Lucie Knapp, LCSW

Lucie Knapp is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and struggles with eating and body image. She uses straightforward questions to help clients name what is happening and then builds a practical plan to move forward. Her tone is warm and interactive, and she emphasizes collaboration and real steps over vague advice.

She has a Master of Social Work from Rutgers University and more than two decades of experience in behavioral health and lifestyle coaching. Much of her work has focused on the relationship with food and weight, looking at the patterns that lead to overeating and the life issues beneath those behaviors. That background informs how she approaches related concerns like depression, anger, and sleep problems.

In sessions she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, and mindfulness practices. She also draws on a coaching model to set achievable goals and on psychodrama techniques when role work seems helpful. The result is practical, skills-based work paired with supportive conversation.

Lucie aims to help clients identify recurring patterns, test small changes, and build better daily routines. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules. She is based in North Carolina and brings a direct yet compassionate approach to each session.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care

Lucie often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT focuses on small, practical experiments you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change eating patterns.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take meaningful action even when feelings are difficult. ACT encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and building a life that matters to the person.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That may mean mixing CBT skills, ACT values work, mindfulness practice, and client-centered conversation to match what feels useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options aim to make consistent therapy easier to maintain alongside work, parenting, and other commitments.