Commercial & workplace
Move through complexity.
For partners, boards, teams, and organisations carrying a disagreement that matters.
Mediation · Counsel · Agreement
Room for a way forward.
Stillwater Resolution creates the conditions for difficult conversations to become clear, considered decisions.
Begin a conversation
A considered space
01 / Core practice
Make room for the real issue.
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When the next step needs both clarity and care.
02 / Our approach
Steady by design.
Our work is structured without being rigid. We listen for what is said, what is avoided, and what a workable agreement would make possible.
Prepare well.
Good mediation begins before the room: with context, intention, and a shared understanding of the process.
Listen precisely.
We create enough space for each perspective to be understood without turning disagreement into performance.
Make it workable.
The aim is not a perfect sentence. It is an agreement people can recognise, use, and keep.
Leave with clarity.
Every process closes with a clear next step, whether that is agreement, reflection, or a better-informed decision.
03 / The practice
A calm hand in the room.
Stillwater Resolution is led by Mara Vale, an independent mediator working with people and organisations through high-stakes moments.
Mara Vale
Founder & mediator
04 / Start here
Let’s find the next useful step.
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