Family mapping is a systematic assessment technique used in counseling and family therapy to understand the structure, relationships, interaction patterns, and emotional dynamics within a family. It provides a visual representation of family members, their connections, roles, boundaries, and significant life events. Family mapping helps therapists identify patterns that influence individual behavior and family functioning. It is widely associated with structural family therapy, Bowen family systems theory, and other systemic approaches because it emphasizes the family as an interconnected system rather than focusing only on an individual. The family mapping process begins with collecting detailed information about the family. The counselor gathers data regarding family composition, age, gender, marital status, occupations, living arrangements, and significant relationships. Information about extended family members, such as grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins, may also be included when relevant. The therapist then organizes this information into a visual map using standardized symbols and connecting lines. One of the common forms of family mapping is the genogram, which traces family relationships across at least three generations. It records marriages, divorces, deaths,