心理治疗模式遗传咨询的工作重点及基本程序均有别于以往的遗传咨询模式。在这一模式中, 工作重点不再是单纯解决咨询者所遇到的生理问题, 而是要同时解决其所遇到的心理问题。其中由卡尔·罗杰斯提出的“以当事人为中心的疗法”在这一模式的咨询工作中占有重要的地位。由于工作重点由解决生理问题转移到心理问题, 心理治疗模式遗传咨询的工作程序亦需作相应的调整。这些程序大致可分为7个阶段: (1)首次接触; (2)相互介绍; (3)对咨询议程达成共识; (4)采集家族史; (5)告知并解释医学及遗传学信息; (6)结束咨询; (7)咨询后工作。

The emphases and basic procedures of genetic counseling are all different with those in old models. In the psychotherapeutic model, genetic counseling will not only focus on counselees’ genetic disorders and birth defects, but also their psychological problems. “Client-centered therapy” termed by Carl Rogers plays an important role in genetic counseling process. The basic procedures of psychotherapeutic model of genetic counseling include 7 steps: initial contact, introduction, agendas, inquiry of family history, presenting information, closing the session and follow-up.