Rafael Pinilla

Rafael Pinilla Zuleta. Psychiatrist with clinical and research experience focused on the treatment of affective and treatment-resistant disorders. My clinical work integrates biological and psychotherapeutic approaches, with a particular interest in esketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic-assisted therapies as complementary and relational models of care.

Throughout my clinical practice, I have worked extensively with patients experiencing affective, psychotic, and substance use disorders within multidisciplinary and integrative treatment settings, where psychotherapy groups have played a central role in care. Over recent years, my work has increasingly centered on the therapeutic potential of esketamine and psychedelic compounds in resistant mood disorders, especially regarding their capacity to facilitate emotional processing, relational experiences, and psychological integration.

I am particularly interested in recovering and integrating psychotherapy — especially psychedelic-assisted group psychotherapy — into routine clinical practice, exploring how altered states of consciousness can be meaningfully incorporated into contemporary psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care.