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Background: Supervision of sexual attraction (SA) in therapy practice is an under-investigated area. Supervision helps the learning and growth of supervisees. It is therefore an important aspect of ethical practice. Aim: The study investigated the views of UK existential and integrative supervisors working in private practice and training institutions on the handling of SA. Methodology: Qualitative interviews were carried out with twelve accredited supervisors. Transcripts were analysed using constructivist grounded theory (GT). Findings: Supervisors referred to specific facilitative conditions for effective supervision of SA. These were: supervisory alliance; containing and supporting; normalising sexual attraction; creating a contemplative, open atmosphere; constructively challenging. The core GT category encapsulating these conditions is: Relational Supervisory Alliance. Participants tended to generalise with a focus on the facilitative conditions for supervision of and engaged less with their own experience in the handling of SA in the work of therapists they supervise.