This article describes a case study reflecting how practitioners could apply a solution-focused approach in dementia counselling, particularly when people develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or young-onset dementia whilst still working. The work we report here was undertaken as part of an international multi-disciplinary project, ‘Dementia or mild cognitive impairment: @ Work in Progress’. It is also part of the Finnish project ‘Working Life and Memory Impairment – Mental Wellbeing, Legal Security and Occupational Capacity of People with Early Onset Dementia’ (WoLMI)’.  These projects aim to increase knowledge about situations when individuals develop MCI or young-onset dementia while still working, including finding ways to support and improve their mental well-being and legal security. Specifically, we seek to reach the appropriate working life practices, support services and ways to promote autonomy, occupational capacity, and agency of a person with MCI or young-onset dementia.  In our efforts, we implemented a solution-focused approach. According to the case study, a solution-focused approach is applicable in counselling, aiming to find individual solutions, strengths, and resources in a changed life situation. We adapted it to explore how it might help people with MCI or young-onset dementia process their situation and recognise their strengths and opportunities. In this frame, we conducted one coaching process with four meetings, audiotaped and transcribed for further analysis.