Yes. Blackburn Mentoring works with families and young adults in Oklahoma City by video. Students and young adults in Nichols Hills, Edmond, Midtown, Yukon, Moore and the surrounding metro can meet one dedicated mentor weekly or several times a week, scheduled in Central time, with text and phone contact between sessions. Our team is based in Los Angeles.
A metro that keeps reinventing itself
Oklahoma City has changed a great deal in the past twenty years. Bricktown, Midtown, the Plaza District and the riverfront along the Oklahoma River have given young adults reasons to stay that did not exist a generation ago. The city has an NBA team, a growing food scene and a cost of living that still looks reasonable next to the coasts.
At the same time, the economy rises and falls with oil and gas more than most places. Families here know what an energy downturn can do to household plans, and young adults have watched friends’ parents change careers mid-stream.
Reasons an Oklahoma City family might call
- A high school student in Edmond or Nichols Hills who has the ability but not the habits, and whose parents are tired of being the alarm clock.
- A senior weighing the state’s big universities, community college, the trades or the military.
- A college student commuting from home who feels disconnected from campus life and is drifting.
- A young adult who stayed in the metro after school and wants to move from a job to a career.
Building a career in an energy town
Energy, aviation, health care, government and agriculture all have a big footprint here, along with a growing set of small businesses and startups. For a young adult, that means options, but also a risk of taking whatever job is open and staying for years without a plan. A mentor helps map the next two or three moves, build skills that travel across industries and keep a steady savings habit for the leaner years. See career and education mentoring and how to write a five-year plan.
Weather, sports and the calendar
Spring storm season, summer heat and fall football weekends all pull the calendar around in Oklahoma. A week with a tornado warning or a road trip to a game is not the week to set ambitious goals. Mentors adjust: lighter targets during disrupted weeks, a clear restart afterward and check-ins by text so a missed session does not mean a missed week.
Scheduling from Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is two hours ahead of Los Angeles. An after-school session at 4 pm is 2 pm for the mentor, and evenings work for working young adults. Sessions are 30 or 60 minutes, weekly or several times a week, on a weekly or monthly plan. For high school students, a parent or guardian joins the intro call, helps agree the goals and gets regular progress updates.
Where a mentor helps
A mentor is one steady adult focused on weekly goals and follow-through. Mentors are not tutors, therapists or admissions counselors, and with permission they coordinate with professionals already involved. Parents of teens can start with mentoring for high school students; young adults often fit young adult mentoring or accountability coaching.
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- Online mentoring in Dallas
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- Helping a teen choose a career
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Common questions
Do you have mentors in Oklahoma City?
Our team is in Los Angeles. Mentoring in the Oklahoma City metro happens by video, with text and phone contact between sessions.
Can a mentor work with a student who commutes to college from home?
Yes. Commuting students often benefit from weekly structure and a plan for connecting with campus life, and sessions fit around class and work schedules.
What if a session is interrupted by bad weather?
Sessions can be moved, and the mentor checks in by text or phone so the week keeps moving.
Get started
Thinking about a mentor for someone in Oklahoma City? 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.