SRA 12-Step — Free Sex Addiction Recovery Support Groups Online
Sexual Recovery Anonymous (SRA) is a free 12-step fellowship for men and women who share a desire to stop their compulsive sexual behavior. SRA meetings are held in person and online across the United States. The fellowship was founded by members who wanted a clear, conventional definition of sexual sobriety — defined as release from all compulsive and destructive sexual behaviors, including freedom from masturbation and sex outside a committed relationship.
What to Expect
SRA meetings follow the standard 12-step format. A typical meeting runs about an hour: members read program literature, the leader shares for a few minutes, and the rest of the time is open sharing where members speak in turn about their recovery experience. There is no cross-talk and no advice giving. What’s shared in the meeting stays in the meeting. Members are encouraged to work the 12 steps with a sponsor — another SRA member who has worked the steps themselves — and to build a daily program of recovery that includes meetings, step work, and connection with other members between meetings.
Who This Group Is For
SRA membership is open to anyone with a desire to stop their compulsive sexual behavior. The fellowship attracts members who appreciate the clear, traditional sobriety definition — for whom an explicit standard provides a useful anchor for recovery. SRA welcomes members of any background or orientation. The fellowship is for the person struggling with compulsion; family members and partners are typically directed to S-Anon, COSA, or other fellowships built for their experience.
Why Peer Support Works
Compulsive sexual behavior often leaves people feeling isolated, ashamed, and alone with a problem they can’t talk about with most people in their life. A 12-step meeting answers that isolation directly — members hear others describe exactly what they thought no one would understand, and over time the shame loosens. Working the steps with a sponsor adds structure and accountability to the peer support, which is why the 12-step model has been so durable for so many forms of compulsive behavior.
How to Join
SRA is free and self-supported through member contributions. Find a meeting at sexualrecovery.org, which maintains a growing list of SRA meetings across the United States plus online and phone options. The site also includes program literature, sobriety definition, and information for newcomers considering their first meeting. Meetings are open to anyone with a desire to recover; no referral or eligibility paperwork is needed.