Lucie Knapp, LCSW

Lucie Knapp is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Life Purpose and Career Coach based 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. Her clinical training also includes psychodrama from the Montclair Institute of Psychodrama, and she brings over 21 years of experience working with individuals facing a range of life challenges.

For nine years she worked as a Behavioral Therapist and Program Coordinator of the Lifestyle Coaching Program at the Duke University and Medical Center Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, where she focused on the behavioral aspects of weight loss and long-term weight maintenance. From that work she developed a particular interest in how a person’s relationship with food connects to broader emotional and interpersonal dynamics; as she often says, "it’s not what you are eating - it’s what is eating you."

Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, grief, eating and food-related issues, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, parenting, career questions, and a wide range of related struggles such as body image, codependency, and caregiver stress. She combines a client-centered stance with solution-focused planning, cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment strategies, and selected DBT skills, and she integrates psychodrama methods when they may help clients gain insight and practice new behaviors.

Known for a warm, interactive style, she emphasizes both emotional understanding and practical action. Lucie helps clients identify underlying patterns, peel back the layers of presenting problems, and develop realistic plans to address goals and make sustainable changes.