IJSP Number 8, 2026

International Journal of Supervision in Psychotherapy, Number 8, 2026 Page | 96 understanding the way communities and individuals function and cope in multiple ways can lead to more successful strategies in supervision. What are the coping strategies and is resilience a trait or a process? It is also important to consider how we should redefine normative functions of supervision while maintaining best and safe practice. In Ukraine, supervision support is vital as the country is now in its fifth year at war. Addressing vulnerability needs a variety of support, coping strategies, to resource and develop resilience. The united support Ukrainians at large receive from international groups such as PsyCrises Ukraine and other international organisation might serve the ‘collective’ trauma in undergoing a process of ‘self - transcendence’ which Lucas describes as “the capacity to look beyond immediate personal needs to reach out to people we love and causes to serve” [5, p.161]. I believe concepts of ‘self - transcendence’ help define resilience. Despite great suffering and adversity people can find meaning and purpose. This paper makes no extensive reference to Logotherapy or existential psychotherapy, yet we may draw from some of its concepts to help offer meaning and purpose to people and individuals who are struggling to cope in the face of adversity [5]. Managing emotional regulation is part of a group of mind-body approaches and is one that has been adopted with the Ukrainian creative embodied supervision group. More personally, as a creative embodied supervisor and dance movement psychotherapist (DMP), I am reflecting from my embodied perspective and from the experiences of my supervisees. While individual training and experience is essential, learning collectively, creatively and with a mind-body focus are all valuable aspects in holding the role of supervisor as facilitator. I present three case studies to help underline what is needed to address the supervision enquiry, while aiming to create the best environment to offer safety and connection to help reduce stress and support supervision with embodied practices. I consider that additional layers of support help to maintain emotional regulation. Creativity in supervision is derived from the work of J.L.Moreno (1889-1974) [6]. The first case is a sociometric perspective via the Small World technique. This supervision method was used in the context of the first years of the war (2022-2024). In the second case, I employed a creative method using the Six-Shape Structure (hereafter shortened to 6S) developed by Chesner [7]. For the third case I offer FERN (Framework for the Embodied Reflective Narrative) developed by Butté [8]. The theoretical framework with which I founded my practice is presented below with its five pillars: 1. Addressing resilience and vulnerability 2. Using creativity in supervision 3. Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMT) as an Embodied Reflective Practice in Supervision 4. Emotional Regulation: drawing on Porges’ polyvagal theory and other regulation theories to co-regulate and understand how trauma plays out in supervision 5. Supervision and Attachment Theory