In order to present my ideas I first briefly outline the emergence of the real relationship in psychoanalysis and supervision. This is followed by the presentation of the main principles of Attachment theory and the innovative research that used Attachment theory to link to the concept of the real relationship in psychoanalysis. Later, I link Attachment theory to the real relationship in supervision and include the concept of the corrective emotional experience which adds a new theoretical dimension to the understanding of the real relationship in supervision. I present a brief case vignette of a supervisee that I worked with to illustrate my thoughts.