1932 in the summer, rollo may attended a summer seminar in the Viennese mountains. Psychoanalyst Adler accepted many psychological thoughts about human nature and behavior.
1933, rollo may returned to the United States.
1934- 1936, once worked as a student counselor at Michigan state college and edited a student magazine.
After that, he entered new york United Theological Seminary to study theology, and obtained a bachelor's degree in theology at 1938. In the United Theological Seminary, rollo may also met his tutor Tillich, and systematically studied existential philosophy for the first time.
After graduating from new york United Theological Seminary, rollo may was appointed pastor of the Congregational Church and worked as a pastor in Montclair, New Jersey for two years.
1939 rollo may published The Art of Counseling: How to Give and Get Mental Health.
In the early 1940s, rollo may went to City University of new york as a psychological counselor. At the same time, he entered the famous Institute of White Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychoanalysis in new york to study psychoanalysis.
1946 rollo may became a licensed psychotherapist. Prior to this, he had entered Columbia University to pursue a doctorate. But in 1942, he was infected with tuberculosis and almost died. He completed his doctoral thesis "The Meaning of Anxiety" with his own personal experience.
65438-0949, awarded the first doctorate in clinical psychology by Columbia University with excellent results. In the mid-1950s, rollo may took an active part in the legislation of New York State, and opposed the American Medical Association's attempt to treat psychotherapy as a medical profession. Only members of the Medical Association were qualified. 1948, rollo may became a member of the White Institute, 1952, and was promoted as a researcher. 1958, president of the institute. From 65438 to 0959, he became the supervisor and training analyst of the Institute, and worked until he retired from 65438 to 0974.
In addition, he has served as a visiting professor at Harvard University (1964), Princeton University (1967), Yale University (1972) and Brooklyn College (1974- 1975), and He has held various academic positions such as the President of new york Psychological Society and American Psychoanalytic Society.
From 65438 to 0975, rollo may moved to California to continue his private clinical practice and worked in Sebrok Institute and California Institute of Occupational Psychology. From 65438 to 0987, Sebrok Institute established the rollo may Center to encourage researchers to conduct research and publish works in the spirit of rollo may.
1994101On October 22nd, Rollo Main died at home in California due to various diseases. Rollo may has successively won more than 10 honorary doctorates and various awards. He is particularly proud of having won the Christopher Medal twice, the Outstanding Contribution Award of Clinical Psychology Science and Profession awarded by American Psychological Association and the Lifetime Achievement Award of Psychology awarded by American Psychological Foundation.
1996, the rollo may Prize was established by the branch of humanistic psychology of American Psychological Association.
Rollo may married Florence Defrees in 1938 and divorced 30 years later. They have a son and two daughters. Son Robert Rollo is the director of psychological counseling at Amherst College. Daughters Caroline Jane and allegra Anne are twins. The former is a social worker therapist and painter, while the latter is a documentary creator.
Rollo may's second wife was ingrid Scholler. They 197 1 got married, 198 1 divorced.
From 65438 to 0988, he married his third wife, Georgia Miller Johnson. Georgia is a Jungian psychoanalyst.