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In supervision, by identifying isomorphisms or structural similarities between the clinical situation and the therapist’s history, the authors support the training process of the therapist (beginner, in training, or expert) to lead them toward the integration of a more coherent attitude. They take a step-by-step approach to indirect supervision, focusing in particular on the connection to buried emotions and access to new elements of the therapist’s family history. This connection work enables the therapist to delve deeper into biographical research and, thanks to a coherent narrative of the family of origin’s history, to gain access to a more solid professional identity directly linked to a sense of group belonging. This new knowledge (like a family map) is useful for tackling previously overlooked issues. Using clinical illustrations, the authors show that Chouhy’s model offers ways of avoiding being overwhelmed by the emotions that the therapeutic system brings to light or amplifies regarding the therapist’s family history. It allows for a modification of the therapist’s representations of their own history and, in so doing, gives a renewed reflection on clinical practice and on the therapist’s institutional role.