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Client-Centered Genogram: Alex's Blended Family

Type GenogramStandard McGoldrick, Gerson & Petry (2020)Engine schematex-genogramUpdated 6/1/2026
Client-Centered Genogram: Alex's Blended Family
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The scenario

Alex, age 18, struggles with loyalty conflicts between his divorced parents, John and Lisa, and adapting to his stepmother Sarah and half-sister Emma in his father's new household.

What is in this drawing

Read the decisions behind it.

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Depicting both parental households to show dual belonging.

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Including half-sibling to highlight changed family structure.

03

Using index attribute to focus on Alex's perspective.

Useful for therapists working with children of divorce to map attachment networks and intervention points.

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