Genogram Examples
25 genogram examples, each drawn in standard notation with a key, clinical context, and a step by step build. Open any of them as a template in the free genogram maker, or start from a blank genogram template.
A simple genogram example
Three generations of one family: grandparents on the top row, parents in the middle, children at the bottom. Squares are males, circles are females, an X marks a death, two slashes on a couple line mark a divorce, and the key on the right explains every color and line.
Teaching & Basics
Basic Genogram: A Beginner's Guide to Reading Family Maps
Learn to read genogram symbols, relationship lines, and emotional bonds through an annotated family example.
Genogram Assessment Template: How to Start Building from Blank
A structured template for your first genogram session, from blank canvas to three-generation map.
3 Generation Genogram Example and Template
A ready-made three-generation genogram you can open as a template, then trace medical conditions, relationship styles, and behavioral patterns across grandparents, parents, and children.
Genogram vs. Family Tree: What a Genogram Reveals
See what emotional bonds, medical conditions, and behavioral patterns a genogram adds beyond a family tree.
Annotated Genogram: How to Use Clinical Notes
Use person-attached and canvas notes to build a clinical record that grows across sessions.
Clinical & Therapy
Example of a Genogram: What It Is and How to Read One
A walkthrough of genogram shapes, lines, and bonds for someone seeing a genogram for the first time.
Bowen Family Systems Therapy and Genograms
Map differentiation, triangulation, multigenerational transmission, and emotional cutoff on a genogram.
Enmeshment vs. Healthy Boundaries on a Genogram
Distinguish fused bonds from close bonds and trace enmeshment patterns across generations.
Narcissistic Family Genogram: Control Patterns Across Generations
Map golden child and scapegoat dynamics, emotional cutoffs, and control patterns in narcissistic family systems.
Codependency Genogram: Mapping Enabling Patterns
Trace caretaking, enabling, and over-functioning patterns through a family genogram.
Medical & Health
Parentification Genogram: Mapping Role Reversal
Identify emotional and instrumental parentification patterns across generations.
Triangulation Genogram: Family Systems Theory
Map how two-person stress pulls in a third and trace triangulation across generations.
Medical Genogram: Hereditary Cancer Risk
Track cancer diagnoses across family lines to identify hereditary risk patterns.
Neurodivergent Family Genogram
Map autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergent traits across generations with appropriate bond types.
Chronic Illness Family Genogram
Map how chronic conditions reshape roles, caregiving, and emotional bonds across a family.
Family Structure
Nursing Health History Genogram
A quick-build genogram for clinical risk assessment in nursing intake.
Complete Genogram Symbols Reference
Every standard genogram symbol, line type, and emotional bond with visual examples.
Substance Abuse and Recovery Genogram
Trace addiction, recovery, and enabling patterns across family generations.
Divorce and Remarriage Genogram
Map multiple partnerships, custody, and loyalty conflicts in blended families.
Single Parent Family Genogram
Represent absent parents, compensatory bonds, and extended family support systems.
Multigenerational Household Genogram
Map shared living, sandwich generation dynamics, and household boundaries.
Estrangement and Family Cutoff Genogram
Map emotional cutoffs, their triggers, and their ripple effects through a family.
Grief and Loss Genogram
Track how deaths reshape family bonds, roles, and grief patterns across generations.
Divorce Genogram: Impact on Children
Map family restructuring from the child's perspective, including loyalty conflicts and household splits.
Completed Genogram: Four Generations
A comprehensive four-generation genogram showing full medical, relational, and structural data.
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