Shane Fookes

I love coming alongside individuals and couples who feel stuck, trapped, or disempowered. When I meet with you, my goal is to know you and help you know yourself. When we’re done working together, I want for you to feel empowered to live fully as yourself in your relationships and circumstances. I also want you to be able to understand and articulate your hopes and dreams so you can confidently pursue them. I specialize in anxiety. We live in a fast-paced, demanding culture that can leave us feeling overwhelmed, on edge, and worried. I help clients understand what fuels their anxious mind and body and then to discover coping tools that work for them. Since anxiety often flows from past traumatic experiences, I am skilled in trauma-informed approaches in client care. I also specialize in relationship counseling (speaking of anxiety!). Even the best relationships encounter stuck places. But, reality is, stuck places can become the fertile ground for relationship breakthroughs couples never imagined possible! When I work with couples, I use a variety of relationship counseling modalities, including Emotionally Focused Therapy and The Gottman Method. My helping work builds on multi-faceted life experiences. I have been married 30+ years (and counting) and together raised 4 children to adulthood. Career-wise, I have an undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. In 1995, after 5 years of work as an engineer at the Boeing Airplane Company, I made a significant life transition toward working for a nationally known marriage ministry. In 2008, I obtained a Masters of Divinity from Denver Seminary with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling and transitioned to the Hillsboro area to work as a pastor. In December 2020 I obtained a Masters of Counseling from Western Seminary and began work as a professional counselor. In all, I have over 30 years experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups. My experience includes a variety of mental, emotional, and spiritual issues, including anxiety, depression, survival of physical and/or sexual abuse, marital concerns, life transitions, grief over loss, parenting challenges, and spiritual crises. If you’re hurting and are looking for a safe space to work toward your best self and/or your best relationship, you've found the right person! Get in touch with me by clicking the Request Appointment button above (I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation) or by emailing me at shane @ shanefookes.com