I had to work with a genetic counselor before my doctor would allow me to order a specific exam. The interaction was not very useful. They charged $450. My insurance did not cover it. They only met remotely via Skype. They read the exact material that was available to me through google.
They were more about ethics counseling than interpretation of results at all.
This person was not a very helpful consultant, but a layer of bureaucracy. I would have loved someone to help me interpret results. In my case it was someone who I said “I want this exact test on this exact gene.” And they said “Are you sure, if you know here’s what it can mean.” And I said “Yes” so the lab ran the test and gave me my results.
They were more about ethics counseling than interpretation of results at all.
This person was not a very helpful consultant, but a layer of bureaucracy. I would have loved someone to help me interpret results. In my case it was someone who I said “I want this exact test on this exact gene.” And they said “Are you sure, if you know here’s what it can mean.” And I said “Yes” so the lab ran the test and gave me my results.