Hayley C. Fivecoat, Ph.D., CP

Dr. Hayley Fivecoat is a licensed clinical psychologist who treats individuals and couples for a wide range of clinical problems and psychosocial stressors. She came to The Family Institute after working with Veterans for several years to address common challenges such as relationship distress, post traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and coping with medical issues. Dr. Fivecoat is well-trained in a wide range of treatment approaches and flexibly applies treatment appropriate to each individual’s specific problem areas, personality styles and social context using evidence-based practices.

Dr. Fivecoat is also a Staff Clinical Research Psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She received her B.A. at Stony Brook University, where she conducted couples research under the mentorship of Arthur Aron, Ph.D., and Jennifer Tomlinson, Ph.D., focused on how relationships support individual self-growth and how this impacts relationship satisfaction. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Binghamton University under the mentorship of Matthew D. Johnson, Ph.D., with a focus on social support in romantic relationships and its impact on the quality and stability of relationships across time, as well as its effects on biological factors associated with health. As a postdoctoral fellow at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz (Philadelphia) VA Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Fivecoat conducted VA-funded research on the role of romantic relationship partners in helping Veterans in treatment for PTSD manage symptoms and engage in treatment. Her research program focuses broadly on complex nature of social support and the role of relationships in mental and physical health, with a goal of understanding specific behaviors and processes that link relationships to better health and well-being.