在大洋洲，遗传咨询师是与临床遗传学家或其他医学专家合作的专职医疗保健专业人员，通常是跨学科团队的一部分，该团队可能包括其他专职医疗保健专业人员和/或科学家。遗传咨询是一个沟通过程，旨在帮助个人，夫妇和家庭了解并适应遗传对健康状况的影响。
In Australasia, genetic counsellors are allied health professionals who work in partnership with clinical geneticists or other medical specialists, often as part of a multidisciplinary team that may include other allied health professionals and/or scientists. Genetic counselling is a communication process that aims to help individuals, couples and families understand and adapt to the implications of a genetic contribution to a health condition. The role of a genetic counsellor includes provision of risk information to individuals/families, education about a genetic condition to individuals/families/health professionals, counselling to individuals/families to promote informed health care decision making and psychosocial support to individuals/families who have a history of a genetic condition. The Master of Genetic Counselling is a professionally accredited coursework degree, completed full time over two years. Teaching staff are primarily practicing genetic counsellors, scientists and clinicians within the field of clinical genetics health care and research. Community support groups and individuals/families with personal/family experience of genetics also provide expertise to the teaching and placements in the course.