Pinner, Vivian: - Vivian Pinner is a family counselor specializing in children's and adolescents' therapy. No Shrinking, Violet was "hatched" out of her twenty-five years as a principal and school counselor, to address difficult friendships and exclusion. Vivian is a sought-after speaker and consultant on numerous topics related to the health and welfare of the family. She has two grown children and lives by the sea.