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This strategy has been used in contemporary grief counseling, but it may also be beneficial in the genetic counseling scenario. The diagnosis of a rare genetic disorder often has considerable psychosocial impact as patients and families describe feelings of isolation and hopelessness. Negative experiences with healthcare providers often reinforce these feelings. Genetic counselors continue to provide education and psychosocial support to patients and families with rare genetic disorders, and meaning\u2010making strategies may provide a framework for which to help patients and families adapt to these challenging diagnoses. In this paper I explore the background of meaning\u2010making counseling strategy and describe an experience in which it was used for counseling a family with a child with Mowat\u2010Wilson syndrome. I show how a meaning\u2010making framework can help families explore and construct meaning from their experiences and encourage positive adaptation. 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