Finding support in the Balkans
Sex and love addiction Twelve Step fellowships
The names can be confusing. Here’s a plain-English guide to the main programs and where to find current meetings.
SLAA
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous covers compulsive sex, romantic obsession, emotional dependency, fantasy, and sexual, social, or emotional anorexia.
Official SLAA website →SAA
Sex Addicts Anonymous focuses on compulsive sexual behavior. Members use the Three Circles tool to define their own sobriety.
Official SAA website →SA
Sexaholics Anonymous describes the problem as lust and uses a shared, stricter definition of sexual sobriety.
Official SA website →SCA
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous addresses sexual compulsion and uses an individual sexual recovery plan. It welcomes all orientations.
SCA information and meetings →SRA
Sexual Recovery Anonymous offers Twelve Step recovery from compulsive and destructive sexual behavior.
Official SRA website →LAA
Love Addicts Anonymous focuses on romantic obsession, fantasy, compulsive relationship seeking, and love avoidance.
Official LAA website →Partners and family
Support for people affected by someone else’s behavior
COSA
Co-Dependents of Sex Addicts is for people whose lives have been affected by another person’s compulsive sexual behavior.
Visit COSA →CO-SLAA
CO-Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is for people affected by another person’s sex and love addiction.
Visit CO-SLAA →S-Anon
S-Anon supports relatives and friends of people affected by sex addiction.
Visit S-Anon →Across the region
Looking in Albania or elsewhere in the Balkans?
Use the official websites above to check for current local or online meetings. SLAA Balkans does not currently operate meetings in any of these countries.
These are separate fellowships with their own definitions, literature, and service structures. SLAA Balkans is focused on a future SLAA meeting and does not represent any of the other programs listed here.
Interested in a future Balkan meeting?
Women can register interest in the planned women’s meeting. Men and others looking for a different meeting format can also get in touch.
Contact details are only shared with another interested person after clear permission.