Northeast Wisconsin Adult Children Of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families

Northeast Wisconsin Adult Children Of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families Our mission is to carry the message to the Adult Child who still suffers. An updated Meeting List /Literature & ACA Events can be found on new612aca.com.

Regular Meeting attendance along with Service Work is some of the foundational tools needed to heal. Go to https://new612aca.com/ for Upcoming Local Events, Local Meeting Information, and Other ACA Program Literature like ("How to Start an ACA Meeting"). Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of men and women who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. The ACA program was founded on the belief that family dysfunction is a disease that infected us as children and affects us as adults. Our membership also includes adults from homes where alcohol or drugs were not present; however, abuse, neglect or unhealthy behavior was. We meet to share our experience and recovery in an atmosphere of mutual respect. We discover how alcoholism and other family dysfunction affected us in the past and how it influences us in the present. We begin to see the unhealthy elements of our childhood. By practicing the Twelve Steps, focusing on the ACA Solution, and accepting a loving Higher Power of our own understanding, we find freedom.

01/14/2026
01/14/2026

My Parents Did Not Drink But I Can Relate

Even though ACA was started by and for those who grew up in homes with one or more alcoholic parent, within a short time there was a recognition that there were many other home environments that caused the same types of issues in adults (see Family Types). Since then, ACA has opened its doors to anyone who identifies with the Laundry List Traits. Welcome to ACA.

01/14/2026

Therapy and Counselors

Informed counseling understands the long-term effects of a dysfunctional family. Effective therapists know that most adult children appear resilient or complex but operate from a basic feeling of being defective. Through experience, the counselor knows that adult children develop basic survival skills in childhood that do not work well for adult life.

ACA is not allied with any form, discipline, or technique of therapy. However, we make the distinction between ACA informed counseling and general counseling that is without an ACA focus.

Some newcomers arrive at ACA through a therapist. Some adult children attend meetings before seeking counseling. Many counselors have taken the time to
understand our program, and it shows in their work with clients. A few therapists have
benefited from ACA recovery themselves on a personal level.

ACA is unique in the fact that our fellowship encourages informed counseling along with the Twelve Step work, meeting attendance, and sponsorship.

Fellowship Text pages 450-464 provides additional information on utilizing Therapy and
Counselors together with working an ACA program.

01/13/2026

Taking a Risk

01/12/2026
Members of AA, NA, Alanon as well as other 12 step programs can benefit from attending and working the ACA Program. Go t...
01/12/2026

Members of AA, NA, Alanon as well as other 12 step programs can benefit from attending and working the ACA Program.

Go to new612aca.com and click on the tab “Downloads” and find the pamphlet “Finding Emotional Sobriety” to learn more!

01/11/2026

What to Expect at a Meeting?
Taking the First Step

By moving from identifying with ACA traits to actively participating in meetings, you open the door to transformation.

We recognize how challenging it can be to enter a room full of strangers and admit you belong there. Many of us have faced fears of other people and authority figures.
However, taking this "big leap" is a crucial part of the journey.

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