Lucie Knapp, LCSW

Lucie Knapp is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, body image and eating concerns, and life changes. She brings a warm, interactive style and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Lucie speaks English and practices from North Carolina. She has 21 years of experience and combines therapy with coaching to help clients move forward.

Lucie uses questions to help people name what is going on and to peel back the layers of a problem. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and acceptance-oriented work. When useful, she borrows exercises from dialectical behavior therapy and psychodrama to try different ways of working through stuck patterns.

Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Rutgers University and long work with behavioral approaches to eating and weight maintenance. Lucie spent many years coordinating a lifestyle coaching program at a medical center, where she helped people untangle emotional causes of overeating and develop practical plans for change.

In sessions she helps clients translate insight into action. That can mean building small experiments, learning mood and behavior skills, or creating a step-by-step plan for a specific goal. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, career questions, and grief.

Lucie frames therapy as a collaborative process. She aims to create a respectful space where people feel heard and can try new strategies. If someone is ready to make a change, she works to provide guidance, encouragement, and concrete next steps.

Approaches You Can Use Online

Lucie often draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values and actions that match those values. It can help people who feel stuck by teaching practical ways to move toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and behavior change around eating and sleep.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Lucie will work with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice is collaborative and may shift over time as progress and new priorities emerge.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the session options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy lives, making it easier to schedule appointments, reduce travel time, and maintain consistency. Online work can allow for focused skill practice, shorter check-ins when needed, and flexible timing that fits work or caregiving responsibilities.