Dee Dee Goldpaugh, LCSW (they/them/theirs) is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, educator, and author. Dee Dee is a Women, Gender Diversity, and Sexual Minorities Advisor for the Chacruna Institute, the Clinical Director of Chrysalis Integrative Psychotherapy, and is part of the Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy team at the Woodstock Therapy Center. Dee Dee was also a supervisor for the EMBARK model for psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Dee Dee is a frequent presenter at international conferences and institutions including Psychedelic Science, Psychedelic Culture, ICPR, and The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy. Dee Dee has also published widely on the topics of psychedelics and sexuality, gender, queer issues, trauma, and spirituality for both popular media and academic publications including as a featured author in Queering Psychedelics: From Oppression To Liberation in Psychedelic Medicine. They have authored the first book to explore the transformative power of pleasure in psychedelic healing, Embrace Pleasure: How Psychedelics Can Heal Our Sexuality published by Simon and Schuster/Inner Traditions in July 2025. They have over seventeen years of professional clinical experience and training in diverse modalities including EMDR, Internal Family System, Sex Therapy, psychodynamic, and transpersonal therapy models. 

Dee Dee holds a Master’s Degree from the Hunter College School of Social Work. They have received training at the C.J. Jung Foundation and the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy. They are fully trained in EMDR through the Parnell Institute and offer EMDR in their practice and have additional training in Internal Family Systems Psychotherapy.

Dee Dee has additional training in shamanic healing, bioregional herbal medicine and is currently pursuing chaplaincy training to offer spiritual support to individuals and families during times of life transitions.

When not in the office, Dee Dee is a writer, musician, activist, hiker, meditator, and voracious reader (in no particular order!)