Margie Brubaker, LCPC

I believe Love is the greatest power, overcomes evil, hardships, and flaws. However, there exists the cold, hard fact of human suffering. The idea of overcoming sounds good, but when suffering persists and we feel alone in it, we find it difficult to overcome anything by ourselves. Helen Keller met Anne Sullivan who demonstrated unconditional love, patient presence, and empathic understanding of her human suffering. Hard work and mutual devotion to the process grew a beautiful person who allowed herself to emerge from a silent, sightless, voiceless world. The longing to hear, see and have a voice runs deeply within us all, especially when emotional suffering or mental anguish renders us powerless. That is often how therapy begins.

Margie Brubaker is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who brings experience, compassion and clarity to the lives of her clients. She earned her Master’s degree in Counseling from Rider University and holds undergraduate degrees in Social Work and Biblical Studies from Cairn University. Continuing Education courses in trauma treatment, grief and loss, along with gerontology and aging provide additional preparation for clients over the lifespan. Margie has been a therapist at Vital Sources for fifteen years and brings wisdom and hope to folks facing depression, past abuse, trauma, adjustment to new life situations, relationship difficulties, self-understanding, emotional regulation and management of declining health. Margie engages clients through Interpersonal Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and other experiential modalities. Along with integrating a personal faith component as clients may desire, Margie’s style includes attention to both the environment and the relationship she forms with each client. Warmth and an intentional desire to create a feeling of emotional safety provide the essentials for disclosure to occur.

Margie is a long time resident of Frederick County. She and her husband Mike have two married adult daughters and love spending time with them, their wonderful husbands and four beautiful grandchildren. When she has the chance, Margie expresses her own feelings through writing poetry, journaling, and playing the piano. Being outside revitalizes Margie’s perspective on life and she has a special affinity for animals. Her own personal faith bolsters her spiritual growth and influences her practice, attitude and responses to others. Life experience brings a wide understanding to Margie’s world and that of her clients.