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Genogram Resources
This genogram resource hub indexes Qwoach articles about genograms, family systems, relationship patterns, symbols, templates, examples, and practical ways to create and interpret genograms.
Use this page as a complete catalog of current genogram content. The article list is generated from published English genogram article pages.
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Genogram: The Complete Guide to Understanding Family Patterns Learn what a genogram is, how it is used in therapy, psychology, and social work, and how to create one with examples, templates, and symbols.
10 Free Genogram Templates Browse 10 genogram templates across every major category. Open any in EasyGenogram to customize and export.
11 Editable Genogram Templates An editable genogram template gives you a starting structure you can actually change instead of a fixed PDF you have to work around. These templates open in EasyGenogram so you can add relatives, move branches, change relationship lines, and export the final diagram.
11 Fillable Genogram Templates 11 fillable genogram templates. You can download directly or open any in EasyGenogram, fill in your family's details, and export.
140+ Free Genogram Templates Browse over 140 free genogram templates for therapy, social work, medical history, academic assignments, and more; customize in EasyGenogram.
3 Generation Genogram Template A 3-generation genogram template is the standard starting point when you need to map grandparents, parents, and children in one view. It gives you the baseline structure used for coursework, clinical intake, family therapy, and medical family history before you add emotional lines or health details.
3-Generation Genogram Example A 3-generation genogram is the standard format when you need to see patterns across a family, not just the current household. Three generations are usually enough to show repeated health conditions, relationship dynamics, and behaviors that a two-generation diagram would miss.
4-Generation Genogram Template A free and customizable four-generation genogram template covering great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, and children.
5-Generation Genogram Template A free and editable five-generation genogram template spanning great-great-grandparents through to the primary person, across both paternal and maternal sides.
A Genogram Example for Your Family A free and editable family genogram example with three generations, fully mapped with a key, and a clear guide to building your own.
Adoption Genogram Social work and counseling assignments that involve adoptive families require accurate notation for adopted children, biological parents, and any ongoing contact arrangements. This guide covers each one and includes a completed example to adapt.
Adoptive Family Genogram Template A free and editable adoptive family genogram template mapping adoptive and biological relationships with correct adoption notation.
AI Genogram Maker: A Practical Overview Create a genogram from a plain-language description with EasyGenogram, then refine it with follow-up instructions or manual drag-and-drop editing.
Anger Genogram An anger genogram is a three-generation family diagram that tracks how anger has been expressed, suppressed, or redirected across a family.
Attachment Theory Genogram A client can usually describe their current relationship pattern in detail, but what's harder to see without help is where that pattern actually started. An attachment theory genogram traces it back.
Basic Genogram Example A free and editable basic genogram example with three generations, health markers and relationship symbols.
Basic Genogram Template A free and customizable basic genogram template with a married couple and their two biological children.
Best Genogram Maker (Free & Paid Tools Compared) The best genogram maker is a tool built for actual genogram work rather than generic diagrams. EasyGenogram is the strongest browser-based option because it includes standard symbols, 50+ relationship types, and ready-made templates out of the box, and it is free to get started.
Best Genogram Software Compare the best genogram software for therapists, social workers, and students; features, pricing, and who each tool actually fits.
Blank Genogram Template A fill-in-the-blank genogram template for you to edit, export or print.
Blended Family Genogram Example Learn how to map divorces, remarriages, step-parents, and half-siblings using blended family genogram examples.
Blended Family Genogram Template A free and editable blended family genogram template mapping divorce, remarriage, and step-relationships across multiple households.
Bowen Family Systems Genogram Follow a client’s issue back far enough and it usually connects to a pattern that started somewhere else in the family, sometimes generations earlier. A Bowen family systems genogram is built to trace exactly that.
Child Protective Services (CPS) Genogram Template A free and editable CPS genogram template mapping household composition, placement history, system involvement, and family risk factors.
Community Genogram A community genogram maps a family's connections to institutions, resources, and social networks alongside its standard family structure, showing how those ties have strengthened or weakened across generations rather than just what a family's support system looks like today.
Complex Genogram Example Three free and editable complex genogram examples showing structural, relational, and layered complexity in three different families.
Counseling Genogram Template A free and editable counseling genogram template with structural and emotional overlays for individual intake, CACREP coursework, and practicum documentation.
Cultural Genogram If you want to understand how a client's cultural background has shaped their worldview, a cultural genogram maps the family's cultural heritage alongside its structure; ethnic backgrounds, migration history, languages spoken, religious affiliations, and what has been transmitted, changed, or lost across generations.
Detailed Genogram Example Two free and editable detailed genogram examples; a fully annotated medical genogram and a complete therapeutic genogram, with every layer explained.
Downloadable Genogram Template A downloadable and editable genogram template in PDF or PNG; a blended family structure across three generations.
EasyGenogram vs Canva: Why a Design Tool Isn't a Genogram Tool EasyGenogram is better than Canva for clinical or coursework genograms because it includes genogram symbols, relationship-line notation, and structured case fields. Canva can help with decorative family-tree visuals, but its whiteboard templates do not function as a precise genogram tool.
EasyGenogram vs Creately: Focused Genogram Tool or Visual Workspace? Compare EasyGenogram and Creately for genogram creation, including relationship lines, AI, case fields, collaboration, exports, and pricing.
EasyGenogram vs Diagramming Tools: You Need a Dedicated Tool Compare EasyGenogram to general diagramming tools like Lucidchart, Canva, and Miro; symbols, notation, and when each actually fits.
EasyGenogram vs EdrawMax: A Genogram Tool vs. a Diagramming Suite EdrawMax is a general diagramming suite with genogram templates buried among other diagram types. The platform has no dedicated genogram symbols, no relationship-line notation, and its genogram marketing page pushes you toward downloading a desktop app. EasyGenogram was built specifically for this.
EasyGenogram vs Family Tree Software: Which Do You Actually Need? Compare EasyGenogram to family tree software like RootsMagic and Family Tree Maker; genealogy tracking vs clinical genogram notation.
EasyGenogram vs FamilyEcho Compare EasyGenogram and FamilyEcho for building genograms; symbols, relationship lines, case fields, and family tree structure.
EasyGenogram vs GenoPro: Which One Fits Your Workflow? Compare EasyGenogram and GenoPro for building genograms; symbols, GEDCOM support, collaboration, and pricing.
EasyGenogram vs Google Docs: Why the Drawing Tool Isn't a Genogram Tool EasyGenogram is better than Google Docs for building a genogram because it provides symbols, relationship-line notation, and an actual family-mapping canvas. Google Docs can hold a finished image inside a report, but its Drawing tool is too generic for accurate genogram creation.
EasyGenogram vs Lucidchart: Choose The Genogram-Specific Option EasyGenogram is the better choice for clinical or casework genograms because it has dedicated symbols, relationship-line notation, and structured fields. Lucidchart can approximate a genogram from generic diagram shapes, but it is built for many diagram types rather than genogram accuracy.
EasyGenogram vs Microsoft Visio: Which One Fits Your Workflow? EasyGenogram is better than Microsoft Visio for genogram work because it includes the notation, symbols, and relationship lines from the start. Visio is strong general-purpose diagramming software for organizations already using Microsoft tools, but this guide explains why genograms require a dedicated workflow.
EasyGenogram vs Microsoft Word: A Genogram Tool vs. a Text Editor EasyGenogram is better than Microsoft Word for creating a genogram because the notation, relationship lines, and family-mapping workflow are built in. Word can embed a finished diagram in a report, but drawing the genogram there means manually managing every shape, line, and label.
EasyGenogram vs Miro: Which One Fits Your Workflow? Compare EasyGenogram and Miro for building genograms; symbols, relationship lines, AI generation, and pricing.
EasyGenogram vs Paper Genograms: Digital vs Hand-Drawn EasyGenogram is better for shareable, editable genograms, while paper is still useful for quick in-session sketches. This comparison explains when hand-drawn work supports the conversation and when a digital genogram tool is needed for accuracy, storage, updates, and export.
Ecomap and Genogram While they share the same visual language of shapes and lines to make connections, ecomaps and genograms are distinct tools meant for different purposes.
Examples of Genogram Three free and editable examples of genograms showing occupational patterns, migration, and a first-session intake snapshot, each with a key.
Extended Family Genogram Template A free and editable extended family genogram template covering grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins across both the paternal and maternal sides.
Family Business Genogram A family business genogram maps ownership stakes, management roles, and trust control alongside the standard family structure, so a succession question can be read as both a business decision and a family systems pattern.
Family Genogram Assignment A free and editable family genogram assignment sample and a guide on what to include when it's your own family and how to handle gaps and sensitive information.
Family Genogram Example See what a family genogram looks like across three real family situations; health history, loss, and a repeating pattern, with examples you can edit.
Family Genogram Template A free family genogram template. Open in EasyGenogram to customize and export as PDF or PNG.
Family Health History Genogram Map every hereditary thread running through a family at once, not just one condition, and keep them distinct enough on the diagram that a doctor or the person building it can trace each one separately.
Family History Genogram A family history genogram maps lineage, occupations, migration, and major life events across generations, turning scattered documents, photos, and half-remembered family stories into a single visual record.
Family Patterns in a Genogram In a genogram, patterns rarely show up as one fact sitting by itself. They are usually buried among a dozen other details on the diagram, health notes, relationship lines, structural events, all at once.
Family Therapy Genogram Template A free and editable family therapy genogram template with emotional relationship overlays mapped across three generations.
Financial Genogram A financial genogram maps earning patterns, spending habits, debt, and financial secrets across generations, revealing the money scripts, the largely unconscious beliefs about money each family member inherited, that shape financial behavior in the present.
Forensic Genogram A forensic genogram is a three-generation family diagram used in legal, criminal justice, and forensic psychology settings to document patterns of violence, abuse, incarceration, and substance use across a family system.
Foster Care Genogram Social work and child welfare assignments that involve looked-after children require accurate notation for the foster placement, the biological family, and any contact arrangements. This guide covers each one and includes a completed example to adapt.
Foster Child Genogram Symbol The foster child symbol in a genogram is a dotted line; in EasyGenogram, green and dotted; connecting the child to their foster carers. The child keeps their standard symbol; square for males and circles for females.
Foster Family Genogram Template A free and editable foster family genogram template mapping foster parents, biological children, and foster placements with correct foster child notation.
Free Genogram Maker A free genogram maker helps you build a clinically usable genogram in your browser without starting from a blank page or drawing every line by hand. EasyGenogram includes the standard symbols, relationship lines, templates, and exports you need to get started quickly with no download required.
Free Genogram Template Free genogram templates you can open and customize in your browser; no download required. Includes simple, 3-generation, family, social work and more templates.
Genetic Counseling Genogram Map how a hereditary condition moves through a family across generations, marking who's affected, who's a carrier, and who's untested.
Genetic Counseling Genogram Template A free and editable genetic counseling genogram template tracking hereditary conditions for risk assessment, BRCA documentation, and genetic counseling work.
Genogram Abuse Relationship Symbol How to show abuse in a genogram; the standard symbol, directionality, and how it differs from hostile and conflict lines.
Genogram Adoption Symbol Here's what the adopted child symbol in a genogram looks like, how to use it, and how it differs from foster care symbol.
Genogram and Ecomap in Nursing: Using Both for Family Assessment Community health nurses use a genogram and an ecomap together for a complete family assessment, one mapping health history across generations, the other mapping the patient's current support and stressors.
Genogram Assignment You've been assigned a genogram and you need to get it done. Here's exactly what to include, how to build it, and how to write the analysis that goes with it.
Genogram Assignment Guide If you’re preparing your first genogram assignment, the process becomes much easier once you know what information to collect and how instructors typically assess the final submission. This guide walks through the process, from reading your brief to submitting a finished paper.
Genogram Builder A genogram builder helps you add people, relationships, and clinical detail without redrawing the whole diagram every time the family changes. EasyGenogram is a browser-based genogram builder with drag-and-drop editing, standard symbols, 50+ relationship types, and shareable links for clinical, educational, and collaborative use.
Genogram Close Relationship Symbol How to show a close relationship in a genogram; the standard symbol, how it differs from fusion, and where it fits in your family map.
Genogram Close-Hostile Relationship Symbol See how a close-hostile relationship is shown on a genogram, combining closeness with active conflict, and how it differs from plain hostile or fused-hostile.
Genogram Conflict Symbol How to show conflict in a genogram; the standard symbol, how it differs from distance and hostility, and where it fits in your family map.
Genogram Controlling Relationship Symbol See how a controlling relationship is shown on a genogram, the directional arrow that marks who holds the power, and how it differs from other abusive lines.
Genogram Creator Create a genogram online for free with EasyGenogram using standard clinical symbols, 50+ relationship types, shareable links and no download required.
Genogram Cutoff Relationship How to show a cutoff relationship in a genogram; the standard symbol, what it means clinically, and how it differs from distance.
Genogram Deceased Symbol How to show a deceased family member in a genogram; the standard X symbol and how to add death dates and age.
Genogram Distant Relationship Symbol How to show a distant relationship in a genogram; the standard symbol, how it differs from cutoff and conflict, and where it fits in your family map.
Genogram Distant-Hostile Relationship Symbol The Distant-Hostile relationship symbol is shown as a dashed distant line with a red jagged zigzag and a directional arrow running through it. Use it when two people have low contact or emotional distance, but the contact that remains is conflict-prone. This guide explains how it differs from close-hostile and fused-hostile patterns.
Genogram Distrust Symbol How to show distrust in a genogram; the standard symbol and how it differs from hate and conflict.
Genogram Divorce Symbol: How to Show Divorce in a Genogram The divorce symbol is shown with two diagonal slashes through the horizontal marriage line connecting a couple. Use it when the relationship was legally ended, while keeping the former couple's shared family structure visible. This guide explains the notation, how it differs from separation, and how to show remarriage.
Genogram Emotional Relationship Lines Explained Open the relationship picker in EasyGenogram and you'll find more than 20 emotional line types. Picking the right one gets easier once you know how they're organized.
Genogram Example for Social Work This is a completed three-generation social work genogram showing the Simmons family. It includes the standard social work layers; formal system involvement, intergenerational behavioral patterns, and relationship quality, alongside the basic family structure. The diagram can serve as a reference across family services, mental health, school, and community social work contexts.
Genogram Examples: Browse by Type, Structure, and Use Case Browse genogram examples organised by structure, pattern, clinical use case, and famous family. Each example includes a completed diagram and a full analysis.
Genogram Focused On Relationship Symbol See how a "focused on" relationship is shown on a genogram and how it differs from limerence, fused, and controlling lines.
Genogram for Adoptive Families Social work and counseling assignments involving adoptive families require accurate notation for adopted children, biological parents, and any ongoing contact arrangements; across three generations rather than just the immediate household. This guide covers the structure and includes a completed three-generation example to adapt.
Genogram for Child Welfare A genogram for child welfare maps a child's household, extended family, and system involvement together, so a caseworker can see kinship options, risk factors, and protective relationships in one diagram instead of piecing them together from separate case notes.
Genogram for Class A free and editable genogram for class; open the sample online, fill in your own family details, and download as PDF or PNG without signing up.
Genogram for Counseling Students A self-genogram maps your own family of origin instead of a client's, used early in counselor training to surface patterns you carry into the therapeutic relationship before they show up unnoticed with an actual client.
Genogram for Couples Therapy A genogram for couples therapy places both partners' family systems on the same diagram.
Genogram for Foster Care A genogram in foster care isn't a one-time diagram. As a child's contact arrangements and placement status change over the life of a case, the same genogram gets updated to reflect it, rather than rebuilt from scratch at every review.
Genogram for Foster Families Foster carers documenting their household need a genogram that shows their own family background, their children, and the current placements. This article covers the household-centered version.
Genogram for Health History Map the conditions, causes of death, and age of onset across your family for three or more generations, turning a list of scattered facts into a diagram that makes hereditary patterns visible at a glance.
Genogram for MFT Students See what makes the self-of-the-therapist genogram different from a standard class assignment, and why MFT programs require it before practicum.
Genogram for Military Families A military family genogram marks deployment timelines and relocation history directly on the standard family structure, making visible a pattern of repeated disruption that a single conversation or intake form usually can't.
Genogram for Nursing Students Map hereditary health risk and family support patterns across three generations to strengthen a nursing family health assessment.
Genogram for Occupational Therapy An occupational genogram maps work roles, leisure activities, and self-care patterns across a client's family alongside the standard structure, revealing how occupational identity, not just physical function, has been shaped by generations of family history.
Genogram for Pastoral Counseling A pastoral counseling genogram maps each partner's family faith history side by side, revealing assumptions about religious practice that neither person has necessarily named out loud before marriage.
Genogram for Personal Growth A personal genogram maps three or more generations of your own family to show the relationship patterns, career choices, communication habits, and health history that shaped you, often without you realizing it. It uses the same structure as a clinical genogram, but you're the one building it, and you're the one it's about.
Genogram for Psychology Students See what makes a psychology genogram assignment different from any other discipline's version, and what your professor is actually grading.
Genogram for School Counselors Map a student's household, recent family changes, and key relationships so a declining grade or a behavioral referral can be traced back to what's actually happening at home, instead of guessed at from the classroom alone.
Genogram for Social Work Assessment A genogram for social work assessment shows more than who is related to whom. It maps family structure alongside custody arrangements, CPS history, household membership, health issues, caregiving capacity, and repeated patterns across generations so a worker can assess risk, support, and placement options in one view.
Genogram for Social Workers This is how to use a genogram in social work practice. For the structure, notation, and what to include, see the social work genogram guide. For a completed example, see the genogram example social work article.
Genogram Fused Relationship Symbol The fused relationship symbol is shown as three parallel red lines between two people in a genogram. Use it when the relationship is intensely enmeshed or emotionally over-involved, not simply warm or supportive. This guide explains the notation and how to choose between fused, close, and fused-hostile lines.
Genogram Fused-Hostile Relationship Symbol See how a fused-hostile relationship is shown on a genogram, combining enmeshment with active conflict, and how it differs from close-hostile.
Genogram Hate Symbol How to show hate in a genogram; the standard symbol and how it differs from hostile and conflict lines.
Genogram Homework A genogram homework guide; what to draw for a class exercise or therapy session, with two sample genograms you can open and edit.
Genogram Hostile Relationship Symbol How to show a hostile relationship in a genogram; the standard symbol, how it differs from conflict, and where it fits in your family map.
Genogram in Addiction Treatment Map substance use across generations alongside the family dynamics that surround it, enabling, cutoff, recovery, so a client sees the pattern as something bigger than personal failure and a clinician sees who to involve in treatment.
Genogram in Family Medicine A genogram turns family history from a checkbox on an intake form into a structured picture a physician can actually act on, mapping hereditary conditions, age at diagnosis, and lifestyle risk factors across at least three generations during a routine visit.
Genogram in Grief Counseling Map every loss in a family across generations so a client's current grief becomes readable in context instead of isolated from everything that came before it.
Genogram Indifferent Relationship Symbol See how an indifferent relationship is shown on a genogram and how it differs from distant, cutoff, and other disconnection symbols.
Genogram Interpretation Genogram interpretation is the process of reading family structure, relationship lines, roles, and repeated patterns as one system. It helps therapists, social workers, students, and healthcare professionals move beyond identifying symbols and toward explaining what the diagram suggests, what remains uncertain, and what needs follow-up.
Genogram Interpretation Example A genogram interpretation example shows how structure and relationship lines turn into a readable family pattern. This example walks through a repeated mother-daughter closeness and spouse-distance pattern so you can see how to move from individual symbols to a cautious, evidence-based interpretation.
Genogram Limerence Symbol How to show limerence in a genogram; the standard symbol, its directionality, and how it differs from love and infatuation lines.
Genogram Maker Build a genogram online with templates, symbols, and examples designed for students and professionals.
Genogram Manipulative Relationship Symbol See how a manipulative relationship is shown on a genogram, the directional arrow that marks who's influencing who, and how it differs from controlling.
Genogram Marriage Symbol How to show marriage in a genogram; the standard line, how children connect to it, and how it differs from cohabitation and engagement.
Genogram Pregnancy Symbol How to show pregnancy in a genogram; the standard triangle symbol and where it fits on the family structure.
Genogram Project A genogram project guide with four focus directions, a complete sample tracking educational patterns across three generations, and a free and editable genogram.
Genogram Relationship Symbols: Complete Guide A complete guide to genogram relationship symbols; couple lines, children connections, emotional relationship lines, and what each one means.
Genogram Sample A free and editable genogram sample; a completed self-of-therapist genogram with three generations, fully mapped with relationship lines and health history.
Genogram Symbols Printable PDF Download a free printable PDF of every EasyGenogram symbol; person shapes, relationship lines, children connections, and emotional symbols in a reference sheet.
Genogram Template for Canva A free and editable genogram template for Canva; customize in EasyGenogram and export as PNG to upload into your Canva design.
Genogram Template for Google Docs A free and editable genogram template for Google Docs; customize in EasyGenogram and export as PNG to insert into your document.
Genogram Template for PowerPoint A free and editable genogram template for PowerPoint; customize in EasyGenogram and export as PNG to insert into your presentation.
Genogram Template for Word A genogram template for Microsoft Word; customize in EasyGenogram and export as PNG to insert into your Word document.
Genogram Template PDF (Free Download) A genogram template PDF helps you get a version you can print, fill in by hand, save offline, or attach to coursework and case files. Use it when the final output needs to live outside the app, or open the template in EasyGenogram first if you want to edit the structure before exporting as PDF.
Genogram Violence Relationship Symbol How to show violence in a genogram; the standard symbol, how it differs from hostile and abuse, and where it fits in your family map.
Genogram vs Family Tree A family tree maps who is in the family, while a genogram maps what is happening in it. Both use a similar structure of generations, connecting lines, names and dates, but they're built for different purposes, and one cannot substitute for the other when the situation calls for the other.
Genogram vs Family Tree vs Ecomap: What's the Difference? A clear, side-by-side comparison of genograms, family trees, and ecomaps; what each one maps, how they differ, and when to use which.
Genogram vs Pedigree Chart: What's the Difference? A clear comparison of genograms and pedigree charts; what each one tracks, how they differ, and when to use which.
Genogram with Conflict Example A genogram with conflict shows where tension is active in a family and whether it repeats across generations. Conflict lines let you mark ongoing strain directly on the diagram, so the pattern is visible at a glance instead of buried in notes.
Genograms in Counseling Genograms in counseling are used more narrowly to quickly show who's actually involved in a client's daily life. Counselors use them across settings, school, career, individual, group, to get a fast, accurate picture before deciding who else needs to be involved.
Genograms in Therapy During an intake session, a client's account of their family only goes so far. A genogram in therapy is a structured family map, built together with the client, that shows relationship patterns like conflict, distance, or closeness across three or more generations. It's a direct way to make a family system visible instead of just described.
Geriatric/Elder Care Genogram Template A free and editable geriatric genogram template with an elderly primary person, caregiving network, and health markers mapped across three generations.
Healthcare Genogram Template A free and editable healthcare genogram template with medical history markers for primary care intake, specialist assessment, and clinical health documentation.
History of Genograms The genogram began as an unnamed sketching habit in psychiatrist Murray Bowen's clinical work in the 1950s and became a standardized tool in 1985, when Monica McGoldrick and Randy Gerson published the symbol system still in use today.
Hospice/Palliative Care Genogram Template A free and editable hospice genogram template mapping family structure, caregiving roles, and end-of-life dynamics for palliative and bereavement planning.
How to Analyze a Genogram: Step-by-Step Guide After reading a genogram, analyzing it is the next step; actually working through it to find what matters. These are 3 steps on analyzing a genogram.
How to Create a Sexual Genogram This guide walks through the process of building a sexual genogram, step by step.
How to Draw a Genogram (By Hand) You can draw a genogram by hand with a landscape page, three generation bands, standard symbols, and a clean pass of structural and emotional lines. Hand-drawing works well for class assignments and quick planning before you move into a digital tool. This guide shows the full paper workflow step by step.
How to Make a 3-Generation Genogram Learn how to make a 3 generation genogram step by step. Build grandparents, parents, and children into a single diagram and see what three generations reveal.
How to Make a Family Genogram A family genogram maps relationships, health history, and repeating family patterns across at least three generations. Use it when you need more than a family tree and want to see how conflict, closeness, illness, or roles repeat across the family. This guide walks through the full build from gathering information to reading the finished diagram.
How to Make a Genogram (Step-by-Step Guide) A guide to building a genogram from scratch; it includes how to lay out each generation and how much detail you need, with examples you can customize.
How to Make a Genogram for Social Work Learn how to make a genogram for social work step by step; from gathering family information to adding emotional relationship lines and relevant notes.
How to Make a Genogram in Canva You can make a genogram in Canva by placing shapes for each person, drawing manual relationship lines, and adding labels and a legend yourself. It works for simple family diagrams, but every symbol and connection has to be built by hand. This guide shows the full Canva workflow using a 3-generation genogram example.
How to Make a Genogram in Google Docs You can make a simple genogram in Google Docs by using the built-in Drawing tool to place shapes, draw lines, and add labels by generation. It works for basic family diagrams, but every symbol, line, and legend item has to be handled manually. This guide walks through the full Google Docs workflow step by step.
How to Make a Genogram in Word You can make a basic genogram in Microsoft Word with Shapes, lines, and text boxes arranged by generation. It works for simple family diagrams, but every relationship line, legend item, and layout adjustment has to be handled manually. This guide walks through the full Word workflow step by step.
How to Make a Genogram Online You can make a genogram online by building the family structure directly in EasyGenogram, then adding relationship, health, and note details before exporting or sharing it. This is the fastest way to create a clean, editable genogram for classwork, telehealth, or ongoing family records. This guide walks through the full process step by step.
How to Make a Medical Genogram A medical genogram maps conditions, causes of death, and age of onset across multiple generations so hereditary health patterns are visible in one diagram. The drawing process is the same as any genogram, but the content is medical: diagnoses, family history, timing, and what those patterns suggest once you step back and read the whole picture.
How to Read a Genogram: Step-by-Step Guide Before a genogram tells you anything, you have to know how to look at it. These are 6 steps on reading a genogram:
Immigration Genogram Symbol Here's what the immigration symbol looks like in EasyGenogram, how it differs from the multicultural connection, and how to add it.
Interpreting a Medical Genogram In a medical genogram, three patterns matter most: vertical transmission, skipped generations, and early-onset clustering. Together, they show whether a condition is likely hereditary.
Interpreting a Social Work Genogram Interpreting a social work genogram means moving from a completed diagram to an actual assessment conclusion. That happens by reading the family in a specific order; structure, relationships, roles, then patterns across generations.
Large Family Genogram Template A large family genogram template helps you map multiple sibling branches, cousin groups, and married-in relatives without collapsing the structure into something unreadable. Use it when a standard family template breaks down because the real family system is too wide and too connected for a simple three-household view.
Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Genogram Template A free and editable MFT genogram template mapping both partners' family-of-origin systems for couples assessment, and COAMFTE or CACREP coursework.
Military Social Work Genogram Template A free and editable military social work genogram template mapping multigenerational service history, PTSD markers, and family dynamics.
Multi-Branch Family Genogram Template A free and editable multi-branch family genogram template mapping multiple sibling branches across three generations.
Nuclear Family Genogram Template A free, editable and downloadable nuclear family genogram template with complete standard structural notation with a full symbol legend.
Nursing Genogram Template A free and editable nursing genogram template with health history markers for family nursing assessments, BSN and MSN coursework, and clinical use.
Occupational Therapy Genogram Template A free and editable occupational therapy genogram template mapping functional ability, caregiving dynamics, and health history.
Online Genogram Maker Build a genogram online with EasyGenogram, free and browser-based with no download required.
Online Genogram Template A free online genogram template; open, customize, and export directly in your browser with EasyGenogram. No download or installation required.
Pediatric Genogram Template A free and editable pediatric genogram template with the child as the primary person. Map household composition and parental health markers in EasyGenogram.
Printable Genogram Template A free and printable genogram template showing the full range of standard symbols in one diagram. Open in EasyGenogram to customize and export as PDF.
Psychology Genogram Template A free and editable psychology genogram template with intergenerational mental health markers and emotional overlays for clinical assessment and coursework.
Remarriage & Step-Family Genogram Template A free and editable remarriage and step-family genogram template mapping step-parent, step and half-siblings, and co-parenting arrangements across households.
Risk and Protective Factors in a Genogram A genogram can show two kinds of information about a family; what threatens their stability, and what supports it. Risk factors are the threats. Protective factors are the supports. Most families show both at once.
Same-Sex Parents Genogram Template A free and editable same-sex parents genogram template for mapping family relationships across households.
School Counseling Genogram Template A free and editable school counseling genogram template mapping a student's household, family structure, and important relationships.
Sexual Genogram Trace family patterns around sex, gender, and orientation across three or more generations. Move from assumption to understanding by mapping what was actually said, and left unsaid.
Sexual Genogram Example A sexual genogram example shows more than family structure. It shows how a family's messaging about sex, gender, and identity gets passed down, and where a client's current pattern actually comes from.
Sexual Genogram in Therapy See how a completed sexual genogram gets used once it's on the page. Learn when to introduce it, how to process it with a client, and how to pace it responsibly.
Sexual Genogram Symbols Sexual genogram symbols add gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual communication notation to the standard genogram symbol set. This page covers the full notation used specifically for building one.
Simple Genogram Example A simple genogram is the fastest way to show a family’s current structure and a few key relationship patterns without adding extra generations. It is the standard starting point for intake sessions, student assignments, and quick family overviews where the goal is to understand the present household first.
Simple Genogram Template A simple genogram template with one nuclear family unit. Open in EasyGenogram to customize and export in PNG or PDF.
Single Parent Family Genogram Template A free and editable single parent family genogram template mapping a solo caregiver household, absent parent, and extended support network.
Social Work Genogram A caseworker meeting a family for the first time needs a clear picture of who is in the household, which formal systems are involved, and what has repeated across generations. A social work genogram provides all three in one diagram.
Social Work Genogram Template A free social work genogram template for child welfare assessments, intake documentation, and placement planning. Open in EasyGenogram to customize and export.
Spiritual Genogram A spiritual genogram maps religious affiliation, devotion, and significant faith events across at least three generations, tracing how belief, doubt, and disconnection from faith move through a family over time.
Trauma Genogram A trauma genogram traces how a traumatic event in one generation shapes the responses, coping, and relationships of the generations that never directly experienced it.