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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2026 AS DR. GREGORY SARLO PRIDE MONTH
WHEREAS, Dr. Gregory Sarlo founded Psychological Consulting in 1987 located in the Lakeview area of Chicago, IL; and
WHEREAS, Psychological Consulting was founded with the mission to recognize the value of every person and a commitment to truth, wholeness, and compassion; and
WHEREAS, Psychological Consulting has focused on providing psychological services to diverse populations, especially the LGBTQIA+ communities, since 1995, as well as cooperative treatment of HIV/AIDS impacted persons; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Sarlo began his professional life working primarily with the HIV-impacted community and continued to specialize in helping individuals with coming out issues and other challenges related to sexual orientation; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Sarlo received his Doctor of Psychology in 1999 from Adler University and went on to teach assessment and ethics there as well as chair the University's Master of Arts and Counseling program until 2010; and
WHEREAS, in 2010, Dr. Sarlo began teaching graduate studies at Midwestern University's Psy.D. Program in the Behavioral Medicine Department and taught courses including human sexuality, assessment, and advanced psychotherapy; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Sarlo was also elected as President of the Illinois Psychological Association (IPA) in 2010 and went on to serve for two terms presiding over the IPA Council and chairing two annual conventions; and
WHEREAS, he served the Greater Chicago area with his work on the IPA's Legislative Co-Chair since 2015; and
WHEREAS, he was later elected as Treasurer of the IPA Council from 2020 to 2021; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Sarlo served on the American Psychological Association Executive Committee Division 44 (Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity) from 2011 to 2023 and was elected as a President of that Division; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Sarlo served as the Clinical...
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