Home Base & Joy In Health
Ketamine-Assisted Group Psychotherapy
A Pilot Program for Spouses and Partners of Veterans and Military Members
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) can be helpful for people who have not experienced symptom relief from other treatments for depression, anxiety, and trauma, and are searching for a new sense of meaning, purpose, and/or reconnection to themselves and others. This service—offered in partnership with Home Base—will be free of cost for active-duty and veteran military spouses and partners.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Led by Dr. Marni Chanoff and our compassionate clinical team at Joy In Health, this program is open to all active-duty and veteran spouses and partners, living in Massachusetts, across every service branch, rank, and era. Treatment combines intramuscular ketamine administration with clinician-guided psychotherapy for integration in a safe, supportive setting in our Joy In Health office suite. Multiple cohorts are scheduled to launch beginning Fall 2026.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Home Base, A Red Sox Foundation and Mass General program, and Joy In Health are offering a collaborative pilot program using KAP in a group setting tailored for spouses and partners of veterans and military spouses who live in Massachusetts. Designed to address depression, anxiety, and trauma, this group-based model offers a path toward deep healing, self-compassion, and reconnection alongside peers who understand the unique realities of military life.
MEET HOME BASE
Home Base is a national non-profit dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war through direct clinical care, wellness, education, and research: all at no cost to Veterans, Service Members, and their Families. Care at Home Base is provided regardless of era of service, discharge status, or geographical locations.
MEET JOY IN HEALTH
HOW CAN THIS HELP
MILITARY SPOUSES AND PARTNERS?
Military families navigate distinct, ongoing pressures— from repeated relocations and extended deployments to the complex dynamics of reintegration and service- related trauma. Spouses often carry the emotional weight of holding household and family life together, leading to caregiver fatigue and self-neglect. By targeting both individual symptoms and relational stressors, this program gives partners space to process their own healing, which in turn restores balance, open communication, and emotional resilience within the entire family unit.
WHY KAP AND GROUP THERAPY?
Fast-Acting Relief: Ketamine creates a temporary period of heightened neuroplasticity with potential for rapid relief from symptoms when traditional treatments have failed.
Lasting Integration: The integration of psychotherapy before, during, and after ketamine administration can help turn insights gained from shared experience into enduring emotional, personal, and relational growth.
Shared Community: Group sessions reduce isolation, dismantle stigma, and foster connection through shared experiences of transition, grief, relocation, and caregiver stress.