Our ongoing societal traumas, injustices, inequities, and challenges for the past several years have created a climate where the supervisor and supervisee are often having similar experiences. As is true in the therapist-client relationship, therapeutic alliance is the foundation for safety, change, growth, and healing. Disclosure and connection support the supervisee’s needs of learning from a more experienced social worker, while validating their experiences along the way. We will learn the necessity for integrating relational practices into the professional supervisory relationship.