IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to COVID-19 all live step study groups are suspended until further notice. However there are virtual options as follows:
Monday and Thursday, 5:00-5:40 pm PST virtual step study is an in-depth step study combining both the blue book and green workbook answering each question in its entirety, and may take nine months to complete. Contact Info: Erin e_coons@sbcglobal.net
Tuesdays 6:00 Joyful Awakenings Step study group is meeting virtual now. Contact Elaine at 503-810-2393 or elainej713@msn.com for access to the meeting. It is for newcomer questions and step study using the green book.
Third Sunday 9:00am Traditionally Speaking study is NEW. You are invited to a series of workshops on the 12 Traditions of Codependents Anonymous (on Zoom). The series takes place at 9:00 am on the third Sunday of each month. Meeting information is as follows:
Meeting ID: 869 1502 7435
Passcode: 333019
Monday and Thursday, 5:00-5:40 pm PST virtual step study is an in-depth step study combining both the blue book and green workbook answering each question in its entirety, and may take nine months to complete. Contact Info: Erin e_coons@sbcglobal.net
Tuesdays 6:00 Joyful Awakenings Step study group is meeting virtual now. Contact Elaine at 503-810-2393 or elainej713@msn.com for access to the meeting. It is for newcomer questions and step study using the green book.
Third Sunday 9:00am Traditionally Speaking study is NEW. You are invited to a series of workshops on the 12 Traditions of Codependents Anonymous (on Zoom). The series takes place at 9:00 am on the third Sunday of each month. Meeting information is as follows:
Meeting ID: 869 1502 7435
Passcode: 333019
If you are interested in starting a CoDA Step Study group, please send an email to
codapdx@gmail.com with the following information:
- Where you would like to meet (Example: Portland Alano Club or SE Portland or Vancouver or "wherever".)
- A contact name for the group (first name, email address and phone number)
- Approximate date that you would like to begin the Step Study
- Type of group (Example: Open or Men only or Women only)
Once we've received this information, we will post it on this web page.
If you have already organized a Step Study group that is still "open" for new participants,
please provide the same information as above and include the following additional information:
- Date (day of week), time and meeting location for your group
- How often do you meet? (weekly? other?)
- When will the Step Study group be completed? (12-months? other?)
- What guidebook or other study materials are you using? (CoDA 12-Step Workbook? other?)
- If you have already established a "closing date" for the group (the date after which you will not accept
CLOSING DATES: Most Step Study groups establish a "closing date" so that the process
of working the steps is conducted with a limited and consistent group of people who
are able to share and develop trust with their "fellow travelers".