Genetics-Informed Therapist Directory

Find a therapist who understands the emotional impact of genetic experiences

Finding the right therapist can feel especially important when you are navigating a genetic diagnosis, loss, family illness, fertility decisions, pregnancy after loss, or the emotional impact of inherited conditions.

The Saiyna Therapy Directory is being developed to connect individuals, couples, and families with therapists who have completed genetics-informed training and are committed to working with care, curiosity, and relational depth.

Genetic testing, inherited conditions, reproductive decisions, diagnosis, risk, uncertainty, grief, and family history can all shape emotional well-being. This directory helps you to find therapists who can hold both the psychological and relational complexities that often accompany genetic and medical experiences, with warmth, sensitivity, and compassion.

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Learn about Genetics-Informed Therapy

What is genetics-informed therapy?

Genetics-informed therapy is not genetic counselling.

It is an understanding of how genetic experiences can impact clients emotionally, relationally, and psychologically, and the added layers that may be present in the therapy room, including uncertainty, grief, family relationships, identity, caregiving, reproductive decisions, and inherited risk.

This may include:

Genetic testing anxiety
Huntington’s disease or other inherited conditions
Living with genetic risk
Reproductive decisions, IVF, PGT, or pregnancy after diagnosis
Grief, anticipatory loss, or ambiguous loss
Family communication and secrecy
Identity, belonging, disability, culture, and intergenerational experiences

A genetics-informed therapist understands that genetic experiences often affect more than one person. They impact families, relationships, futures, and the stories we carry.

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A culturally attuned and anti-oppressive approach

Genetic experiences do not happen in isolation.They are shaped by culture, family systems, disability, race, migration, gender, class, faith, medical systems, and access to care. Therapists listed in this directory are encouraged to work with cultural humility, anti-oppressive awareness, and respect for each client’s unique identity and lived experience.

Uruj Anjum

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Special Interests: Genetic risk, Huntington's Disease, reproductive choices & grief.

Professional Registration: MBACP (Accred), MSc

Uruj (she/her) has over 14 years of experience supporting individuals and couples through NHS clinical genetics, psychotherapy and emotional wellbeing. Her background in both clinical genetics and psychotherapy allows her to support clients navigating relationships, identity, grief, uncertainty, and life’s more complex experiences.

She has a special interest in genetic diagnoses, including Huntington’s disease, pregnancy and motherhood, and family relationships.

Alongside private practice, Uruj works with , supporting families of children with complex medical and genetic conditions, and with , offering counselling to mothers from Black and Global Majority communities.

Uruj also teaches and supports other therapists through her work as a CPCAB tutor and clinical supervisor, and regularly speaks at conferences, workshops, podcasts, and professional events across the UK.

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Donna-Maria Dodson

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Special Interests: Genetic risk, Huntington's Disease, & grief.

Professional Registration: MBACP, RGN

Donna is an experienced counsellor and former nurse who offers a warm, supportive space where clients can talk openly and feel heard without judgment.

She has a special interest in grief and loss, including bereavement, relationship endings, and the uncertainty that can come when someone you love is living with a long-term or life-limiting condition. Donna also supports individuals navigating the emotional impact of ongoing health conditions and caring responsibilities.

Alongside her counselling work, Donna has completed additional training in genetics-informed therapy, including the emotional impact of genetic conditions and Huntington’s disease. Her background in nursing gives her a deep understanding of how physical health and emotional wellbeing can affect one another. Donna works gently and compassionately, helping clients feel supported through difficult and uncertain times.

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Trudie Johnston

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Special Interests: Huntington's Disease, bereavement & grief.

Professional Registration: MBACP, MNCPS (Accred.)

Trudie is an experienced counsellor based on the Isle of Wight who offers a calm, supportive space for clients to talk openly about difficult experiences and emotions.

She has particular experience supporting people through grief, bereavement, life-changing diagnoses, and major life transitions. Alongside her counselling work, Trudie has completed additional training in genetics-informed therapy, including the emotional impact of genetic conditions and Huntington’s disease.

Her experience working within a hospice setting has given her a deep understanding of the emotional impact that illness, uncertainty, caregiving, and loss can have on individuals and families.

Trudie understands that it can sometimes feel hard to talk to friends or family about painful experiences, especially when you are trying to protect others or feel misunderstood. She offers a thoughtful and compassionate space where you can explore what you are carrying.

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Important note: Therapists listed here are independent practitioners. Saiyna Therapy provides training in genetics-informed practice, but each therapist is responsible for their own clinical work, insurance, professional registration, safeguarding, fees, availability, and ethical practice. Please contact therapists directly to ask about their approach, experience, fees, and suitability.

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The Saiyna Therapy Therapist Directory is currently in development.If you are a counsellor, psychotherapist, or clinical supervisor interested in becoming part of the directory through future certification and training pathways, you can join the waitlist below. If you are a client seeking support, you are warmly invited to explore the current therapy services offered through Saiyna Therapy.

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