An Athens City Council member who is also a certified counselor had his license revoked by a Tennessee state board after allegations he made inappropriate and sexual comments to a female client.
Adolphus H. “Dick” Pelley, a certified professional counselor since 1986, had his certificate to practice revoked by the Tennessee Board of Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists and Clinical Pastoral Therapists, for making comments of a sexual nature to a female client in August 2021, according to the board’s order.
“The board found this professional counselor’s unethical conduct violated the 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics,” the order states. “As such, revocation of his certificate to practice professional counseling is the appropriate discipline.”
When contacted by phone, Pelley declined to comment on the order or its allegations.
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