Rollo May was an American existential psychologist who developed an existential-analytic approach. He was influenced by Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Freud. May's existential-analytic position combines existential philosophy with psychoanalytic concepts. It focuses on a person's attempts to make sense of their existence and take responsibility for their actions as they live according to their values. May believed that anxiety stems from feelings of loneliness and emptiness when people's values become disintegrated in modern society. The expansion of consciousness allows people to be more creative and in control of their lives as they progress through stages of personality development from innocence to an ordinary to creative consciousness of self. May's techniques focused more on a