###### 🔑 An IFS practitioner must be Self-led - A practitioner's [[💡 Parts|Parts]] should not lead or have an influence over the direction of the session. Nor should they approach clients' parts with an agenda to make something happen. - The practitioner should be a source of safety and embody the [[Qualities of Presence ☀️]]. - The practitioner should demonstrate that [[🔑 All Parts are welcome exactly as they are]], be up for welcoming and listening to all [[💡 Parts|Parts]], and extend warmth to them. - The practitioner should have [[🔑 Restore Parts' trust in Self and in Self-Leadership|enough trust built]] with their own [[💡 Parts|Parts]] that they are able to stay [[🕯️ Unblending|unblended]]. - The practitioner should be able to detect their own [[💡 Parts|Parts]] and their client's parts at the same time and be present with their client. - Sometimes a practitioner speaking *for* (not from) their own [[💡 Parts|Parts]] can be helpful to their clients. [^1]: