The Austin Galano Club is the center of LGBTQ+ recovery in Austin. It’s a clubhouse at 6809 Guadalupe Street in North Austin that describes itself as “Serving LGBTQIA+ and Allies in Recovery,” and 16 different fellowships meet there, AA and NA included. Most of Austin’s LGBTQ+ AA meetings are in its rooms.
Below are its hours and how to find its schedule, the other LGBTQ+ meetings on the Austin AA list, online options, and two treatment programs that hold a state license and name LGBTQ+ clients. We checked all of it on October 13, 2026. We didn’t attend any meetings. Our How We Choose page explains the method.
The Short List
| Where to start | What it is | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Galano Club | LGBTQIA+ recovery clubhouse, 16 fellowships | 6809 Guadalupe St |
| Lambda South Austin AA | LGBTQIA AA group, three nights a week | 8601 S 1st St |
| Online LGBTQ+ meetings | AA and SMART meetings by video | Anywhere |
| Sage Recovery & Wellness | Licensed treatment with an LGBTQ+ program | 7004 Bee Caves Rd |
| Awkward Recovery | Licensed outpatient program with an LGBTQ+ track | 4109 Todd Ln |
Meetings
Austin Galano Club
The club says these fellowships meet there: AA, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al-Anon, Business Debtors Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, Crystal Meth Anonymous, Codependents Anonymous, Drug Addicts Anonymous, Heroin Anonymous, Marijuana Anonymous, NA, Overeaters Anonymous, Psychedelics in Recovery, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, and Underearners Anonymous.
The building is open Monday through Friday from 11 AM to 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM, and Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM. The club keeps its schedule on a Google Calendar and also posts a printable version. Some meetings are hybrid. To join one by video, click the group’s name on the club’s virtual meetings calendar for its link and contact. The club says it doesn’t keep meeting passwords.
The AA group that meets there most often is Lambda/Live & Let Live. The Austin AA list shows it at 8 PM Monday through Saturday and 11 AM on Sunday. The Saturday night meeting is hybrid.
The club also runs community events. Its calendar lists a Fall Day of Service on October 24 and a Halloween event on October 31, 2026. For alcohol-free nights out, including the sober New Year’s Eve party held there, see our guide to sober queer spaces in Austin.
- Where: 6809 Guadalupe St, Austin 78752
- Schedule: in-person meetings and virtual meetings
- More: Austin Galano Club
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Lambda South Austin AA
Lambda South Austin calls itself “an independent, LGBTQIA special interest recovery group where all are welcome.” It meets Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6:30 PM at upRising Church, 8601 S 1st Street, in the tan building used for recreation. Older listings, including the last version of this page, give a Manchaca Road address, so go by the group’s own page.
- Where: 8601 S 1st St, Austin 78748
- More: Lambda South Austin AA
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Other LGBTQ+ AA Meetings in Austin
The Hill Country Intergroup, which keeps Austin’s AA meeting list, tags these meetings LGBTQ. Times are from its list on October 13, 2026.
| Meeting | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Rainbow | Mon and Thu, 6:30 PM, hybrid | Austin Galano Club |
| Children of Chaos | Mon to Fri, noon | Austin Galano Club and Zoom |
| T-time | Sun, 5:30 PM, hybrid | Austin Galano Club |
| Women in Solutions (women) | Sat, 10 AM, hybrid | Austin Galano Club |
| Neurodiversity in Recovery | Fri, 8:15 PM | Austin Galano Club |
| LGBTQ+ & Their Allies | Sun, 11:30 AM | 601 Bouldin Ave |
| Sobriety in the Arts | Thu, 6:30 PM | 617 Clifford Dr |
| Women In Recovery (women) | Sat, 10 AM, hybrid | Tarrytown United Methodist, 2601 Exposition Blvd |
| Queers, Crackpots & Fallen Women (women) | Tue, 6:30 PM | Online |
Meetings change rooms and times. Check the Austin AA LGBTQ meeting list before you go. The intergroup’s 24-hour line is 512-444-0071.
NA and Crystal Meth Anonymous
NA and Crystal Meth Anonymous both meet at the Galano Club, so its calendar is the first place to look. For other NA meetings around Austin, the Central Texas Area of Narcotics Anonymous keeps a local meetings list and a helpline at 512-480-0004.
Online LGBTQ+ Meetings
- GaL-AA says it serves “the LGBTQ+ Alcoholics Anonymous Community Worldwide” and has a search for LGBTQ+ AA meetings, online and in person. GaL-AA
- SMART Recovery is a non-12-step program. It runs LGBTQIA+ meetings and says they “have a range of facilitators from diverse genders and sexualities.” SMART Recovery programs
Treatment Programs That Name LGBTQ+ Clients
Meetings are free peer support. Treatment is clinical care, usually billed to insurance. Both programs below hold a Texas chemical dependency treatment facility license, which we checked in the state’s directory dated September 16, 2026.
Sage Recovery & Wellness
Sage has a page for “LGBTQ+ Counseling Therapy” in Austin. It lists individual, couples, family, and group therapy, and an inpatient program “for LGBTQ+ individuals.” It works with adults and teens. The state directory lists an outpatient license (3754) for the Bee Caves Road office and a residential license (4312) for a site in Manor, both accredited by the Joint Commission.
- Where: 7004 Bee Caves Rd, Building 2, Suite 200, Austin 78746. (512) 547-6329
- More: Sage’s LGBTQ+ counseling page
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Awkward Recovery
Awkward Recovery runs an intensive outpatient program in Austin with what it calls an “LGBTQ+ Affirming Track.” Its page says the therapies include EMDR and DBT, and that “Family Nights are part of the program,” with chosen family counted as family. The state directory lists an outpatient license (5020) at its Todd Lane address, accredited by the Joint Commission.
- Where: 4109 Todd Ln, Unit 7, Austin 78744. (512) 616-0809
- More: Awkward’s LGBTQIA+ IOP page
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Before Your First Meeting
- Open or closed: meeting lists mark each meeting open or closed. If you’re unsure whether you can come, call the group’s contact or the intergroup line
- Hybrid meetings: the video link and password come from the group, not the Galano Club
- Women’s meetings are marked on the list above. If you want a trans-specific or nonbinary meeting, ask the Galano Club, since we didn’t find one on the Austin list
- Treatment costs: ask each program which insurance it takes and what you’ll owe before intake
If you want one-to-one support alongside meetings, see our guide to LGBTQ+ therapists in Austin.
If You Need Help Now
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is free, confidential, and open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, in English and Spanish: 1-800-662-4357. It refers callers to treatment, support groups, and community organizations. The SAMHSA helpline page has more.
What Changed and What We Couldn’t Check
We cut the old version’s national addiction statistic, which had no source we could find, and Gay & Sober’s Austin page, which has no Austin meetings on it now. Lambda South Austin’s address and both treatment programs’ phone numbers are updated from their own sites.
We didn’t attend any meeting or call any program. We can’t tell you what a room feels like, and we didn’t check the Galano Club’s full calendar meeting by meeting. Nothing here is medical advice.
Last checked: October 2026. Meeting times from the Austin Galano Club, Lambda South Austin and the Hill Country Intergroup, read October 13, 2026. Licenses from the Texas Health and Human Services directory dated September 16, 2026. See a mistake? Use our contact page.
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