“…The secure base can be seen as serving a protective function, letting supervisees know that (a) they are not alone in their counselling efforts, (b) their work will be monitored and reviewed across clients, and (c) they have a ready resource or beacon-the supervisor-that will be available to them in times of need«. To date, numerous studies have confirmed the relevance of attachment theory in supervision (e.g., Neswald-McCalip, 2001; Bennett and Saks, 2006;Foster, Lichtenberg and Peyton, 2007;Fitch, Pistole and Gunn, 2010;Pistole and Fitch, 2008;Watkins and Riggs, 2012;Bennett and Deal, 2009;Wrape et al, 2017).…”