Genetic counselors work in a wide range of places including academic medical centers, laboratories, doctor’s offices, maternal fetal medicine and OB/Gyn offices, genetic testing labs, support groups, cancer centers, pharmaceutical companies, the National Institutes of Health, clinical research facilities, and their own private practices. To find a genetic counselor who specializes in a specific area of genetic counseling, use the NSGC find a genetic counselor webpage.
If there is not a genetic counselor in your specific area of the country, you can discuss telemedicine options with the closest genetic counselor to you. In addition, there are companies that specialize in virtual or phone telemedicine genetic counseling that can genetic counsel patients any location. Examples of these companies or programs include: Genetic Counseling Services
InformedDNA, and Invitae’s Genetics Provider Network. In addition, some laboratories such as JScreen, Integrated Genetics, and Counsyl offer virtual genetic counseling either before testing, after testing, or both before and after testing for people who are tested through their program.
For healthcare professionals interested in consulting with a genetic counselor virtually about genetic or genomic test results there are addition options such as Genopheno.
