Yes, you can work with a Blackburn mentor from anywhere in Bucks County. Teens (with a parent involved), college students and young adults in Doylestown, Newtown, Yardley, New Hope and the surrounding townships meet one dedicated mentor by video, weekly or more often, with text and phone contact between sessions. We are based in Los Angeles and schedule everything in Eastern time.
Between Philadelphia, Princeton and the farm fields
Bucks County stretches from the edge of Northeast Philadelphia up the Delaware River into open country. Lower Bucks has older neighborhoods and quick access to the city. Central Bucks has historic towns like Doylestown, preserved farmland and newer developments side by side. Upper Bucks is rural enough that a teenager may need a ride for almost everything.
Many households look two directions for work: south toward Philadelphia on SEPTA Regional Rail or I-95, and east across the river toward Trenton, Princeton and New York. That split often means one parent leaves early, another works from home, and the after-school hours have less adult structure than the family would like.
Common reasons Bucks County families reach out
The student who is drifting
Not failing, not in crisis, just coasting. Homework gets done at the last minute and the future is a shrug. A mentor helps a student name one or two things they actually care about and builds weekly steps toward them. See when a son has no direction for a parent’s view of this.
The senior with a decision to make
Four-year college, community college first, a trade, the military or a gap year. Bucks County has good options for each, and a mentor helps a student compare them honestly without turning it into a family argument. Our guide to trade school vs college is a useful starting point.
The graduate who moved back home
Moving home after college is common here; rent closer to the city is not cheap. A mentor helps make it a launch period with a plan, a budget and a timeline rather than an open-ended pause.
What a typical week looks like
- A video session of 30 or 60 minutes to review last week and set the next few steps.
- A short text check-in midweek, so small problems get caught early.
- Another session, or a second one that week if the plan calls for more support.
- With the client’s permission, a progress update to parents.
Pennsylvania is three hours ahead of the West Coast, so a 3:45 pm session after school is still lunchtime for your mentor. After-school and evening times are easy to set.
Where a mentor helps
A mentor offers consistency: the same person every week who knows the goals, notices patterns and asks the follow-up question. That is different from tutoring, therapy or college counseling, and it can sit alongside any of them. Families usually start with mentoring for families or help for young adults feeling stuck. Read more on the online mentoring page and the Pennsylvania mentoring page.
Related
- Online mentoring in Philadelphia
- Online mentoring in Princeton and Central New Jersey
- Online mentoring in the Lehigh Valley
- Moving back home after college
Common questions
Can a mentor meet my teen in person in Bucks County?
No. Our in-person sessions are only in Los Angeles. In Bucks County, sessions are by video, which also saves the drive in the more rural parts of the county.
Is this the same as an academic coach or tutor?
No. Mentors work on goals, habits, planning and follow-through across school, work and home. They do not teach subjects or handle admissions.
What if my young adult does not want a mentor?
That is common at first. The free intro call is low pressure, and many young adults are more open once they see the goals are theirs, not a parent’s list.
Get started
Want to talk about a student or young adult in Bucks County? Call (888) 305 5422, email contact@blackburnmentoring.com or start with a short assessment. A member of our team reviews every assessment personally and sets up a free intro call.