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About Us
The Rainbow Muse Clinic is based in Naarm (Melbourne) and offers art therapy, psychology, child-centred play therapy, dance and movement therapy, family therapy, mental health peer support, animal-assisted therapy and trauma sensitive yoga in an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity.
We bring our mushy hearts and years of experience in a range of community and mental health contexts to tailor treatments to each individual’s needs. We are a social justice-oriented practice with an emphasis on decolonial care and collective care.
Chenai and Sammy had a vision of creating a woman-owned safe and inclusive practice where people can feel supported and accepted as they are.
We center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) and LGBTQIA humans and with a focus on intersectionality strive to amplify the voices and expressions of Neurodivergent and Disabled Communities.
We have grown so much (in many different ways) over the last 2 years! We will aim to update the website soon!
How did we get here?
Rainbow Muse was founded in 2019 by Chenai. She dreamt of establishing a magical therapeutic safe space where people who do not like, or fit into “boxes” could feel seen, heard and valued while on their mental health journey. Rainbow Muse grew beyond what she could have dreamed when she teamed up with Sammy, who had been busy building Girl and Dog Psychology. These two best friends, who met working in youth mental health decided to marry their passion, love and fierceness into an even bigger dream. They joined forces to harness their strengths and in 2022 we opened Rainbow Muse Clinic.
With a multidisciplinary approach, they are excited to come together and lead a team of whimsical caring therapists who share in their dream. At Rainbow Muse Clinic, we believe that lived experience always trumps academic learning, and we are committed to supporting, protecting, learning from, and empowering people from the bottom up. We work with an intersectional lens and running a decolonial, de-pathologising and neuro-affirming space on Wurundjeri Land.
We are a small team of busy therapists mostly working part-time. We deliberately keep our caseloads small so we can work in whole-hearted ways, not to burn out and balance other aspects of humaning, parenting and our own lived experience.
We understand how frustrating seeking support is and the pain of facing waitlists. We want everyone to belong but if we try be all things to all people we will break. We also aren't the right fit for everyone.
We feel its important to manage peoples expectations as we cannot work with everyone, we are also just humans trying to do life. If our way of working seems like it aligns with you please fill out the waitlist form and as spaces become available we will reach out.
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Services
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Individual
Therapy
Individual therapy sessions centering decolonial frameworks, we seek to foster mental health care that is anti-oppressive, culturally informed, neuroaffriming and liberatory. We use creatve art therapies, talk-based therapy, and child-centred play therapy. The team incorporate a trauma-informed lens in their approach and we value lived expereince and other ways of knowing.
Therapeutic
Groups
Groups can focus on a particular mental health concern. Participants journey and process together. The team also utilise their extensive experience in youth and child mental health to craft group and individual sessions for little ones and young people. Our groups prioritise allowing for meaningful processing and exploration in a safe and supportive environment.
Workshops &
Development
Personal and professional development workshops can concentrate on anything from team-building and workplace wellness, to increasing connection, innovation and vulnerability. They’re perfect for community organisations, businesses, retreats and special events, or anyone wishing to cultivate a culture of self-care and creativity.
We deliver training, reflective practice and supervision to individuals and organisations. We have limited capacity to supervise students, and are particularly passionate about supporting students with lived experience, or from diverse backgrounds. We only accept applicants with a commitment to cultural safety for the diverse range of humans we support.
Meet The Team
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Meet our beautiful crew of Rainbow Makers!
Chenai Mupotsa-Russell (She/Her)
Founder and Co-Director
Sammy Elliott (She/Her)
Co-Director | Clinical Psychologist
Currently on MAT LEAVE
Billie Elliott (She/Her)
Therapy Dog
Lucy Hotchins (She/Her)
Art Therapist | Lived Experience Consultant
Kate Graham (She/Her)
Support Worker
Currently on MAT LEAVE
Casey Vannatter (She/Her)
Art Therapist | Speech Pathologist
Amy Pearson (She/Her)
Support Worker
Jesse Scott (They/Them)
Lived Experience Consultant | Peer Support Lead
(Currently on leave)
Jess Pisconeri (She/Her)
Support Worker
Availability
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Our waitlist is open
We wish we could work with everyone but we cannot. We currently do not have immediate availability but our waitlist is open. Please fill out the waitlist form and we will get back to you as options become available
Rainbow Muse Clinic acknowledges parts of the community experience disproportionate challenges to their wellbeing, due to their specific or intersectional needs. We are a neurodivergent-affirming, culturally inclusive, anti-racist and LGBTQAI+ celebrating service. We work on Wurundjeri land and strive to create an environment that is culturally safe for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
It is important for us to provide a safe space for people who are not able to access support in mainstream services. Please let us know if this applies to you and we will honour this as we navigate our responses.
We are not able to take any new clients for psychology.
We love what we do and our primary passion is connection through creativity. We are not seeking to provide more of this service. Its not our area of joy, thriving and expertise, but it is for many other amazing services. We can recommend looking on the directories below.
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Rainbow Muse Clinic
Mountain Gate Shopping Centre,
Suite 3, 53-54 1880 Ferntree Gully Road, Ferntree Gully 3156
Rainbow Muse Studio
Yarra Ranges Enterprise Centre
Studio 13B, 21 Woods Point Road Warburton 3799
Get in Touch
The number below is a message service. We do not take phone referrals. We are not an evil major corporation that can't be bothered, we are a small neurodivergent team and at capacity, please email us and we will do our best.
03 7066 5460
STAY IN THE LOOP
Tandara Pa Rainbow is a not-for-profit initiative, born from Rainbow Muse. It recognises that not everyone can, should or wants to heal in therapy. We are so proud of Rainbow Muse Clinic, and its just continuing to grow. But we know as therapists we do not have the answer to everything.
Chenai spent years working in community development prior to coming to mental health. This time demonstrated the power of community, togetherness, creating, moving, playing and sharing. When her mum passed it seemed fitting to return to this knowing, and recreate the community of connection her mum Eunice embodied.
In honour of Eunice, Tandara Pa Rainbow was born, a community-building space for creativity, connection, culture and collective care. It's goal is co-create safe spaces for people wanting to express themselves, engage with community, feel supported and enjoy the magic of other humans.
Because we all need spaces where we can truly be ourselves.
Visit www.tandaraparainbow.org to learn more.
