Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
Official links to local A.A. contacts, online meetings and the Meeting Guide app.
Community & support
Where can I find people who understand?
You may want a recovery meeting, a peer to talk with, a shared activity or information about support after treatment. Explore several approaches and check which offer the kind of support you are looking for.
Your people
Support can change as life changes.
These guides cover joining groups, privacy, access, peer support and service. Public resources below describe different approaches without ranking them. For support after a program, read “What happens after treatment?” in the available reading.
Free to read
Guides for this topic.
Choose a question below. Every guide opens without an account.
Groups & participation
Guide · 5 min read
How do I find peer support that fits my needs and preferences?
You want support from people who understand, but choosing among unfamiliar groups can make belonging feel like another decision to get right.
Guide · 5 min read
What might happen at my first peer-support meeting?
You may reach the door or joining screen and wonder whether everyone else already knows how to be there.
Guide · 4 min read
What can I do when a support group no longer fits?
A group that once helped may now feel uncomfortable, inaccessible or simply wrong for what you need.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I check whether an online support group is private, accessible and welcoming?
Check the group’s rules and the platform’s settings before disclosing personal information.
People, service & continuing support
Guide · 4 min read
How can I volunteer without taking on more than I can manage?
You want to contribute, but you may know how quickly a useful role can become something you cannot put down.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I keep care connected when I move or my schedule changes?
You are moving or changing your schedule, and losing a familiar clinician or meeting may be the part you most dread.
Guide · 4 min read
How do I choose a peer, sponsor or mentor and agree on useful support?
You may want someone to turn to but feel unsure what you are allowed to ask of a peer, sponsor or mentor.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I make room for connection when I do not know where to begin?
You want company, but not knowing whom to ask can make even an open evening feel difficult.
Guide · 4 min read
Can I explore changes in substance use without choosing a label for myself?
You want something about your alcohol or drug use to change, but a label may feel too large or wrong for you.
From across SoberSphere
Related reading.
Guide · 6 min read
What happens after treatment?
Leaving treatment can make the ordinary things feel unfamiliar: the ride home, the first quiet evening, seeing people again.
Beyond SoberSphere
Public resources for this topic.
Twelve-step, secular and Buddhist-informed groups offer different ways to find peer support. Activity communities offer another way to connect. This selection gives you several starting points; you can explore more than one. Check each group’s format, access and costs directly.
These links open the publisher’s website. No SoberSphere account is needed. Each organization sets its own access rules and costs.
LifeRing Secular Recovery meetings
A meeting calendar for secular, self-directed peer support.
Narcotics Anonymous meetings
Official routes to local NA contacts and a virtual meeting finder.
Path-specific
Recovery Dharma beginners
Free digital book formats, meditation resources and meeting navigation.
Path-specific
Refuge Recovery
Meeting navigation and information about a Buddhist-informed approach centered on meditation and peer support.
SMART Recovery meetings
Information about finding online and in-person peer support meetings.
The Phoenix
Free on-demand activities and community/event entry points.
Women for Sobriety
Provider describes free meetings for women over 18 seeking sobriety.
Member Benefits — in development