A sponsor you respect guiding your progress would be would seem ideal to me. That being said, try to find a meeting in your area that does the 12 steps in one sitting. It not supposed to be a miracle cure, but it is a great way to get alot og good stuff early on while doing them separately at the same time with a sponsor. I could also see it working doing it by yourself, but I would find a way to get feed back online frome someone here. A large part of what I got ou of the 12 steps was how others approached it. There are alot of great approaches, but some can point you in the wrong direction. Hit up the 12 step for if you want for a great guide to the twelve that was going around for a while. I found it was great. I believe it was in adobe or word format and gave me some real insite. Best of luck, whatever time frame you feel comfortable witH is best....