Lucie Knapp

Lucie Knapp is a licensed clinical social worker and a Certified Life Purpose and Career Coach practicing in North Carolina. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Women’s Studies from Rutgers University in New Jersey, and a Master of Social Work from the Graduate School of Social Work at Rutgers University.

With 21 years of experience, Lucie has specialized in behavioral approaches to weight loss and weight maintenance, emphasizing a person’s relationship with food. Her work often focuses on the underlying challenges that contribute to overeating - such as anxiety, depression, marital and communication difficulties, anger, grief, stress, and other life transitions - and she helps clients identify those issues and develop practical strategies to address them.

Prior to private practice, Lucie spent nine years at the Duke University and Medical Center Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, NC, where she served as a Behavioral Therapist and Program Coordinator for the Lifestyle Coaching Program. She also trained in psychodrama at the Montclair Institute of Psychodrama in New Jersey.

Her clinical approach blends client-centered care with solution-focused strategies and cognitive behavioral therapy, alongside psychodynamic techniques and selective dialectical behavior therapy skills. As a coach she emphasizes both insight and realistic action plans, and she incorporates psychodrama methods when they will support progress. Lucie maintains a warm, interactive style and brings deep compassion, respect, and a strong appreciation for the trust clients place in the therapeutic relationship.

Seeking a more satisfying and balanced life takes courage, and Lucie offers support, motivation, and empowerment for clients ready to take that step. She looks forward to working with clients who are prepared to begin the process of change.