The use of a decision‐based forgiveness intervention within intergenerational family therapy

The intervention presented here links intergenerational theory and therapy with a step‐by‐step forgiveness strategy. Forgiveness is defined from a cognitive perspective so that it can be applied within a family‐of‐origin session. In practice, the forgiveness strategy has been effective in breaking dysfunctional patterns from the past that have been carried into the new family. Long‐term effects of forgiveness are analysed through a case study that includes a six‐year follow‐up of a family‐of‐origin forgiveness intervention.