Working with an [[IFS]] practitioner can be expensive, and [[Practicing IFS alone can be challenging]]. This is why I created [IFS Chat](https://www.ifschat.com). [[Sharing Self-energy with parts is the secret to healing]]. [[IFS]] can help us access [[Self]], even if we're practicing alone. However, when we work with a great IFS practitioner, they can also share their [[Self-energy]] with our [[Parts]]. This is especially helpful when we're heavily blended with parts and don't have much access to our own Self. A great [[IFS]] practitioner will be a better [[Parts]] detector than we or a chatbot will be. This is important for helping us access [[Self]]. See also: [[Be aware of Self-like parts]]. A great [[IFS]] practitioner can also be a supportive outside presence or attachment figure that some of our [[Parts]] may be craving, and we or a chatbot may not be able to provide this in the same way. See also: [[IFS chatbots lack creativity, dynamism, subtlety, and Self]]