Meet Lynn – Your Formby Youth Fairy ✨

Meet Lynn – Your Formby Youth Fairy ✨

Lynn Gaskell, therapist at The Youth Fairy Formby, is on a heartfelt mission to help children and young people flourish. Specialising in Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, Lynn supports young minds navigating the challenges of anxiety, stress, low mood, low confidence, and more — with compassion, expertise, and a sprinkle of magic.

Working with children from age 7 up to young adults, Lynn creates a warm and inclusive space where young people are empowered to:

  • Re-focus on the positive aspects of their lives

  • Recognise their strengths and capabilities

  • Improve sleep quality

  • Engage more in positive activities and interactions

  • Feel more in control of their emotions and daily lives

Lynn’s approach is adaptable for those with additional needs, special educational needs, disabilities, and neurodiversity, and she is proud to be an LGBTQ+ friendly therapist.

🌟 Experience That Matters

Before becoming a therapist, Lynn spent over 20 years supporting children, young people, parents, and staff in educational settings. This wealth of experience shines through in her work today, combining deep understanding with practical strategies to help young people become the best versions of themselves.

She explains:

“Perfect people don’t exist — we’re all human, not robots. Seeking support isn’t weakness, it’s a strength. Reaching out shows a desire to grow.”

🌈 Conditions & Challenges Lynn Can Help With:

🧡 Anxiety
🧡 Social Anxiety
🧡 Stress & Exam Stress
🧡 Low Mood & Self-Esteem
🧡 Anger Management
🧡 Fears and Phobias
🧡 Sleep Problems
🧡 Sports/Performance Anxiety
🧡 EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance)
🧡 School/College Transitions
🧡 Trauma
🧡 Self-Harm

🧚♂️ The Youth Fairy Approach

Lynn uses solution-focused techniques to help young people identify how they want to feel or behave, and then supports them in making meaningful, empowering changes. The process is positive, future-focused, and tailored to each individual.

🧚 She also offers a free 1-hour Initial Consultation, where parents and children can meet her, learn how the brain contributes to emotional struggles (in a child-friendly way), and explore the next steps together.

Learn more about Lynn and book a consultation here:
👉 Meet Lynn on The Youth Fairy website

🏫 Supporting Schools with the STRIVE Programme

Lynn also offers a powerful and flexible Schools Programme designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of both students and staff across:

  • Primary, Secondary & Post-16 education

  • 1:1 Therapy for Students

  • Group Wellbeing Programmes

  • CPD for Teachers & Pastoral Staff

  • Workshops for Parents

  • Outcome Measuring Software

  • Neuroscience-Based Training

This programme helps improve attendance, engagement, performance, behaviour, and resilience, and can be tailored to suit the evolving needs of your school community.

Discover the full STRIVE programme here:
👉 STRIVE School Support

💛 Hope for Young Minds

At The Youth Fairy, hope is the secret ingredient. By helping young people explore what’s possible, rather than what’s wrong, Lynn gives their brains exactly what they need to thrive — HOPE.

Stay connected and see more of Lynn’s work on social media:
📘 Facebook – The Youth Fairy Formby

Telephone: 07831 575513

If you’re a parent looking for support, a teacher seeking wellbeing solutions for your school, or a young person wanting to feel more confident and in control — Lynn is here to help.

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