Hello! My name is Deborah Orandon, and I am a mental health counselor in Portland Oregon and have been working with highly sensitive clients for many years in my movement & massage practices and now also in my counseling practice. (Please visit: http://www.selfawarenesscounseling.com/ to get to know me a bit better.) Discovering Elaine Aron’s Highly Sensitive Person work ( http://www.hsperson.com/index.html ) 15 years ago, and honoring my own sensitivity, was a turning point for me in being able …

I know, cheesy name right? Well I figured it would draw some attention. I'd like to welcome the shy, the nerdy, gamers of any sort, to this group. I'm hoping to get folks together who share my interests, as I've had trouble finding such people on my own. I figure this group can be for a variety of things, mostly nerdy, some not as much. A few examples are gaming, movies, outings to the mall or other venues, bowling, hanging out, anything that interests folks really.

This Peer led support group is open to the public and any person that suffers with a mental health diagnosis. Membership is encouraged but not required to attend this drop-in 90 minute group.