Family & Relationships

Your parent has dementia — and it's breaking you.

Talk privately to an experienced dementia-care professional — for the practical help and honest reassurance no leaflet can give you.

One-hour session · $120–250

Why reading about it only gets you so far

Caring for a parent with dementia is a grief that arrives in slow motion — the guilt, the exhaustion, the person you love slipping away while everyone tells you how well you're coping.

The clinical information is everywhere; what's missing is someone who understands the day-to-day in practice — the repeated questions, the wandering, the impossible calls about driving, safety and care.

A private hour with an experienced professional who works in this space gives you practical help that fits your situation, and the quiet relief of talking to someone who genuinely understands — without the platitudes.

What a conversation gives you

Who you’d speak with

Real, relevant professional experience — not a generic coach pitch.

Common questions

Is this medical advice?

No — it's professional guidance and support. For diagnosis, medication and care planning, your parent's GP and specialists lead, and Dementia Australia (1800 100 500) is a free expert resource. This is the human help alongside all that.

I feel guilty all the time — is that normal?

Completely, and hearing it from a professional who works with carers every day lands differently than reading it. Guilt is one of the most common and least-talked-about parts of caring — you're not failing.

Is it confidential?

Entirely. It's a private one-to-one — a place to be honest about how hard it is without worrying about how it sounds to family.

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