Introduction
Still Waters Ecotherapy supports wellbeing and personal growth through a range of nature-based and trauma-informed programs. Our programs include group sessions, reflective practice, and nature-based activities that promote regulation, interpersonal insight, and emotional healing. We work with practitioners, leaders, organisations, and community groups seeking support with stress reduction, connection, and meaningful growth.
Service Region
Still Waters Ecotherapy facilitates programs in the Moorabool, Hepburn, Mount Macedon, Ballarat and Melton LGAs in Victoria, Australia, with travel to surrounding regions available upon request.
Purpose
To support connection, recovery, and growth through trauma-informed and nature-based reflective practices.
Vision
Calm communities connected to nature and equipped to thrive personally, professionally, and collectively.
Values
Integrity, Reflection, Courage, Connection and Service.
Integrity: We ensure that our words and actions are aligned and ethical.
Reflection: We cultivate emotional intelligence in ourselves and others.
Courage: We face discomfort with vulnerability, honesty, and strength.
Connection: We honour the role of safe relationships in recovery and growth.
Service: We lead by serving others with dignity and respect.
About the Founder
Trudy Adams launched Still Waters Ecotherapy in December 2025. She has worked across the social work and community services sectors for nearly two decades, holding roles in youth work, out-of-home care, family violence, and community leadership. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (English), Graduate Diploma in Youth Studies, Master of Ministry, and a Certificate in Ecotherapy, grounding her work in a blend of evidence-based practice, reflective learning, and whole-person care. Her approach is shaped by years of direct practice, supervision, and leadership within high-demand environments where dignity, safety, and relational connection are essential.
Beyond her professional practice, she has served as a volunteer firefighter since 2015, bringing a strong commitment to community service. She is also the author of seven published young adult fiction novels, blending her love of storytelling with her passion for themes of resilience, identity, and belonging. Her author website can be found here.
Drawing together her background in youth work, trauma-informed care, spiritual formation, and ecotherapy, Trudy established Still Waters Ecotherapy to create spaces where individuals, teams, and communities can reconnect with themselves, with one another, and with the restorative presence of nature.
