Transform Conflict Into Lasting Collaboration
Restorative Hope, LLC helps individuals, teams, and organizations resolve intractable conflict before it costs relationships, productivity, and trust.
Through non-violent communication training, we build the leadership and collaboration skills that turn friction into forward motion, led by U.S. Army veteran and conflict resolution specialist Sonia D. Galloway, Ph.D.
- U.S. Army Veteran
- Ph.D., Conflict Analysis & Resolution
- Mediation & Conflict Transformation Trained
- 20+ Years Experience

Sonia D. Galloway, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Veteran · Conflict Resolution Specialist · Facilitator · Researcher · Author · Mentor
Sonia founded Restorative Hope in 2015 to help individuals, teams, and organizations resolve intractable conflict through non-violent communication training. She brings five degrees, published research, and more than twenty years of practice to every engagement.
Programs built on two decades of practice
Every program traces back to the same conviction: conflict, when understood, becomes an opportunity to learn and reconcile.
Workshops & Facilitation Training
Rigorous, compassionate group facilitation training built on the Skilled Facilitator Nine-Step Problem Solving Model, from half-day sessions to multi-day intensives.
Learn more →Youth Mentoring
A free conflict-resolution mentoring academy that trains youth and young adults to lead nonviolent conflict resolution in their own communities.
Learn more →College Scholarship Program
The Restorative Hope College Scholarship Program provides textbook funding to graduating seniors facing economic hardship.
Learn more →Dissertation Coaching
One-on-one coaching for doctoral candidates, from topic selection and literature review through methodology, data analysis, and defense.
Learn more →Trusted by teams who choose collaboration over conflict
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Sonia Galloway transformed the way our leadership team handles conflict. We walked away with real tools, not just theory.
HR Director, Regional Employer
Our students came away with real strategies for de-escalating conflict, and the confidence to use them.
Workshop Participant, Youth Mentoring Program
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