Hybrid Training (Johnson City & Online)

1 CE Hour

“Drawn Mandalas: A Creative Tool for Clinical Reflection & Supervision”

Sybil Smith, LPC/MHSP, MT-BC, FAMI

Mandala drawing has roots in contemplative and healing traditions across cultures, and its application in clinical settings is gaining recognition as a meaningful reflective practice. This seminar introduces mental health professionals to the use of drawn mandalas as a structured creative tool for personal reflection and clinical supervision. Participants will explore how the process of creating and interpreting mandalas can surface insight, support supervisory conversations, and offer an accessible, non-verbal avenue for processing the emotional demands of clinical work.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate the foundational steps for creating a drawn mandala, including basic structural principles and the use of intentional imagery and color in the clinical context.
• Apply interpretive frameworks to analyze mandala drawings as a reflective tool, identifying themes, patterns, and emotional content relevant to personal and professional growth.
• Integrate mandala drawing into clinical supervision practice as a structured activity that supports supervisee self-awareness, parallel process exploration, and reflective capacity.

About the Speaker

Sybil Smith, LPC/MHSP, MT-BC, FAMI

Music and expressive arts are the languages of the soul. Finding ways to help people heal from trauma and early developmental wounds with the languages of sound, sight, and movement is at the forefront of Sybil’s psychotherapeutic work. She is board certified in music therapy, with specialized training in the depth psychology model of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. In this model, she teaches with the Integrative Transformations group. With further training in somatic attachment, MARI, therapeutic art, mindfulness, and trauma-focused modalities, she blends the worlds of psychotherapy with expressive arts to create healing environments for clients. At ETSU, where she graduated with a M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy, systems theory and the interconnectedness of humanity is at the root of both her client and supervisory work. As a supervisor for professional counselors and GIM students, developmental and creative collaborative work encourages the learning and development of each student to progress with individuation and self awareness.

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