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Sarah Lindqvist
MS, CGC · Genetic Counselor
Seattle, Washington · 10 years in practice
About
Neurogenetics counseling and family risk
Sarah Lindqvist earned her MS in genetic counseling from the University of Minnesota and is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She spent six years in a hospital neurogenetics clinic before founding a telehealth practice licensed across eleven states.
Her specialty is the conversation that happens before and after a result: what the number means, what it does not mean, who in the family it implicates, and what insurance to secure first.
She has counseled more than 1,400 clients through APOE and autosomal dominant dementia testing and maintains a structured disclosure protocol adapted from the REVEAL study.
Specialties
Approach
A three-phase model, so you know what happens at each stage and what you leave with.
01
Assessment
A pre-test session mapping a three-generation pedigree, clarifying what decision the result would inform, and reviewing insurance implications under GINA.
02
Strategy
Selection of the narrowest test that answers the question, with informed consent covering secondary findings and the option not to know.
03
Execution
Structured disclosure, a written family letter clients can share with relatives, and referral into the network for clinical follow-through.
What clients say
I almost ordered a dementia panel online. Sarah walked me through what a positive would mean for my kids and my long-term care policy. I tested six months later, on purpose, prepared.
She wrote a letter I could send my siblings so I didn't have to have that conversation four separate times.
Credentials & Affiliations
American Board of Genetic Counseling
National Society of Genetic Counselors
NSGC Neurogenetics SIG