Rita Bassil Kedemos is a highly experienced Senior Psychomotor Therapist at The Developing Child Centre, bringing over 20 years of clinical, academic, and leadership experience in psychomotor therapy across clinical, educational, and psychiatric settings in Lebanon, France, and the UAE.
Rita holds a French State Diploma in Psychomotricity from Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI – La Sorbonne), in addition to a Master’s degree, MA, and BA in Psychomotricity from Saint Joseph University (USJ), Faculty of Medicine, Beirut. Her strong academic foundation is complemented by extensive hands-on experience in hospitals, medico-psychopedagogical centers, schools, NGOs, and private clinics, working with both children and adults presenting with a wide range of developmental, emotional, neurological, and psychiatric needs..
Throughout her career, Rita has worked in early intervention, child and adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry, learning difficulties, neurodevelopmental conditions, and psychosocial rehabilitation. She has supported children with developmental delays, sensory-motor integration challenges, emotional regulation difficulties, learning differences (including “Dys” profiles), anxiety, separation difficulties, and behavioral regulation concerns, using evidence-based psychomotor assessment and intervention approaches.
In addition to her clinical work, Rita has held senior leadership and academic roles, including serving as Director of a Medical Psychopedagogical NGO (CMPP) and as a lecturer and internship coordinator at Saint Joseph University. She has supervised psychomotor therapy students across multiple institutions and delivered university-level teaching in relaxation techniques (Schultz, Soubiran), psychiatric conditions and their psychomotor correlations, and psychomotor re-education, contributing significantly to professional training and capacity building in the field.
Rita has also actively participated in professional symposiums and clinical presentations, addressing topics such as psychomotricity in psychiatry, separation anxiety, epilepsy, body awareness, self-regulation, and learning differences, reflecting her commitment to continuous professional development and reflective practice.
At TDCC, Rita works within a multidisciplinary framework, collaborating closely with occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, educators, and families to design individualized, holistic intervention plans. Her approach is deeply child-centered, integrating movement, body awareness, emotional regulation, relational engagement, and cognitive-motor integration to support each child’s overall development, participation, and well-being.
Fluent in Arabic, French, and English, Rita effectively supports TDCC’s diverse community of children and families. Her extensive experience, clinical depth, and strong alignment with TDCC’s values of evidence-based practice, collaboration, and holistic child development make her an integral part of the centre’s therapeutic team.
