Rita Motta
MSW, RSW
SHE/HER
REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER
QUALITIES
Rita Motta is a child therapist
at Kids Reconnect in Calgary.
She uses her counselling Superpowers
to connect with kids and teens,
helping them grow a ton
while having lots of FUN!
Rita’s Superhero Story
Attention Parents
Before your first session, you can share
this story with your child. You can also
scroll below to read about Rita’s
child and teen counselling expertise
in her professional bio.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Rita…
Rita’s Superhero Story is coming soon!
“How lucky am I to have something
that makes saying goodbye so hard.”— A. A. MILNE
The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
Rita’s Professional Bio
Rita Motta is a Registered Social Worker with the Alberta College of Social Workers. She holds a clinical master’s degree in social work (MSW) – Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups, from the University of Calgary, and a bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW) from MacEwan University, where she graduated with distinction and was on the Dean’s List.
In 2024, Rita was lauded with the Dr. Gayla Rogers Legacy Medal in Social Work, which is awarded by the University of Calgary to the master’s student with the highest cumulative GPA who has also demonstrated excellence in leadership and in their field placement.
Rita’s child therapy training and experience
Bringing to the team over seven years of volunteer and social services work experience, Rita joined Kids Reconnect in 2024,
Rita is an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist with Level 1 and 2 training.
In her therapy sessions with children, adolescents, and parents, she also draws from play-based techniques and her training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Third-Wave Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based and trauma-focused therapy techniques, therapeutic writing for grief and trauma, and conflict resolution, while maintaining client-centred, anti-oppressive, and strengths-based approaches.
Rita’s service experience reflects her commitment to caring, inclusive causes
A skilled public speaker and committed 2SLGBTQI+ ally, Rita was a panellist at the 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion Workshop for Practicum Supervisors at MacEwan University in 2023.
Her volunteering experience includes serving at Reconcile Outreach Ministry, at the Women’s Van Program at the Salvation Army, as a Committee Member of the Antisemitism/Anti-racism Group at Temple Beth Ora Synagogue, and teaching at Beulah Alliance Church. She holds a special place in her heart for causes that support women and children. Among other supportive causes, in 2019, Rita founded and facilitated a self-care, community-building, and safe space group called Lucy’s Heart Women’s Group in Edmonton, and in the summer of 2018, she led humanitarian teams while working with disadvantaged children, youth, and families in Peru.
Rita offers child therapy services in English and Spanish
Rita is professionally fluent in English and Spanish, and conversational in French. She offers child, adolescent, parent, family, and adult (individual) counselling in English and Spanish.
Child therapist Rita Motta helps kids navigate tricky feelings, like anxiety or envy, in gentle, fun-filled play therapy sessions
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