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Olthuis3 􀀁, Odette N. Gould4 􀀁 , Sheila A. Boamah5 􀀁, Rose McCloskey6 􀀁, Makayla Lanteigne7, Emma R. Giberson3, Katelyn Caverhill 1, Karrie Pickford 1, Chandra MacBean2, and Sharon Kaasalainen5 􀀁  \nAbstract  \nWe evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effect of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) telecounselling program offered by a non-profit organization for care partners of persons with dementia (PWD) in a bilingual rural province. Thirty participants enrolled and one withdrew. Intervention group participants (n = 14) received 6–8 individual counselling sessions via telephone, videoconference, or text. Control group participants (n = 15) received two general support telephone calls from Alzheimer Society staff. Results indicated limited recruitment and adherence (completion) feasibility, although acceptability and usability were high. Significant within-group reductions in anxiety and stress symptoms (DASS-21) and burden (ZBI-12) in the intervention group were demonstrated, although the groups were not significantly different post-intervention. ACT tele-counselling may increase care partner access to mental health services, improve symptoms, and alleviate strain on Alzheimer Society staff, though a larger trial is needed with a longer duration, multiple ACT therapists, and additional recruitment efforts. Protocol registered at [https://clinicaltrials.gov/](https://clinicaltrials.gov/)[ ](https://clinicaltrials.gov/)study/NCT05385458 .  \nKeywords  \naccess to care, caregiving, dementia, feasibility, mental health, psychotherapy, randomized control trial  \nWhat this paper adds  \n• A tailored ACT tele-counselling (phone modality) intervention demonstrates acceptability and preliminary efficacy at reducing anxiety, stress, and burden among Anglophone and Francophone care partners of persons with dementia.  \n• Tele-counselling at no cost increases access for care partners of persons with dementia in rural areas.  \n• Feasibility is limited by short study timelines (12 months or less) and lack of staff in minority-language, remote communities, and single-therapist availability.  \nApplications of study findings  \n• Therapists working with care partners should consider offering ACT remotely to increase service availability.  \n• Having a structured, therapist-led program within care partner organizations may increase accessibility for care partners and reduce emotional strain on staff.  \n• Future studies should include multiple ACT-trained therapists and extend study timelines to 2–3 years and ensure staff are embedded in local communities to promote recruitment and enable program completion.  \nIntroduction  \nThere is a critical need for effective and accessible mental health services for care partners of persons living with dementia (PWD) . Healthcare systems worldwide continue to rely heavily on family/friend care partners to provide unpaid care, although up to 75% of care partners  \nexperience depression or anxiety, and 44% experience distress related to caregiving (Omranifard et al., 2018) . Unfortunately, barriers can make accessing mental health services difficult for care partners, particularly in rural and minority-language communities. Policymakers in Canada are calling on researchers and clinicians to leverage technology to improve equitable access to mental health  \nservices within urban and rural areas. 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