WhY Restoration Psychology®?
Restoration Psychology® grew from a simple but important question: What helps people move beyond merely surviving adversity toward genuine restoration?
Through years of research, teaching, and interdisciplinary scholarship, that question evolved into a broader body of work dedicated to understanding the psychological processes that support restoration and human flourishing.
What is Restoration Psychology®?
Restoration Psychology® is dedicated to understanding how people move beyond adversity toward restoration and human flourishing.
Drawing from resilience research, emotional regulation, positive psychology, trauma-informed perspectives, and related disciplines, it explores the psychological processes that support meaningful growth, well-being, and lasting restoration.
While Walking With HER introduces these ideas through practical encouragement and everyday application, the Restoration Psychology Institute serves as the scholarly home for the research, frameworks, assessments, and educational resources that continue to advance this work.
Understand the Process
5R Restoration Model®
The 5R Restoration Model® is a research-informed framework that describes how people move from adversity toward restoration and human flourishing. Explore each stage of the model and discover how intentional restoration can foster lasting growth and well-being.
Discover What You're Carrying
Restoration Assessment Suite™
The Restoration Assessment Suite™ is a collection of research-informed assessments designed to help you identify what you're carrying, understand where restoration is needed, and gain personalized insights to support your next steps toward flourishing.
Put Restoration Into Practice
RESTORE™ Practical Framework
The RESTORE™ Practical Framework translates Restoration Psychology® into practical, evidence-informed strategies you can apply in everyday life. Learn simple, intentional approaches that help transform insight into meaningful and sustainable change.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Restoration Psychology® was developed by Dr. Shannon Imhof-Clark, psychology researcher, educator, author, and founder of the Restoration Psychology Institute. Through research, theory development, assessment development, writing, teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration, her work advances both the science and practical application of restoration and human flourishing.
