Lucie Knapp, LCSW

Lucie Knapp is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Life Purpose and Career Coach practicing in North Carolina. She holds a BA in Psychology with a minor in Women’s Studies from Rutgers University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the Graduate School of Social Work at Rutgers University. Her training includes psychodrama from the Montclair Institute of Psychodrama in New Jersey, and she has spent many years applying behavioral approaches to weight loss and weight maintenance, concentrating on the relationship individuals have with food.

Over the course of her career she worked as a Behavioral Therapist and served for nine years as Program Coordinator of the Lifestyle Coaching Program at the Duke University and Medical Center Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, NC, before moving into private practice. Her work frequently connects eating and food-related concerns to underlying issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relationship and communication problems, anger, and other life transitions. She helps clients identify and name core challenges by asking focused questions to “peel back the onion” and then collaborates on realistic plans of action to address those concerns.

Her clinical approach blends client-centered listening with solution-focused techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, coaching strategies, and psychodrama methods when indicated. She also integrates skills from dialectical behavior therapy as needed. Known for a warm, interactive style, she emphasizes both insight and practical steps so clients can move toward meaningful change. Lucie values the trust clients place in her and offers support, motivation, and empowerment to those ready to take steps toward a more fulfilling life.