Marshall H. Lewis, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, logotherapist and existential analyst, and Bible scholar. With over 25 years of psychotherapy experience, Marshall presently serves as Clinical Director for Southwest Guidance Center, part of the community mental health system of the State of Kansas.
Marshall completed a terminal master's degree in clinical psychology at Marshall University and a Ph.D. in Bible, Culture, and Hermeneutics (with a concentration in Hebrew Bible) at the Center for Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Studies at the Chicago Theological Seminary. His dissertation develops logotherapy as a hermeneutic and then applies it to the Book of Job.
Marshall is a Diplomate Clinician in Logotherapy and is a member of the Science Committee of the Viktor Frankl Institute Vienna. He also sits on the international faculty of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy. He produces and hosts LogoTalk Radio, the world's premier podcast on logotherapy and existential analysis.
Description of Practice
"My mission is to promote fully human and meaningful living through the advancement and application of Viktor Frankl's logotherapy and existential analysis."
"My clinical orientation is existential and phenomenological, based primarily upon the work of Viktor Frankl. Cognitive-behavioral approaches, such as those developed by Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck and Donald Meichenbaum, are eclectically mixed within this overarching framework. I accept Viktor Frankl's concept of a will to meaning and believe that hard work is often necessary for meaning to be discovered. Hence, the goal of psychotherapy is to help create conditions where individual meaning may be realized through the development of thoughts and behaviors that favor it."
Education
2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Center for Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Studies
Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago, Illinois
2011 Diplomate Clinician in Logotherapy
Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy
Abilene, Texas
1986 Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia
1984 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Minors: Religious Studies and Ancient Greek
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia
Current Credentials
2011 Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor
Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
2000 Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist
Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
1989 Licensed Masters Level Psychologist
Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
Current Professional Memberships
- Full Member, Society of Biblical Literature
- Lifetime Member, Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy
- Charter Member, Northamerican Association of Masters Level Psychologists
