Courses & Workshops
Living with dementia — whether as an individual, a family member, or a care provider — can feel overwhelming at times. My workshops and training sessions are designed to make things clearer, calmer, and more manageable.
Each session is interactive, practical, and rooted in lived experience. Whether you want to understand more about dementia, improve the way your care team works, or simply make visits with your loved one more meaningful, there’s a workshop for you.
Sessions can be delivered in care homes, community spaces, or online. All include resources to take away, so the learning and support continues afterwards.
Practical, engaging workshops and training to support care providers, families, and people living with dementia. All sessions are designed to build confidence, share practical strategies, and place lived experience at the heart.
Recent Diagnosis Workshop
Moving Forward with Hope
A supportive 2-hour group for people recently diagnosed with dementia and their supporter. Together we explore practical strategies, share experiences, and build confidence to live well with dementia as a long-term condition.
Occupational Therapy-Led Home Based Memory Rehabilitation
Practical Memory Strategies at Home
This one-to-one programme supports people to manage memory challenges in everyday life. Tailored sessions focus on practical strategies to improve independence and wellbeing, with a follow-up after 3 months.
Making Sense Together Programme
Shared Activities, Shared Understanding
For people living with dementia and their partner, family member, or friend. This 6-week programme explores daily life, sleep and relaxation, the senses, and relationships — building understanding and joy through meaningful shared activities.
Staff Training: Learning from Living with Dementia (One Day Course)
Hear directly from people living with dementia - and transform how you support them
This immersive one-day training offers care providers the opportunity to go beyond theory and policy - and listen deeply to the real experiences of people living with dementia.
Co-designed and co-delivered with people who have a diagnosis, this course blends lived experience, evidence-informed practice, and reflective learning. It helps teams develop confidence, empathy, and practical tools needed to truly deliver person-centred care.
Who is this course for?
Care Teams
Domicilliary care providers
Community and voluntary sector staff
Health and social care professionals
Church groups and dementia-friendly communities
“Eye-opening. Hearing directly from people with dementia made us stop, think and change how we work. ”
What you’ll learn:
How dementia feels - from the inside
What helps (and what doesn’t) when communicating and supporting someone
How to recognise and respond to unmet needs
Ways to promote autonomy, calm and wellbeing
How to work alongside families with clarity and compassion
What makes this different:
Real voices: Direct input from people living with dementia
Reflective: Space for honest, meaningful discussion
Practical: Tools and takeaways you can use straight away
Flexible: Delivered on-site or online, tailored to your team
Course Details:
Duration: One full day (approximately 9.15am - 4.15pm)
Format: In-person or virtual delivery
Group size: Ideal for teams of 6-12
Includes: Handouts, action planning tools, and certificate of participation
Bringing Meaningful Activity Into Everyday Care
Activity isn’t “extra” — it’s central to good care. This workshop supports staff and managers to embed meaningful activity into daily routines, improving wellbeing, reducing stress, and creating a positive culture of care.
Learn how to:
Make every interaction count.
Use residents’ interests and life stories to shape daily routines.
Build staff confidence and creativity in activity planning.
Involve residents, families, and staff in co-creating a programme of activities.
Relatives’ Information Sessions in Care Homes
Families play a vital role in helping their loved one settle and thrive in a care home. By offering dedicated workshops, you can support relatives through the transition, reduce anxiety, and build stronger partnerships between families and your care team.
Commissioning these sessions for your care home means:
Relatives feel welcomed, informed, and supported.
Staff benefit from more positive, collaborative relationships with families.
Families gain practical strategies to make visits calmer and more meaningful.
Your care home is recognised for going the extra mile to provide holistic, person-centred care.
Supporting Your Loved One’s Move to a Care Home
Gentle Guidance for a Big Transition
This 1.5–2 hour session helps relatives prepare for — or adjust to — a loved one’s move into a care home. Together, we explore how to:
Ease the emotional transition for both relatives and residents.
Personalise living spaces with familiar items.
Strengthen visits and create meaningful connections.
Work with care staff in a positive, collaborative way.
Look after one’s own wellbeing during this change.
Enjoying Your Visits: Enhancing Time Together
Making Visits Meaningful
Visits are precious — but they can also feel challenging. This practical session helps relatives adapt so visits remain positive for everyone. Together, we’ll:
Explore changes in dementia and how they affect communication and connection.
Share techniques to make visits more engaging and less stressful.
Find simple activities that reflect each person’s interests.
Encourage meaningful conversation and moments of joy.
Confident Volunteering: Supporting People with Dementia
Volunteers are often at the heart of community support for people living with dementia — but they need the right tools and confidence to flourish in their role.
This session is designed for charities, community groups, carers centres, and statutory services who want to:
Equip volunteers with a strong foundation in dementia awareness.
Build confidence in communication and connection.
Ensure volunteers feel supported and valued in their role.
Strengthen the quality and impact of befriending and volunteering programmes.
By commissioning this workshop, you’ll be investing in your volunteers’ wellbeing and effectiveness — creating better outcomes both for them and for the people they support.
Caring for someone with dementia can be deeply rewarding - but it is also tiring, emotional, and often overwhelming. Carers frequently tell me they want practical strategies, reassurance, and space to feel supported themselves.
That’s where these workshops come in. As an Occupational Therapist with nearly two decades’ experience, I deliver engaging, down-to-earth sessions that combine practical tips, gentle reassurance, and real-world strategies carers can use straight away.
By commissioning these workshops, your centre or group can:
Offer carers immediate, tangible tools to make daily life easier.
Provide space to share and reflect in a safe, supportive environment.
Strengthen carers’ confidence, resilience, and wellbeing.
Show carers they are not alone — and that their role is recognised and valued.
For Carers Centres & Carer Support Groups
Are you supporting someone who has recently received a diagnosis of dementia?
This session will give you practical tools to navigate the early stages with confidence. Together we will:
Explore some of the changes dementia can bring.
Share strategies to adapt daily routines without losing what matters most.
Discover ways to maintain connection and make your time together more positive.
Supporting Someone Newly Diagnosed
Supporting Someone in the Later Stages
As dementia progresses, caring can become more complex. This session offers tips and gentle strategies to make everyday life feel calmer and more manageable. Together we will:
Explore ways to reduce stress and create a sense of calm at home.
Find simple, meaningful activities that enhance your loved one’s wellbeing.
Discuss self-care approaches to protect your own health and resilience.
You’ll leave with renewed confidence, practical ideas, and a sense that you are not alone on this journey.
Training Designed Around Your Needs
Every organisation is different — which is why I offer bespoke training and consultancy to meet your specific goals. Whether you’re a care home group, home care agency, community provider, or commissioner, I’ll work with you to design sessions that are practical, engaging, and grounded in lived experience.
With many years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist and Consultant, I bring expertise in:
Dementia care across community, hospital, and care home settings.
Embedding meaningful activity and person-centred care in daily routines.
Supporting staff teams to improve confidence, skills, and wellbeing.
Translating research and policy into everyday practice.
Popular bespoke offers include:
Training modules shaped around your service priorities.
Project support to co-design resources, toolkits, or service improvements.
Specialist input into service development, quality improvement, and innovation.
Consultancy on integrating lived experience into your projects or training.
Impact you can expect:
Staff who feel more confident and capable in delivering person-centred care.
Practical strategies that make a real difference day to day.
Organisational culture shifts that value wellbeing, dignity, and independence.
Let’s Create Learning That Lasts
Whether you’re a care provider, family member, or someone living with dementia, these workshops are designed to support you with practical strategies and meaningful insights. Every session is shaped by real experience and delivered with warmth.