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Llumus offers specialist palliative and bereavement psychotherapy to individuals, families, and aged care organisations — in clinic, by telehealth, or in residence.

For those navigating grief, loss, and the
end of life

Why Llumus?

Grief takes many forms. It arrives when a diagnosis changes everything, or in the long months of watching someone you love decline. It surfaces in the shift from carer to visitor, in the weeks after a death, and in the life that has to be rebuilt afterwards.

Llumus was established to meet people at every point in this arc — whatever form their grief takes, and wherever they are. We offer specialist psychotherapy that attends to what is present in the person, the family, and the room: not only to what can be named, but to what is being carried.

"Even when words fade, presence can still speak."

— Olivia Andrews, Llumus Care

Areas of support

How Llumus Care can help

Llumus works across three settings. Each offers clinically specialist support — not scripted programmes, but genuine therapeutic presence.

  • Individuals & Families

    Individuals & Families

    One-to-one psychotherapy for adults of any age navigating grief, anticipatory grief, bereavement, or the approach of their own death.

    In clinic (Sydney) · Telehealth (Australia-wide)

  • Palliative & Hospital Settings

    Palliative & Hospital Settings

    For people receiving palliative care in hospital or hospice, and for their families — at any stage of a life-limiting illness.

    In residence · Sydney palliative units & wards

  • Residential Aged Care

    Residential Aged Care

    Specialist psychosocial support for aged care providers and residents — embedded across the full arc of the residential journey.

    On-site partnerships · Sydney providers

Resources

  • Why Families Grieve: When a Parent Moves into Aged Care

  • What the New Aged Care Act Means for Mental Health Support in Residential Care

  • The Grief of Dementia: Losing Someone While They're Still Here

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No referral needed — you can contact Llumus directly. Whether you are reaching out for yourself, a family member, or to discuss a professional referral, We will respond to all enquiries personally.

  • Grief counselling is typically structured and time-limited. Psychotherapy is a deeper clinical process — attending to the full complexity of experience, including accumulated grief, trauma, and identity. Llumus offers counselling and psychotherapy.

  • Llumus is a private practice. Psychotherapy is not covered under Medicare's Better Access scheme, but may be covered by some private health insurance extras. Please ask when you get in touch.

  • If grief, loss, or end of life is present in your life — in any form — you are welcome here. There is no threshold to meet and no level of distress you need to reach first. An initial conversation carries no obligation.

  • There is no fixed duration. Some people come for a small number of sessions; others work with Llumus over a longer period. Pace and duration are reviewed together throughout.

  • Sessions are available in clinic (Sydney), by telehealth across Australia, and in residence at palliative units and aged care facilities in Sydney. Telehealth is conducted via a secure video platform.

Unsure where to start?

A first conversation can help clarify what kind of support may be useful.