Meet Rain

Hi I’m Rain! A Creative Arts Therapist who came to this work because I was the sensitive child, the one taking in the world differently. I found language in art-making, home in nature — and became the person I wish I had growing up. As a Highly Sensitive Person, I notice what often goes unspoken — the small shifts, the things underneath. I see the children who are taking it all in, and the parents who are trying their best with not enough support. I'm not here to help anyone fit into the system. I'm here to create a place where you don't have to.

I’m a Creative Arts Therapist and Arts-Based Researcher working with children, adolescents and adults through counselling-based and creative therapeutic practice.

My work is shaped by care, attunement and close attention to relational and ecological contexts. As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), I bring a way of working that values slowness, nuance and deep listening - not only to words, but to what is felt, embodied, and often unspoken.

I came to this work because I was the sensitive child - the one whose cues were missed, who was taking in the world differently. I have beautiful, loving parents who didn't quite get me - not from lack of trying but from lack of resources.

I found language in art-making. I found home in nature. And I'm still learning to be in relationship in a way that listens the way I always knew was possible but was never guided toward.

I've become the person I wish I had growing up.

Professional Background

I hold a Master of Therapeutic Arts Practice from The MIECAT Institute, a Bachelor of Information Systems from Monash University, and a Graduate Certificate and Certificate III in Early Childhood Education from Victoria University.

I have worked across clinic and early childhood settings for over five years, supporting children and families in a range of therapeutic and educational contexts.

Earlier in my career, I also worked as a birth, postnatal, and loss doula, which continues to inform my sensitivity to transition, attachment, and relational care.

Alongside arts therapy and counselling, I am trained in holistic modalities including PSYCH-K®, Access Bars®, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) & Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP), and am currently completingTrauma-Sensitive HeartMath Clinical Certification.

A Few Things About Me

Outside the therapy space, some of my favourite things include flowers, chai, the colour pink, music, the ocean, and making things beautiful. I love New Girl and Queer Eye, cats, travelling, adventures, nature (minus the bugs!) being a nerd, crafternoons, people who make me laugh — and always, children.

Art Therapist Rain Ali

Rain Ali (she/her)
Creative Arts Therapist · Arts-Based Researcher
MTAP, RCC, B.InfoSys, GCECE, Cert III ECE