Transgenerational Therapy & Psychogenealogy
Healing begins when we understand the stories of our origins.
Psychogenealogy and Transgenerational Therapy address the invisible threads that connect us to our family of origin. Both approaches help find answers to questions deeply rooted in family history—raising awareness of how they affect our lives today. We adopt not only physical traits or behavioral patterns, but also unconscious beliefs, feelings of guilt, fears, or loyalties toward our ancestors.
These “emotional legacies” influence our daily lives—our relationships, our health, our careers, our self-image. Like ingredients in a large soup pot, the experiences of several generations blend within us—often without our conscious recognition.
How can Psychogenealogy & Transgenerational Therapy help?
By becoming aware of traditional patterns and familial influences, we gain deeper insights into our own behavior and emotional reactions. Working together, we discover:
What am I unconsciously carrying for others?
What truly belongs to me?
What burdens am I allowed to let go of?
Dieser Prozess kann befreiend, klärend und heilend sein. Er ermöglicht Versöhnung mit der eigenen Geschichte – und damit neue, selbstbestimmte Wege im Hier und Jetzt.
Clarity about family patterns
Therapy helps you identify and understand recurring behaviors and beliefs in your family.
Heilung von emotionalen Wunden
By becoming aware of family burdens, you can address and heal unresolved emotional issues.
Strengthening one’s own identity
You learn to free yourself from the negative influences of your ancestors and to strengthen your own identity.
Better relationships
Therapy promotes a deeper understanding of family dynamics, which can lead to healthier and more authentic relationships.
How does Psychogenealogy and Transgenerational Therapy work?
Becoming aware of patterns
In our collaborative work, we learn how our personalities have been shaped by the beliefs, behaviors, and unspoken mandates of our family system. In order to fit in, we often unconsciously assume roles, deny our own needs, or repeat certain patterns—even when they harm us. Becoming aware of these dynamics is a first step toward change.
Transgenerational phenomena
Psychogenealogy and transgenerational therapy reveal how profound familial influences can be. Issues such as the anniversary syndrome, invisible loyalties, unfinished business, family secrets, the “surrogate child,” or migration experiences are examples of such entanglements that are passed down through generations – often silently, but with profound impact.
Genosociogram
A central tool in Psychogenealogical work is the Genosociogram developed by Anne Ancelin Schützenberger – an expanded family tree that visualizes important life events, family losses, patterns, and repetitions. It helps to recognize and bring into consciousness nonverbal messages, repressed memories, and unconscious connections.
Transgenerational map
The transgenerational map is a unique method/ tool I developed and designed, for exploration and support. The map helps to visualize familial connections and emotional inheritances. Similar to a real-life map, it reveals the “paths” taken within the family and the unconscious patterns that influence us.
This visual tool helps us identify familial entanglements, loyalties, and life’s missions. It creates clarity about the stories that have shaped us and opens up new perspectives for change.
The benefits of Transgenerational Therapy & Psychogenealogy
Expanded perspective:
You recognize that you belong to a larger family system than just your family of origin. Psychogenealogy helps you understand the deep-rooted connections and influences of your ancestors and become aware of their influence on your life.
New perspectives:
Challenges are viewed from a transgenerational perspective, leading to new approaches to solutions. You begin to recognize the familial patterns that unconsciously guide you and develop new strategies for action.
Understanding Family Dynamics:
You’ll observe how family members interact with each other and how the system functions. You’ll discover which beliefs belong to whom and recognize the historical contexts that keep members trapped in unwanted situations.
Discovering Resources:
Family history often conceals valuable resources and resilience that have ensured the survival of the line. Psychogenealogy helps you uncover untapped potential that can help you emerge stronger in difficult times.
New Roles and Beliefs:
You’ll learn to embrace new roles and adapt beliefs that contribute to a more fulfilling life. Psychogenealogy and Transgenerational Therapy enable you to release old, blocking patterns and create space for healthy personal development.
Working with Transferences:
Using Psychodrama techniques, you will work with unresolved issues, grief, and loss. You will transform these into a new, healing experience and release familial burdens that have been passed down through generations.
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If you’d like to learn more about Transgenerational Therapy and Psychogenealogy and their application, please contact me. Together, we’ll work to understand and accept your family’s heritage—both its challenges and its resources—and thus find a path to a more fulfilling life.
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