Genogram template
The symbols and steps for drawing your own family tree — the groundwork for a session.
What it’s for
So that you arrive at the session with a draft rather than a blank page. The drawing itself often already shows a great deal.
How we draw it
- Men are squares, women circles. You are marked with a double line.
- A horizontal line between two people means a partnership; two strokes across it mean a divorce.
- Vertical lines downwards are children, oldest on the left.
- Beside each, write the name, year of birth and, where relevant, the year of death.
- Draw three generations: you, your parents, your grandparents.
- Finally mark the quality of relationships: a double line = close, a wavy one = conflictual, a broken one = contact cut off.
What to bring
What you know, and what you don’t. The empty places in the tree are often more telling than the filled ones.
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See also
Expectations table
Each partner writes down their expectations about roles, money and time — then you compare them.
Map of your triggers
An inventory of the situations that throw you, together with early signs and what helps.
Telling a child about a separation
What you say, how, and what you don't — prepared in advance and agreed between the parents.
