Bonnie Zindel is an American

psychotherapist Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome pro ...

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, published

Young-adult Fiction Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

Novelist,

Playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

, and Creative Literary Editor of ''Psychoanalytic Perspectives'' published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis.

Creative works

She is the author of the Young Adult novels ''Dr. Adriana Earthlight, Student Shrink'', ''Hollywood Dream Machine'', and ''A Star for the Latecomer'' published by HarperCollins and Viking Press. ''A Star for the Latecomer'' was co-written with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Paul Zindel and was selected as a Best Young Adult Book, American Library Association, 1971. The novels have earned a place in '80's Teen Book Pop Culture. Her play ''I Am A Zoo'' was produced by the Jewish Repretory Theater in New York City and is included in ''New Jewish Voices: Plays Produced by the Jewish Repertory Theatre'' edited by Edward M. Cohen. A production of her short play ''Lemons in the Morning'' (1983) co-written with Paul Zindel was performed at the Back Alley Theatre in an evening called ''24 Hours - AM''. The play starred Emmy Award-winning actress Doris Roberts and Alan Oppenheimer.

Psychology

Zindel received the distinguished National Institute for Psychotherapies Honorary Award for creative contributions to the field. She started the Creative Literary Section in ''Psychoanalytic Perspectives'', the first psychoanalytic journal to offer a Creative Literary section devoted to short stories, creative non-fiction and poetry. These pages are dedicated to recognizing pieces tied both strongly and loosely to themes inherent in psychoanalysis and have included original works by well known psychoanalysts Robert Stolorow and Thomas Ogden, as well as, actress

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. Her work on psychoanalysis and creative writing workshops have been featured in '' The New York Times Style Section. She contributed a chapter on

Emmanuel Ghent Emmanuel Robert Ghent (May 15, 1925 in Montréal, Quebec – March 31, 2003 in New York City, USA) was a pioneering composer of electronic music and a psychiatric practitioner, researcher, and teacher. Biography Emmanuel Ghent was born in Montrea ...

for ''Clinical Implications of the Psychoanalyst's Life Experience: When the Personal Becomes Professional'' (2013), a book in which leaders in the fields of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, including Princess Diana's therapist

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, address the phenomena of the psychoanalyst's personal life and psychology. Psychologist Zindel was interviewed and is quoted in

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biography of Academy Award-nominated actress

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titled ''Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley''.

Personal life

Zindel was married to Paul Zindel from 1973, divorcing him in 1998. They had two children; novelist and actress Lizabeth Zindel, and son David, a filmmaker.

Education

Zindel received her master's degree in Social Work from the Columbia University School of Social Work.

Books

* ''A Star For the Latecomer'' (1985) (written with Paul Zindel) * ''Dr. Adriana Earthlight'' (1988) * ''Hollywood Dream Machine'' (1985) * ''A Bird That Thunders: My Analysis with Emmanuel Ghent'' (2013), published in "Clinical Implications of the Psychoanalyst's Life Experience" (Edited by Steve Kuchuck)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zindel, Bonnie American psychotherapists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Columbia University School of Social Work alumni