Genogram ProGenogram Pro

Genograms for marriage and family therapy students

In practicum, you are building genograms with real clients, often right in the session. Genogram Pro keeps up: every emotional bond in the McGoldrick notation your supervisor expects, and client histories kept encrypted so only you can read the family data.

  • Free editor, no signup
  • 37 emotional bond types
  • McGoldrick notation
  • Encrypted end to end

Used by MFT students at

  • University College London
  • Montclair State University
  • Boston College
  • Lancaster University
  • Louisiana State University
  • NC State University
  • San Diego State University
  • University of Hawaii
  • Indiana University

What practicum actually asks of you

Drawing while staying with the client

You are tracking triangles and cutoffs while actually running the session. A tool that fights you pulls your attention off the person in front of you.

Supervisors expect standard notation

Your supervisor reads genograms in McGoldrick notation. Get the cutoff symbol wrong or skip the index person and the review slows to a crawl.

Generic tools cannot keep up mid-session

Word, PowerPoint, and Canva do not draw emotional lines, and they are too slow to update while a client is talking.

Client histories need to stay private

Real family histories live in this diagram. Most tools sync plain files to a server you do not control.

Built for clinical work

The models you work in, the notation your supervisor reads, and client data that stays yours.

37 emotional relationship types
Closeness, conflict, cutoff, fusion, enmeshment, and the rest, each drawn in standard McGoldrick notation for Bowen, structural, and strategic work.
Fast enough to build live
Describe the family in a few sentences and the AI lays out a first draft. After that, adding a person or a bond is one click, so the genogram keeps moving while you stay with the client.
End-to-end encryption
Client genograms are encrypted in your browser. The server only ever stores ciphertext, so no one there can read the family data.
Share with your supervisor
Send a read-only link, with a password if you want one, and your supervisor can open the genogram without making an account.

What it looks like on the canvas

The relationships and symbols from your coursework, drawn in standard McGoldrick notation.

A full three-generation genogram of the Chen family, with color-coded medical conditions and emotional bond lines between grandparents, parents, and children

A finished three-generation genogram, with the symbols and bond lines in place.

Open the example

See more genogram examples or read the genogram guide.

Ready for supervision, private by default

Your supervisor knows the notation cold, and your client has handed you their family history. The diagram stays in standard notation, and the data stays encrypted.

  • Standard McGoldrick symbols for sex, vital status, pregnancy, and loss
  • 37 emotional bond types for closeness, conflict, cutoff, and fusion
  • Encryption that happens in your browser, so the server only stores ciphertext
  • A read-only share link, with an optional password, for supervision

Every symbol follows McGoldrick notation. See the full genogram symbols reference.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Genogram Pro free for MFT students?
Building and viewing is free in the no-signup editor. Saving and exporting run on a 7-day trial of Professional. If your program or school has set up access, it is free for students.
Does it use the notation my supervisor reads?
Yes, standard McGoldrick notation, the same symbols and relationship lines your MFT training is built on.
Can I build a genogram live in a session?
Yes. Adding people and emotional bonds is a click each, and the AI can draft a family from your notes, so you can keep the genogram moving while you stay with the client.
Is client data secure and encrypted?
Yes. Saved genograms are encrypted in your browser before they leave it, so the server only ever stores ciphertext and cannot read the family data. The HIPAA page covers how this works in detail.
Can I share a genogram with my supervisor?
Yes. Send a read-only link, with a password if you want one, and your supervisor can open it without an account. You can also export a PDF or PNG.

Map a case tonight

Open the free editor, no signup needed. Saving and exporting come with a 7-day trial, and if your program is set up for it, students get free access.

Create a free genogram