Colleen's Philosophy

When I first began counseling in 1981, it seemed most rewarding to be in the profession of helping people cope. As I grew professionally, personally and spiritually I began to realize coping was a mere fraction of the process. Deep Healing is the whole. My professional, personal, and spiritual training has shifted in focus with the knowing that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. Some may need to learn how, some may need guidance and motivation, or some may need to clear old pattens and beliefs that impede healing. Whatever the path, perfect health is our natural state.

Who is Colleen?

Colleen is the author of three books, holds a Masters Degree and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Usui Reiki Master, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Alternative Healing Consultant and Shamanic Practitioner. She has been exploring health and wellness, self-healing, personal growth, and spiritual development for over 25 years. Colleen's books are entitled
Energy for Life: Connect with the Source and
Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing
Naked to My Soul

Colleen is a teacher and a healer who knows from personal experience what it is like to be devastatingly ill, fatigued, depressed, frustrated, and lost. For ten years, Colleen was one of the hopeless who suffered from a chronic illness that traditional medicine could not effectively treat. Determined to live life fully again, she embarked on a journey of self-healing and spiritual awakening that led to complete recovery and a comprehensive program that benefits all who follow it.

Her workshops and books detail this empowering program of effective, non-traditional, and self-applied techniques. Through detailed descriptions and an easy to follow step-by-step format, the techniques that Colleen used to move from agonized disability to full recovery and spiritual illumination are clearly presented. Participants and readers will be able to implement this program right away to manifest health, vibrant energy, and a deep, meaningful spiritual way of living.

Colleen's books and workshops teach readers and participants how to:

 

Colleen's Education

She received her Master of Arts Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling in March of 1990 at Michigan State University and her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Parks and Recreation Administration with an emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation focusing on Special Populations in December 1980 at Central Michigan University.

Colleen’s alternative healing training
consists of the following:

Shamanism - Foundation for Shamanic Studies

Graduate of the 3 year intensive program -
Michael Harner, Sandra Ingerman

Soul Retrieval - one week intensive - Sandra Ingerman

Way of The Shaman - Myron Eshowsky

Extraction - Myron Eshowsky

Nature Spirits - Myron Eshowsky

Death and Beyond - Myron Eshowsky



Shamanism - Other Sources

Graduate of the 2 year intensive shamanic teacher training
- Sandra Ingerman

Heart-centered depossession and curse-unraveling - Betsy Bergstrom

Death and Dying - four day intensive - Myron Eshowsky

Tibetan Shamanism - Dr. Larry Peters

Celtic Shamanism ~ 2 year intensive program ~ Tom Cowan

Celtic Shamanism ~ 1 year extension to the 2 year intensive program
~ Tom Cowan

Celtic Shamanism ~ The Soul ~ Tom Cowan

Celtic Shamanism ~ The Ancestors ~ Tom Cowan

Romani Gypsy Shamanism ~ Patrick Jasper Lee

Shapeshifting ~ Claude Pouncellet



Eclectic Psychic, Healing, & Personal Development

Ongoing intensive ~ Judy

Reiki ~ Levels I, II & Master ~ Jean Isaacs

Remote Depossession ~ Irene Hickman, D.O.

Hypnosis ~ Hypnodyne Foundation ~ Stephen Levelle

Alternative Healing Consultant ~ Hypnodyne Foundation
~ Bob Luckin & Judith Wagner

Colleen has been providing alternative healing services and instruction to students and clients in her private practice, Circle of Life Counseling Services, in addition to traditional therapeutic services since 1981. Workshops, classes, descriptions and schedules are listed in The Deatsman-Program.

 

Colleen’s Books, Publications and Presentations include:

 

Books 

Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing.
New Worlds of Mind and Spirit. Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. 2005.

Energy for Life: Connect with the Source.  
Next Step Series, Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. 2006.

Journey To Wholeness:Harnessing the Power of Personal Shamanism for Energy, Health and Wisdom. Scheduled for release in 2007.

Naked To My Soul: How I Beat Chronic Illness.  
Loonie publications. 2004.

Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and  
Self-Healing Companion Workbook. Loonie publications. 2004.

 

Articles


Stop Energy Leakages: Your Guide to Auric Fitness. New Living Magazine, New York, New York. January 2007. Hardcopy and internet availability. http://www.newliving.com/issues/jan_07/articles/energyleakage.html

Conservation of Energy: The Key to Magickal PotencyWitchvox.com. Posted October,2006 http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usmi&c=words&id=11138 

Energetic Hygiene for Health: Yours and your Client’s Different Strokes Magazine. Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. August/September, 2006. www.colleendeatsman.com/energetichygiene.pdf 

Energy for Life Begins Within Llewellyn online Journal. Posted August, 07/08/2006. http://www.llewellynjournal.com/article.php?id=1217 

Energy: The Silver Bullet for Health and Vitality. Llewellyn’s New Worlds of Mind & Spirit. July/August 2006, page 7. http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=1155

The Mechanism of Magickal Energy Witchvox.com. Posted June, 2006. http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usmi&c=words&id=10922

Own the Power to HealLlewellyn’s New Worlds of Mind & Spirit. July/August 2005, page 60.http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=875

Finding Your Own Inner PowerLlewellyn online Journal. Posted August, 04/07/2005http://www.llewellynjournal.com/article/855 

Bokur, Debra. Finding Balance (contribution by Colleen)Healing Lifestyles and Spa's Magazine. 2005.http://www.healinglifestyles.com/articles/2005/7/finding_balance_text.htm

The Practice of a Shaman: What exactly is it? City Pulse. (Nov. 12, 2003) Vol. 3, Issue 13. Lansing, MI. 

Von Der Heyden, Ute. A Woman’s Journey Into Shamanism. (a story about Colleen) City Pulse. (Nov. 12, 2003) Vol. 3, Issue 13. Lansing, MI.

Shamanism: Soul Healing.  
The Healing Garden Journal, (2003, January) Traverse city, MI.

The Healing Power of Inner Solitude.  
The Healing Garden Journal, (2002, November) Traverse City, MI.

Journey To Wholeness:  
Physical Healing through Soul Connection.The Mountain. (2001, July/August/September)Lansing, MI. 

Shamanic Healing Methods  
The Power Animal Retrieval, Part II.The Mountain. (2000, March/April) Lansing, MI.

Power Animal Retrieval.  
The Mountain. (2000, Jan/Feb) Lansing, MI.

Healing CFIDS through Soul-Self ConnectionThe use of Journeying for Self-Healing CFIDS and Fibromyalgia.Community Shamanism. (2000,spring) Madison, WI

Power Animal Retrieval.  
Nexus News. (2000, Jan/Feb) Lansing, MI.

Awakening with Shamanic Journeying: The Healing of CFIDS. Nexus News. (1999, Nov/Dec) Lansing, MI 

Awakening with Shamanic Journeying The Mountain. (1999, Sept/Oct) Lansing, MI 

Healing the Whole: Soul Retrieval. Nexus News. (1999, Jan/Feb) Lansing, MI.

Psychotherapeutic Reiki.  
The Mountain. (1999, Jan/Feb) Lansing, MI.

Healing the Whole: Soul Retrieval. The Mountain. (1998, Nov/Dec) Lansing, MI.

Personal Shamanic Journeying.  
Nexus News. (1998, Nov/Dec) Lansing, MI.

Psychotherapeutic Reiki.  
Nexus News. (1998, July/August) Lansing, MI.

Hypnotherapy, Is It Safe?  
For The Practical Woman. (1995, Feb.) Eaton Rapids. MI.Coelho, R.J., Kelley, P.S., and Deatsman-Kelley, C. (1993).

An experimental investigation of an innovative community treatment model for persons with a dual diagnosis (DD\MI).  
Journal of Rehabilitation, 59, 37-42.Coelho, R.J., Kelley, P.S., and Deatsman, C. (1989, November).

An Innovative Community-Based Model for the Treatment of Persons with a Dual Diagnosis (DD/MI). Paper presented at the Michigan Rehabilitation Association Conference.

Colleen’s Current and Recent Classes include:

2006 – One-year Intensive Shamanic Apprenticeship, Mason, MI.
(11 meetings of 8 hrs. each throughout the year)

2006 – Continuation of the 2004/05 one-year apprenticeship, Bloomsburg, PA.
(11 meetings of 8 hrs. each throughout the year)

2006 – Shamanism and The Healing Journey
– Beginning Journey class.
Held approximately once per month. Mason, MI.

2006 – Shamanism and Energy: A Guided Journey Experience

2006 – Three ongoing advanced shamanic training circles.
Meet once per month. One class in Mason, MI.
Two classes in Charlotte, MI.

2005 – one-year shamanic apprenticeship, Mason, MI.
(11 meetings of 8 hrs. each throughout the year)

2005 – continuation of the 2004 one-year apprenticeship, Bloomsburg, PA.
(11 meetings of 8 hrs. each throughout the year)

2005 – Shamanism and The Healing Journey
– Beginning Journey class.
Held approximately once per month. Mason, MI.

2005 – Three ongoing advanced shamanic training circles.
Meet once per month. One class in Mason, MI.
Two classes in Charlotte, MI.

Oct. 2 & 3, 2004 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.

Feb. 1, 2004 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.

Jan. 24, 2004 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.

2004 – one-year shamanic apprenticeship, Mason, MI.
(11 meetings of 8 hrs. each throughout the year)

2004 – Two ongoing advanced shamanic training circles. Meet once per month. Mason, MI. & Charlotte, MI.

2004 – Shamanism and The Healing Journey – Beginning Journey class. Held approximately once per month. Mason, MI.

2004 – Shamanism and The Healing Journey – Beginning Journey class. Held quarterly. Bloomsburg & Selinsgrove, PA.

2003 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-
Healing. The Valley School of Healing Arts, Port Trevorton, PA.

Oct. 19, Nov. 8 & 9, 2003 – Soul Retrieval, Mason, MI.

Sept. 28 & Oct. 5, 2003 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.

June 1 & 8, 2003 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.

April 26, 2003 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. State College, PA.

March 15, 2003 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.

Feb. 2 & 9, 2003 – Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.

Colleen’s Recent Public Speaking engagements include:

August 25, 2004 - The Light House Chapel, Lansing, MI.
Shamanism and the Healing Journey.

March 27, 2004 - The Light House Chapel, Lansing, MI.
Shamanism and the Healing Journey.

Jan. 11, 2004 - The Light House Chapel, Lansing, MI.
Shamanism and the Healing Journey.

Nov. 22, 2003 – Moonbeams In A Jar, Selinsgrove, PA.
Shamanism and the Healing Journey.

Sept. 7, 2003 – Moonbeams In A Jar, Selinsgrove, PA.
Shamanism and the Healing Journey.

July 26, 2003 – Moonbeams In A Jar, Selinsgrove, PA.
Shamanism and the Healing Journey.

April 7, 2003 – First Monday Gathering of the Fellowship For Today.
Unitarian Church, East Lansing, MI.
Shamanism and the Healing Journey.

March 12, 2003 – Michigan State University Women’s Resource Center, East Lansing, MI. Visualization for Stress Reduction.

February 3, 2003 – Living Whole Foods Group, Lansing, MI.
What is Reiki?

September 17, 2001. Michigan State University Women’s Resource Center,
East Lansing, MI.
A Journey To Wholeness.

May 11, 2001. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.
What is Reiki?

May 9, 2001. Okemos Spiritual Study Group.
The Celtic Wheel of Life.


Colleen’s professional experience includes:

Dec. 1992-present. Private Practice.
Circle of Life Counseling Services.
P.O. Box 54, Mason, MI. 48854. 517-676-3187. www.colleendeatsman.com

Psychotherapist: Traditional individual, family, and marital counseling and psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and children.

Shamanic Practitioner – Reiki Master - Hypnotherapist – Certified Alternative Healing Consultant: Helping people to heal from trauma, depression, anxiety, disconnectedness, pain, disease, and illness. Enhance body healing, stress control, self-confidence enhancement, etc.

Teacher of “The Deatsman Program for Energy, Health and Wisdom”; Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing, Energy Movement and Altered States of Consciousness, Self-Healing through Self-Discovery with the “Psyche Inventory”, Six levels of Advanced Inner Power for Increased Energy and Self-Healing, Personal Journeying, Advanced Journeying, On-going Advanced Shamanic Study, Shamanic Apprenticeships, Meditation, Surgery Preparation and Recovery, and Stress Reduction the Mind/Body/Spirit Way.

Author: Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. (July 2005) Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd., Energy for Life: Connect with the Source (2006) Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd., Journey To Wholeness, (TBA), and Naked To My Soul: How I Beat Chronic Illness (manuscript available from Colleen), numerous CD's (available from Colleen), and many articles in local and national publications.

May 1993-Nov. 1993.
C.E.I. Community Mental Health Board/Eaton County
Counseling Center, Charlotte, MI.
Mental Health Therapist-Outpatient counseling. Provided individual, family and/or marital counseling to adults, adolescents, and children. Use of cognitive, behavioral, and supportive therapies in a direct and active approach.

Jan. 1990-May 1993.
C.E.I. Community Mental Health Board/Eaton County
Counseling Center, Charlotte, MI
Mental Health Therapist-M.I. Aftercare-Outpatient Counseling. Planned and facilitated day treatment program for adults with mild to severe mental illness and dual diagnosis. Casemanagement and counseling to approximately 40 consumers with same diagnosis. Clinical documentation. Outpatient therapy with adults of varying diagnosis.

Feb. 1989-Jan. 1990.
C.E.I. Community Mental Health Board/Community
Services for the Developmentally Disabled, Lansing, MI.
Mental Health Therapist-Dual Diagnosis Project. Casemanagement and counseling services to adults with diagnosis of both mental retardation and mental illness. Functional life in-home training. Residential and vocational monitoring and support. This was a special grant project funded by the Developmental Disabilities Council of Michigan and was evaluated by a pretest-postest control group design. Publication and presentation listed above.

Oct. 1985-Feb. 1989.
Ionia County Community Mental Health Board, Ionia MI.
Client Services Manager. Casemanagement and counseling services to approximately 50 adults with developmental disabilities and/or dual diagnosis. Residential and vocational placement, monitoring, and support. Clinical documentation. Casemanagement of contract C.L.F. home.

May 1985-Dec. 1985.
Barry County Medical Care Facility, Hastings, MI.
Activities/Recreation Director. Planned and coordinated all recreational activities. Patient care planning and assessment clinical documentation. Management team and utilization review meetings.

May 1981-May 1985. E.B.I. Breakthru, Inc., Lake Odessa, MI.
Program Manager. Plan and coordinate vocational services for approximately 70 adults with developmental disabilities and/or dual diagnosis. Clinical documentation pursuant to medicaid regulations. Plan and facilitate all medicaid billable groups and recreational activities. Plan and facilitate agency wide "olympics".
Supervise two staff.

Sept. 1979-May 1981. Mid-Michigan Industries, Inc. Mt. Pleasant, MI.
Recreation Coordinator. Plan and facilitate all recreational training and activities. Supervise one staff and one intern. Budgeting and purchasing. Client assessments and treatment plan development. Progress documentation. Management meetings.