Hear our conversation on the pod! S2E10 – Dementia Coaching vs. Skilled Therapy: How to Involve the Right Professionals for Your Family

Lizette is on a mission to help Christian spouses and adult children of people with dementia navigate their journey by decreasing caregiver stress. Using Biblical principles, evidence-based solutions to dementia caregiving and addressing caregiver stress through weekly tracking, Think Different Dementia (TDD) shows caregivers how, and where, to decrease their stress and reduce their risk for burnout and redeem your time.

We believe that dementia coaching is the most effective way to help caregivers decrease their stress by anticipating and managing the inevitable dementia related changes. We know that time is the one resource that cannot be regained, and we help families redeem their time. As a pastor’s wife, Lizette is uniquely qualified to answer dementia caregiving challenges from a Biblical perspective.

Lizette has almost 30 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist in a variety of settings, the latest being in the home health environment. Among her many accomplishments, she served on the South Carolina Occupational Therapy Association’s Board of Directors from 2008-
2014. She enjoys teaching on the topic of dementia. You can tune into the podcast “Dementia Caregiving for Families” to learn more.

“Think Different” Dementia’s owner, Lizette Cloete, OTR/L graduated as an Occupational Therapist from the University of Pretoria in South Africa in 1992. She and her husband emigrated to the USA in 1993, and currently reside in South Carolina. They have 2 daughters and one son-in-love, 2 cats, one dog and many chickens.