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This paper presents a case study designed to improve the mental health of a divorced woman head of a household by applying Mandala art therapy based on psychological analysis. The client was a middle-aged woman head of a household aged 47. She was raising two children by herself after twotimes divorces. The program consisted of total 22 sessions of Mandala art therapy from May 6 to October 14, 2009. The research findings were as follows: First, the SCL-90-R results reveal that the client's GSI(Global Severity Index) was light in the pre-test, became a little bit worse in the middle-test, and improved to the normal level in the post-test. Her GSI maintained in the normal level in the follow-up test. While no big differences were observed in her PST(Positive Symptom Total), her PSDI(Positive Symptom Distress Index) went through changes from severe in the post-test, worse in the middle-test, to normal in the post-test and follow-up test. And secondly, the analysis results of her Mandala paintings and symbols show that she had more positive changes toward the end. Thanks to the individuation process during the program, she experienced her true self. The results prove that Mandala art therapy based on psychological analysis has positive effects on improving the mental health of a divorced woman head of a household.