This research aimed to describe the EFL teacher’s reflection on employing mind mapping as a writing preparation technique, what are the difficult things faced by EFL teacher on employing mind mapping, what are the EFL teacher’s strategies for overcoming the difficult things on employing mind mapping. This study used qualitative descriptive research and applied in-depth interviews to collect the data. The result of the study shows that although there are some advantages, the EFL teacher also faced some difficult things when employing mind mapping as a writing preparation technique. And to overcome the difficult things, the EFL teacher prepare other teaching media, provides an ice-breaking, prepared a lesson plan, planning the teaching activities in different scenarios, improving the skill of drawing and developing the skill of technology.