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Welcome
Welcome to Rainbow Muse Collective, a constellation of radically affirming therapy practices, united in purpose and diverse in form.
Rainbow Muse Collective is a community of independent therapy practitioners who work within a shared ecosystem of care, values, and accountability. Each therapist runs their own practice, with their own areas of focus, ways of working, and professional boundaries. What connects us is a shared commitment to radical care, embodied practice, neurodivergent affirmation, decolonial approaches to wellbeing, and deep respect for lived experience.
Rainbow Muse has evolved from a clinic into a collective.
There is no central intake or triage system. Instead, we prioritise choice, transparency, and relational connection. You are supported to find a therapist whose approach feels right for you and to make contact directly. Each practitioner has their own page, where you can learn about their approach, view their availability, and find their contact details. You can see who is currently accepting new clients, reach out to them directly, and, where applicable, join their waitlist. This structure allows each practitioner to work ethically and sustainably, while offering you clarity, autonomy, and genuine choice in your care.
Who we are
Rainbow Muse Collective is a community of allied therapy practitioners offering affirming, trauma-aware, and neurodivergence-informed support. We are grounded in values of relational safety, embodied practice, creativity, and collective care. Our work is shaped by a commitment to ethical practice, cultural responsiveness, and respect for each person’s lived experience, identity, and way of being in the world.
Based on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm (Melbourne), the collective brings together practitioners working across a range of therapeutic approaches, including art therapy, psychology, mental health peer support, child-centred play therapy, dance and movement therapy, developmental education, animal-assisted therapy, and trauma-sensitive yoga. Each practitioner works within their own professional scope, training, and governance, while participating in a shared culture of accountability, reflective practice, and care for both clients and practitioners. This allows us to offer diverse forms of support while maintaining clarity, integrity, and ethical responsibility.
We work with people across neurotypes, bodies, genders, cultures, and life experiences, and we understand wellbeing as relational, contextual, and deeply shaped by the systems people move within. We are not here to fix people. We are here to walk alongside them, supporting reconnection to self, community, and possibility, in ways that honour autonomy, dignity, and difference.
How Rainbow Muse Became a COllective
Rainbow Muse began in 2019, founded by Chenai with a vision of creating a therapeutic space for people who do not fit neatly into dominant systems of care. Many of the people seeking support were neurodivergent, queer, culturally complex, or carrying experiences that had been misunderstood or pathologised by services not built with them in mind. From the beginning, Rainbow Muse was shaped by a commitment to care that is relational, affirming, and grounded in dignity rather than diagnosis. As the work grew, so did the community around it. In 2022, Chenai joined forces with her longtime collaborator and friend Sammy, founder of Girl and Dog Psychology. Together, they opened Rainbow Muse Clinic, bringing shared values of creativity, youth mental health advocacy, and resistance to rigid clinical norms. The clinic became a home for fiercely affirming, thoughtful, and deeply relational therapeutic work.
Over the next two years, the practice expanded quickly. With that growth came long waitlists, increasing referrals, and the familiar pressures of the clinic model. Despite best intentions, the structures required to sustain a traditional clinic began to pull the work away from its values. Hierarchies, throughput expectations, and administrative burden made it harder to practice in ways that felt ethical, sustainable, and aligned with the care being offered. In response, a deliberate decision was made to change direction. Rather than continuing to stretch within a model that no longer fit, Rainbow Muse chose to dismantle the clinic and reimagine itself as a collective. This was not a step away from responsibility, but a step toward shared accountability, practitioner autonomy, and community trust.
Rainbow Muse Collective is built on collaborative leadership, mutual respect, and a belief that care is strongest when it is locally held and relationally grounded. Practitioners are supported to work in ways that honour their values, capacities, and professional integrity, while remaining connected through shared principles and ethical commitments. We work on Wurundjeri Country with a deep respect for Indigenous sovereignty and an ongoing commitment to decolonial, neurodivergent-affirming, and intersectional practice. We centre lived experience and recognise the expertise that comes from surviving, resisting, and reimagining care. We do not believe healing is about compliance or correction. We believe it is about connection, safety, and the freedom to live fully and authentically. Rainbow Muse Collective exists to hold that possibility with care.
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Rainbow Muse Collective
Mountain Gate Shopping Centre,
Suite 3, 53-54 1880 Ferntree Gully Rd, Ferntree Gully 3156
Rainbow Muse Studio
Yarra Ranges Enterprise Centre
Studio 13B, 21 Woods Point Road Warburton 3799
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Each person here runs their own case-load. That means: no central admin, no one-size-fits-all support, and no inbox manager handing out referrals.
If you’re curious about working with someone, we invite you to take your time. Explore each person’s page, feel into what resonates, and reach out to them directly when you’re ready.
If you’re a service provider or support coordinator reaching out about an existing client. Find all our individual contacts here. Please click the email icon on their profile to contact them directly. We do not share information without consent.
Want to join a waitlist?
Visit our Waitlists page to see each practitioner’s current availability and join if they have an open list.