Managing Director
Loretta Watts
Loretta is an experienced Managing Director, Head of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer with more than 25 years’ experience. Loretta has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Human Resources from the University of Southern Queensland and is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants. Loretta is also a registered BAS Agent with the Tax Practitioners Board.
Loretta started STEPH NSW Pty Ltd as a bookkeeping service in 2000, where it was named after her daughter. Initially “STEPH” referred to “Support to End Phenomenal [Financial] Headaches”, being a way for businesses to gain financial support and advice. However, working closely with her business partners, Sonia and Steph, Loretta decided to diversify the business and therefore the range of services and people that can be supported.
Whilst being a business minded and driven person, Loretta also enjoys spending her spare time on the sporting field. Growing up in Hockey and Softball, Loretta spent 4 years on the Softball NSW Board (President and Director of Finance), as well as 16 years in Club and Association Committees. If you can’t find her in the office or at the sporting field, she is like either walking her dog or watching crime shows at home.
Clinical Director
Sonia Herrera
Sonia Herrera is the Clinical Director of Skilled Community Nursing.
A Registered Nurse with extensive experience in the Acute, Sub Acute as well as Aged Care Sectors, Sonia brings a wealth of knowledge as well as teaching and mentoring experience to our service.
Driven by her passion to provide the best possible care in todays evolving healthcare landscape Sonia works with teams of nurses and health professionals to ensure people receive quality services.
In her spare time, Sonia is a self-confessed 80s music tragic with a love for all things vintage.
Senior Psychologist
Stephanie Watts
B. Psych (Hons.), M. Applied Psych, PhD Candidate
Stephanie (she/her) is a multiply neurodivergent psychologist (AuDHD) with a passion and interest in the neurdivergent experience. Stephanie utilises a neurodiversity affirming approach to support clients in understanding their own way of processing the world, with the focus of identifying and understanding needs, the development of self -advocacy skills, and providing strategies for each individual to meet their own goals. Stephanie acknowledges the need for continued understanding, awareness, and acceptance for the autistic community, and the intersectionalities associated (e.g., LGBTQIA+).
Stephanie’s played a role in the development of Embrace Diversity, sharing her lived and clinical experience. Stephanie’s focus at Embrace Diversity will be associated with assessments, training within the community, development of groups, and clinical supervision. Stephanie is currently completing her PhD focusing on understanding autism diagnostic assessments from a lived and clinical experience, aiming to support greater and earlier identification of high masking autistics.
Stephanie is a Board Approved Supervisor with the focus of developing and supporting psychologists in working within an affirming approach with their neurodivergent clients.
Occupational Therapist
Laura
My name is Laura (she/her), I am a neurodivergent occupational therapist who hopes to be able to support others in living a life that is meaningful and fulfilling to them. I appreciate the unique experience and journey that each person has and endeavour to incorporate interests and areas of joy when working together. I enjoy supporting others by developing an in-depth understanding of their sensory and lived experience and accepting them for who they are and not who they may have been told to be.
I have a particular love and interest in all things ‘sensory’. Exploring your sensory preferences and developing an understanding of how these may impact on your life experience is a journey that I would gladly join you on.
I have completed my Bachelor of Occupational Therapy and hope to continue developing my skills and knowledge to promote a neuro-affirming and trauma informed approach in my work.
