For contact details email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Some materials are available for purchase. They do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Intergroup or SAA as a whole.
There is a fixed charge of £3.50 P&P per order for UK deliveries (NB during Covid19 restrictions we have REDUCED this to £1.50 per order where the total amount paid to PayPal is LESS than £16) and you should normally receive your items within two weeks. Contact the Literature Secretary for other delivery options.
You may view all purchases listed, or restrict the list using the filters below. You can see further details by clicking the purchase title.
The twelve steps and twelve traditions of Sex Addicts Anonymous are derived from the twelve steps and twelve traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Although we are not affiliated with AA or any other organisation, we are deeply grateful to AA for making our recovery possible. A link is provided below for those wishing to purchase AA literature. http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/Shop
| *** REDUCED P&P CHARGE *** | None | Most face-to-face meetings in the UK are closed due to Coronavirus (Click left for info about P&P charges) | 0.00 | |
| Blue Card (New in stock) | None | Daily Plan / Morning and Evening Quiet Time actions / Serenity Prayer | 0.08 | |
| Book: Sex Addicts Anonymous Green Book - complete | ISO Conference | saa basic text green book | 12.00 | |
| Book: Sex Addicts Anonymous Pocketbook Edition | ISO Conference | SAA Basic Text Green book Pocket sized book | 9.50 | |
| Book: Voices of Recovery (New) | ISO Literature Committee | Daily Meditation Voices Recovery | 10.50 | |
| Booklet: Getting Started in SAA | ISO Conference | introductory newcomers first steps booklet | 2.75 | |
| Booklet: Group Guide | ISO Literature Committee | meeting startup structure readings group service guide booklet | 5.00 | |
| Booklet: SAA and the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Sex Addict | ISO Literature Committee | introductory newcomers lgbt welcome booklet | 2.75 | |
| Booklet: Tools of Recovery | ISO Conference | introductory newcomers tools techniques methods booklet | 4.75 | |
| Leaflet: A Special Welcome to the Woman Newcomer | ISO Literature Committee | women newcomers welcome leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Abstinence | ISO Conference | introductory newcomers sobriety definition tool leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: First Step to Intimacy | ISO Literature Committee | avoidance avoidant anorexia leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: First Step to Recovery | ISO Conference | Previously the Step 1 Booklet offering advice for the newcommer on step 1- now as a leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Getting a Sponsor | ISO Literature Committee | sponsorship mentor one-on-one support help leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Hope of Recovery (New) | ISO Literature Committee | Introduction newcomer family spouses overview summary | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Recommitting to Recovery | ISO Literature Committee | recommitting recovery slip relapse | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Recovery from Compulsive Sexual Avoidance | ISO Literature Committee | intimacy avoidant anorexia csa leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Safe and Sexually Sober Meetings | None | choice choosing saa recovery meetings safety leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Sex Addicts Anonymous - a Pathway to Recovery | None | introductory saa iso publication self-assessment leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Sexual Sobriety and the Internet | ISO Conference | internet pornography addiction website leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: The Bubble | ISO Conference | addictive trance recovery leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Three Circles | ISO Conference | introductory newcomers sobriety definition boundaries inner outer top bottom lines tool leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Leaflet: Writing to Prisoners | None | prisoner outreach sponsorship letter writing leaflet | 0.60 | |
| Outreach: Are you in control of your sex life? | UK Intergroup | saa newcomers members public introduction getting started leaflet | 0.09 | |
| Outreach: Understanding Sex Addiction - for Health Professionals | UK Intergroup | saa uk doctors gum medical clinics psychotherapists counsellors | 0.09 | |
| Pack: Women's Welcome Pack | ISO Literature Committee | women newcomers welcome pack | 1.75 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 1 year} | None | celebrate one year bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 10 years} | None | celebrate ten years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 11 years} | None | celebrate eleven years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 12 years} | None | celebrate twelve years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 13 years} | None | celebrate thirteen years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 14 years} | None | celebrate fourteen years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 15 years} | None | celebrate fifteen years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 18 months} | None | celebrate eighteen months bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 2 years} | None | celebrate two years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 3 years} | None | celebrate three years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 4 years} | None | celebrate four years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 5 years} | None | celebrate five years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 6 years} | None | celebrate six years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 7 years} | None | celebrate seven years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 8 years} | None | celebrate eight years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Bronze Medallion - 9 years} | None | celebrate nine years bronze medallion chip | 4.10 | |
| {Key Chain Fob - Welcome} | None | welcome newcomer key fob | 0.75 | |
| {Plastic Chip - 1 day (white)} | None | celebrate one day plastic medallion chip | 0.75 | |
| {Plastic Chip - 1 month (red)} | None | celebrate one month plastic medallion chip | 0.75 | |
| {Plastic Chip - 2 months (yellow)} | None | celebrate two months plastic medallion chip | 0.75 | |
| {Plastic Chip - 3 months (green)} | None | celebrate three months plastic medallion chip | 0.75 | |
| {Plastic Chip - 6 months (blue)} | None | celebrate six months plastic medallion chip | 0.75 | |
| {Plastic Chip - 9 months (purple)} | None | celebrate nine months plastic medallion chip | 0.75 |
| SAA Daily | English | Mixed | Webcall | ||
| UK End of the day | English | Mixed | Telephone | ||
| UK Morning Check-in | English | Mixed | Telephone | ||
| London Barbican lunchtime Mixed | English | Mixed | Other |
Find a telemeeting where you can get help if you are unable to attend a face-to-face meeting. Select any group name to see more details. See Recovery meetings for face-to-face meetings near you or the International website or the SAATalk website for more telemeetings. Every SAA group is autonomous and neither the SAA UK Intergroup nor the International Service Organization of SAA endorses or has any authority over the meetings accessed by these links nor over the content of any external websites.
News
- Members and especially group representatives may login to view the minutes of our last Intergoup meeting and the agenda for our next Intergroup meeting - we tried to carry this message to other sex addicts!
- If you were looking for saatalk.org, we have moved our site - all the information that was at saatalk.org and more is now available here!
- SAA members can create a personal account to view more information and optionally share their contact details with other members
- Members may see our Intergroup newsletters for the latest telemeeting news
- If your meeting is not already listed your group representative can also create a group account and submit a new weekly meeting for publication via My meetings in the members area
- See helpful links for women
- Members can see details of monthly Intergroup business meetings through the Events list after they have logged in
- Intergroup servants can publish reports in advance through All events in the Publishing area
- See our website policy on privacy and cookies
Groups and members share some of the materials that have helped them. They do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Intergroup or SAA as a whole.
It is not necessary to register with the website before attending a meeting, but in addition to the public information provided above, the Telemeeting Intergroup allows individual members and telemeetings to register with the website in order to share additional information including
Members may contribute financially to the work of the SAA UK Intergroup by bank transfer, online, or at any branch of the Co-operative bank. According to our traditions we are only able to accept donations from group members.
If you are donating on behalf of your group it is possible to identify your group when you make a transfer by BACS. It is not possible to identify your group if you pay by cash or cheque at any branch of the Cooperative bank, however you can still do so if you would prefer.
account name: UK SAA Intergroup
account no: 65730111
sort code: 08-92-99
Please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to confirm that your payment has been received.
The Intergroup is directly responsible to SAA groups in the UK that are registered with it, to help them carry their message of recovery through the twelve steps and twelve traditions of SAA. Currently this work includes:
- Maintaining this website including lists of meetings, events and other SAA recovery resources
- Providing a telephone service to help sex addicts find a suitable SAA meeting
- Creating and publishing leaflets and other literature
- Providing public information about SAA in the UK to health professions, the media, and others
- Running open days for recovering sex addicts and their partners
- Representing SAA In the UK at the International Service Organisation of SAA
- Providing a transparent channel for donations made under our seventh tradition
The Intergroup donates any money not required for the services listed above to the International Service Organization of Sex Addicts Anonymous, which provides services to groups around the world and with which most SAA groups and the Intergroup itself are registered. In addition to supporting UK meetings by donating via the Intergroup, members may also donate directly to the ISO, particularly with personal regular donations by joining ISO Lifeline Partners.
The UK Intergroup of Sex Addicts Anonymous is a service board directly responsible to meetings that have chosen to register with it. The Intergroup maintains this web site and provides services to SAA meetings throughout the UK.
If you want to contact General Enquiries or a particular Intergroup member or committee, select from the list below.
You can also call our helpline 07748 168164 or 07585 091502 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For meeting locations, days & times, contact details and other information, go to Recovery meetings and Recovery telemeetings.
Use this Contact Us form to make a General Enquiry or to contact a particular Intergroup member or committee.
You can also contact our helpline 07748 168164 or 07585 091502 or email direct to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For meeting locations, days & times, contact details and other information, go to Recovery meetings and Recovery telemeetings.
The following events have been notified to the SAA UK Intergroup. They do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Intergroup or SAA as a whole.
Every group member has their own story to tell and their views are not the opinions of SAA as a whole. In our meetings we encourage people to “listen for the similarities rather than the differences”. The stories that follow are written by current group members, many of whom have several years of sobriety. Although the writers' names have been changed, they are in our own words and from our authentic experience. We trust that they will bring you hope and inspiration.
You can read more of each story by clicking the story headline.
Find a meeting where you can get help. Select any group name to see more details. Select any place marker to list only meetings at that place. Select the same marker again to return to all meetings. See Recovery telemeetings or the International website if there is no local meeting near you. Every SAA group is autonomous and neither the SAA UK Intergroup nor the International Service Organization of SAA has any authority over them.
Is sex addiction real?
Sex is a natural, healthy and enjoyable part of life. It can be a beautiful, happy and bonding experience. So how can it be an addiction? Aren’t people who say they’re sex addicts just making excuses for their lack of self-restraint and control? Don’t they just enjoy it too much?
Is sex addiction real?
Sex is a natural, healthy and enjoyable part of life. It can be a beautiful, happy and bonding experience. So how can it be an addiction? Aren’t people who say they’re sex addicts just making excuses for their lack of self-restraint and control? Don’t they just enjoy it too much?
Primary Intergroup contacts
| General enquiries | Our email servant will redirect your query if you are not sure which of the other contacts is appropriate |
| Intergroup chair | The Intergroup chair is responsible for the smooth running of Intergroup committee meetings and interim decisions |
| Intergroup secretary | The Intergroup secretary prepares committee agendas and minutes and maintains general records |
| Webmaster | The Webmaster maintains this website |
Selected stories
| Mark's story | My name’s Mark, and I’m a sex addict. When I was a 9 years old boy I was sexually abused by a family friend for over a year. I couldn’t tell anyone about it. It made me feel isolated, alone and with no self worth. I found my first porn film at the age of 11. Porn then became my best friend. No matter what life threw at me, no matter how painful the feelings were, no matter how much I was bullied, I could always turn to the one thing that was always there. I was also raped at 15 and so I found addiction. |
| Frantz's story | My name is Frantz, and I am a sex addict. My very first sexual experiences were voyeuristic. As a boy I believed that love was hidden behind closed doors and in dark places. I tried to drill holes into walls and toilet doors. Later I found that some of the magazines that were sold in my parents’ shop contained sexualizing images. This was also the time when I began to be sexually harassed, as well as beaten up by fellow students, and physically punished by teachers. |
| Martin's story | My name is Martin and I’m a sex addict. I came to SAA through various other fellowships as my addiction had taken me to various behaviours, places and substances. I ‘discovered’ masturbation around age 11 and thought it was the best thing ever. As I grew up I masturbated on public transport, at work, in my car whilst driving and at the window of my room hoping to get seen and dreading it at the same time. |
| Chris' story | I was referred to the SAA fellowship in November 2008 on the advice of a therapist. I had been worried about my compulsive sexual behaviours for some time. I was paying for sex at least once a month and constantly obsessed with escorts. It had first started as a thrill and a reward for hard work when I was away on business, but since I had dabbled back in the UK, the problem had become more pernicious and deep seated. It had now become my default to think about fleeing to prostitutes whenever things got tough in my life. |
Welcome to the web site of the UK Intergroup of Sex Addicts Anonymous - SAA is a group of men and women who share our experience, strength and hope with each other for the purpose of finding freedom from addictive sexual behavior and helping others recover from sex addiction. Our programme is based on the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, though we are not affiliated with AA or any other organization.
Recovery meetings of Sex Addicts Anonymous offer an accepting, non-threatening environment where we can share our common struggles and learn how to apply the principles of the Twelve Steps to our everyday lives. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop addictive sexual behavior. There are no fees or dues. It’s a simple programme, and it is working for us.
We practice strict anonymity and confidentiality, so that our meetings are a safe place for all of us. Whom we meet or what is said in a meeting is confidential and is not normally disclosed or discussed with anyone. We don’t oppose other forms of therapy or treatment – we just offer our experience, you’re free to take it or leave it.