ITAA in New York, US

Welcome to Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous! We’re glad you’ve found us, and we hope our community can be as helpful to you as it has been for us. ITAA is a Twelve-Step fellowship of individuals who support each other in recovering from internet and technology addiction. This includes addiction to social media, smartphones, streaming video or audio content, games, news, pornography, dating apps, online research, online shopping, or any other digital activity that becomes compulsive and problematic. 

ITAA in New York City

It Works if You Work It (Manhattan – Upper East Side)
When: Mondays, 5:30–6:30 PM
Where: St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church — 869 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10065 (enter through the little red door toward 65th St)
Contact: itaa.iwiywi@gmail.com (email to be added to listserv)
Focus: How to get and stay sober. Each month begins with a recovery tool introduced by a member with long-term sobriety. Meetings throughout the month explore that tool in depth, including during open sharing. The fourth meeting features a speaker share. Each week, we pair anyone in need with a temporary sponsor and provide service opportunities.

ITAA in NYC (Manhattan – West Village)
When: Saturdays, 2–3 PM
Where: LGBT Community Center — 208 W 13th St, New York, NY 10014
Contact: itaa.nyc@gmail.com (email to be added to chain and receive updates)
Notes: The meeting room will be posted on the sign in the lobby; if you can’t find it, just ask a Center employee for help.

Recover Together (Brooklyn – Bushwick)
When: Tuesdays, 5:00 PM
Where: N Brooklyn Recovery Center — 304 Boerum St, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Directions: Morgan Ave stop on the L train
Contact: brooklynitaa@gmail.com (email to be added to listserv)
Focus: Each meeting features a foundational recovery topic. Open sharing begins with two lead shares from members who have made recent progress in their recovery. The first meeting of each month features a longer speaker share.

Step by Step (Queens – Sunnyside)
When: Sundays, 6:30–7:30 PM
Where: Mosaic Community Center — 43-01A 46th St, Sunnyside, NY 11104
Contact: sunnyside.itaa@gmail.com (email to be added to listserv)
Focus: All meetings except the second of the month feature 10 minutes of independent stepwork time (resources provided) followed by open sharing on stepwork. In the second meeting of the month, there is a longer speaker share from someone about their experience working a recent Step. Each meeting, we pair anyone in need with a temporary sponsor.

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ITAA in Westchester

A new in-person group is forming and has begun to meet regularly in Westchester County, NY. Please reach out to itaa.westchester@gmail.com for more information.

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Additional meetings

If you’re new, we encourage you to try attending six meetings in a short period of time to see if our program may be helpful to you. In addition to our local in-person meeting, you can also review our other in-person meetings and a complete schedule of online meetings. All meetings are completely free and anonymous.

How do meetings work?

If you will be joining a meeting for the first time, there’s no need to be nervous. Most of our meetings are very simple; each meeting has a chairperson who leads the meeting, and most meetings are one hour long. The chair and other volunteers read some opening statements, before we open the meeting for members to share. There is no requirement to share, and it’s okay to just listen. If you feel comfortable, you can introduce yourself and share what brought you to ITAA. Unless requested by the member sharing, we do not offer suggestions or comments in response to other’s shares; we simply listen non-judgmentally. At the end of the hour, the meeting will end with some closing statements, after which members usually talk casually, ask questions, and exchange contact details.

Internet and Technology Addiction resources

If you’re wondering whether you may have an internet and technology addiction, you can review our questionnaires for internet addiction, social media addiction, streaming addiction, phone addiction, or video game addiction. You can also learn more about ITAA by reading our guide for newcomers, reviewing our tools of recovery, or listening to members’ recovery stories.

ITAA is not affiliated with any political agenda, religion, or outside interests. We’re fully self-supporting and free to all who need it. Our single purpose is to abstain from compulsive internet and technology use and to help others find freedom from this addiction.

Again, welcome! We hope this community is able to provide the support you need in your recovery from internet and technology addiction. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.

Page last updated on November 27, 2025