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    Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
    Saturday 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

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Welcome to Valley Medical Group!

Valley Medical Group has provided comprehensive and convenient primary and specialty care to residents of the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts for more than 25 years.

We provide you with the finest preventive and medical care services available to help you and your family live better, longer. Our staff takes pride in serving adults, adolescents, and children in a courteous and respectful manner.

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  • If it is a matter of life and death, please call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room. If an urgent need occurs after-hours, call the main number for the center and an operator will contact the on-call physician for you.

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Closings & Delays

You can now view any closings or delays for Valley Medical Group here on our website!

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  • There are no closings or delays
New Patients

We know how important it is to find new health care services whether you are just moving to our communities or looking for a new health care practitioner. That’s why we offer same day appointments for routine and urgent care as well as quick access for preventive services.

We accept most major commercial insurance and health plans as well as Medicare and Medicaid.

New or prospective patients can download a useful brochure describing VMG services here:

Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing

John J. Novo, LMFT, CADC II provides Motivational Interviewing Training and consultation to behavioral health clinicians, health care providers, substance abuse counselors, and other professionals involved in behavior change.

John is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified alcohol and drug abuse Counselor level II in Massachusetts. He has been a practicing clinician since 1987 and is currently the behavioral health team leader here at Valley Medical Group. He works with individuals, couples and families who are experiencing a wide variety of substance abuse and mental health issues. He also regularly consults to the primary care practice on substance abuse and behavioral health problems and has provided training in interviewing skills, including motivational interviewing, to primary care providers and staff.

John is available for trainings in Motivational Interviewing, supervision and follow-up coaching for those who already have Motivational Interviewing training. Trainings are designed specifically to meet the needs of the trainees in their specific setting.

Please contact John via phone or e-mail to discuss your training needs:

John J. Novo, LMFT, CADC II
Licensed Marital and Family Therapist
Certified Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor, Level II
Valley Medical Group
70 Main Street
Florence, MA 01062

(413) 585-5431
(413) 585-5429 –Voicemail
jnovo@vmgma.com

John J. Novo
John J. Novo
John J. Novo, M.Ed.,LMFT, CDAC II, LADC 
Behavioral Health
Now Accepting New Patients


Specialty:
~ Behavioral Health

Membership & Board Certification:
~ Licensed Marital and Family Therapist
~ Certified/Licensed Alcohol and Drug abuse Counselor
~ Member Motivation Interviewing Network of trainers (MINT)
~ EMDR Levels I and II

Education:
~ B.A., Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
~ M.Ed., Counseling/Family Therapy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Special Interests:
~ Training in MI
~ Addictions Treatment
~ Couples Therapy
~ Chronic Medical Conditions
John J. Novo, LMFT

Amherst Medical Center
31 Hall Drive
Amherst, MA 01002
413-256-8561

Easthampton Health Center
238 Northampton Street
Easthampton, MA 01027
413-529-9300

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