Why Choose Empatia Dementia Coaching?
At Empatia, we offer affordable specialist support for people living with dementia and those who care for them — built on over 20 years of clinical & academic experience.
Our coaching combines a blend of dementia-specific & cognitive neuroscience education, coaching & counselling approaches with practical guidance to help you:
Understand the condition
Manage emotional & behavioural changes
Build resilience & prevent future crises
We offer in-home support across Northamptonshire & South Leicestershire.
Live elsewhere? Our online dementia coaching is just as effective — bringing expert help to you, wherever you are..
Meet Amy Kerti – Founder of Empatia Specialist Dementia Coaching
I'm Amy Kerti, a Dementia Specialist Nurse & Mental Health Nurse with over 20 years of experience across clinical care, academic research, education, & national service development. My work has always focused on improving life for people with dementia & their families.
As a Life Coach, I bring a unique blend of practical insight, advanced education & emotional support. I’ve led the development of four Admiral Nurse services — including a national service for young people with dementia at Imperial College London — & worked as a Consultant Nurse shaping dementia care, policy, & training across the UK.
With an additional BSc in Psychology & MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience, my approach is grounded in evidence & empathy.
I created Empatia to offer consistent, expert dementia support — helping families build the skills, resilience, & connection needed to face change with confidence.
Contributions to Dementia
Dementia Services
Young-onset dementia; examples of post-diagnostic support across London
Bupa maps out support for those with a recent diagnosis of dementia
Patients who ‘Walk With Purpose’: Developing clinical guidance
Social Care Online | Working 'beyond the walls' of dementia care homes
Press Articles
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Newly recruited Consultant Nurses aim to help the health board deliver gold-standard dementia care
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Consultant Dementia Nurses
North Wales Pioneer
New Betsi Cadwaladr recruits wanting to take dementia care to the next level are keen to hear from families
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
International Women's Day 2022 – Meet some of the inspirational women working for Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board
Dementia UK
The need for greater age-appropriate support
Dementia UK
Jolyon’s story: "My Admiral nurse made me realise that I needed to take care of my mental health"
Dementia UK
Steve’s philosophy on caring
Publications
Nuzum, E., Medeisyte, R., Desai, R., Tsipa, A., Fearn, C., Eshetu, A., ... & John, A. (2024). Dementia subtypes and suicidality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 105995.
Kerti, A (2024). Communication and Dementia. What You Really Want to Know About Working with Dementia: Real Issues and Expert Advice. London and Philadelphia. Jessica Kingsley. pp 63 to 76
Desai, R., Tsipa, A., Fearn, C., El Baou, C., Brotherhood, E. V., Charlesworth, G., ... & John, A. (2024). Suicide and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and risk factors. Ageing research reviews, 102445..
Salmoiraghi A, Kerti A. Is Attachment Theory the Answer to a Complex Healthcare System? BJPsych Open. 2022 Jun 20;8(Suppl 1):S111–2. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.337. PMCID: PMC9378023.