Etta D'Orazio

Etta D'Orazio is a skilled genetic counselor currently employed at Kaiser Permanente since September 2022, with a robust background in mental health services as a Shift Supervisor at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services since June 2018. In this role, Etta oversees a team of over 10 volunteer and bilingual counselors in a crisis center, providing training, support, and debriefing sessions to enhance their effectiveness. Earlier experience includes serving as a Follow-Up Counselor at Didi Hirsch, where Etta conducted crisis phone counseling for patients in need of emotional support. Additional experience includes roles such as a Genetic Counseling Assistant at UCI Health, where Etta coordinated genetic testing and wrote correspondence for families, and an internship at Cedars-Sinai, shadowing genetic counselors in a cancer genetics setting. Educational achievements include a Master of Science in Genetic Counseling from UC Irvine School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from UCLA.