Genogram Examples: Browse by Type, Structure, and Use Case ​

Genogram examples help you see what a finished diagram looks like before you build your own. This page groups completed examples by structure, pattern, and use case so you can find the closest match quickly, understand what the diagram reveals, and then adapt it in EasyGenogram if needed.

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# By Structure

# By Pattern

# By Emotional and Relationship Pattern

# By Clinical and Use Case

# By Famous Family

Genogram Example Directory ​

By Structure ​

These examples focus on how different family structures look when mapped as a genogram. The emphasis is on layout and relationships rather than patterns or health history.

• Simple Genogram Example - a nuclear family across two generations, showing the core symbols and layout rules.
• 3-Generation Genogram Example - grandparents, parents, and children across three levels; the standard format for most clinical and academic work.
• Blended Family Genogram Example - divorced parents, remarriage, step-siblings, and half-siblings mapped in a single diagram.
• [Example of Genogram] - a single annotated diagram walking through what each element represents and how to read a completed genogram from top to bottom.
• [Genogram Sample] - a clean three-generation diagram showing a typical family with no complexity added; useful as a quick reference before starting your own.
• [Basic Genogram Example] - a minimal two-generation layout covering the essential symbols without any emotional or health overlays.
• [Single Parent Family Genogram Example] - one primary caregiver, their children, and any extended support network mapped across two generations.
• [Adoptive Family Genogram Example] - biological and adoptive relationships shown side by side using correct notation, with the adopted child as the primary person.

By Pattern ​

These examples go a layer deeper than structure. They show what becomes visible when health history, behavioural patterns, or recurring dynamics are mapped across generations, and why that matters for clinical and academic work.

• [Detailed Genogram Example] - a fully annotated three-generation diagram with health markers, emotional lines, and relationship notes; designed to show how much information a single genogram can hold when built carefully.
• [Complex Genogram Example] - a multi-divorce, blended family with emotional overlays, health markers, and multiple household structures in one diagram; useful for understanding how to handle a complicated family without the genogram becoming unreadable.

By Emotional and Relationship Pattern ​

These examples show how emotional dynamics look once they're mapped; conflict lines, closeness, estrangement, triangulation. The value here is not just seeing the symbols but seeing what the pattern looks like across a whole family system.

• Genogram with Conflict Example - how recurring conflict shows up across generations and what it reveals about family structure
• [Enmeshed Family Example]
• [Emotional Cutoff Example]

By Clinical and Use Case ​

These examples are built around specific professional contexts. Each one shows not just what the genogram contains but what it makes visible for the practitioner working with it.

• Genogram for Social Work Assessment - a detailed intake assessment showing how a genogram informs a social worker's understanding of a family before intervention.
• [Family Genogram Example] - a general three-generation family diagram showing structural and emotional lines together; the starting point for most clinical and academic genogram work.
• [Genogram Example Family] - a family-focused diagram built around the primary person's immediate and extended family context; shows how to centre the genogram on one individual without losing the broader picture.
• [Medical Genogram Example] - a three-generation health history showing how hereditary conditions are tracked and what patterns emerge when medical data is mapped across a family.
• [Psychology Genogram Example] - a clinical diagram mapping mental health history, behavioural patterns, and intergenerational transmission across three generations.

By Famous Family ​

Real families with publicly documented histories make useful teaching tools; the reader already knows the family, so they can focus on reading the genogram rather than absorbing new information at the same time.

• [Queen Victoria Haemophilia Genogram] - how a single genetic mutation moved through three European royal courts across four generations.
• [Kennedy Family Genogram] - three generations of political ambition, tragedy, and family pattern mapped in a single diagram.
• [More examples]

How to Use a Genogram Example ​

1. Find an example that matches your purpose above.
2. Click the link to open the article.
3. Read through the example and the analysis to see what the genogram reveals.
4. Click "Use this genogram" to open it directly in EasyGenogram and customize it with your own data.
5. Export as PDF or PNG, or share via link with a supervisor, colleague, or client.

Related ​

• How to Make a Genogram
• [140+ Free Genogram Templates]
• Genogram Templates
• Genogram Symbols
• Free Genogram Maker