If you live in Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen or elsewhere in Collin County, you can work with a Blackburn mentor by video. Each person gets one dedicated mentor, regular sessions scheduled in Central time, and text and phone contact in between. We are a Los Angeles team, so all Collin County mentoring is online.
A county that keeps filling in
Collin County has been one of the fastest-growing parts of Texas for years. Corporate campuses along the Dallas North Tollway and the Sam Rayburn Tollway have drawn employers and their families from across the country, and new neighborhoods keep appearing farther north toward Prosper and Celina. Frisco has leaned hard into sports, with stadiums, practice facilities and youth complexes around nearly every corner.
That growth means many families here are relatively new. A lot of teenagers have moved at least once, sometimes across several states, and are still building friendships and a sense of where they fit.
When a teen is new in town
Moving in middle or high school is hard even when it goes well. Signs a student is still struggling with it:
- Weekends spent mostly alone or online, months after the move.
- Grades that dipped after the transfer and have not recovered.
- Talk about the old town as home, long after the boxes are unpacked.
- Reluctance to join anything new, even activities they used to love.
A mentor helps a student set small social and school goals for each week, such as one club meeting or one conversation with a teacher, and builds from there. Our guide on when a teen has no friends covers the parent side. If low mood lasts for weeks or affects sleep and eating, a licensed professional is the right step. In a crisis, call or text 988.
Club sports, big schools and long evenings
Between club teams, select tournaments and large high schools with deep course catalogs, Collin County students can be busy from 6 am to 10 pm. For athletes, the challenge is usually travel weekends and late practices colliding with tests. A mentor helps the student map the season, front-load work before tournament weekends and keep sleep from becoming the thing that gives. See mentoring for student athletes for more.
Young professionals on the corporate corridor
Plenty of people in their twenties land in Plano or Frisco for a first job with a large company. The work is steady, but it can feel isolating to live in a new suburb with no network. A mentor helps with the practical pieces: a routine that holds up, a plan for the first year on the job, a budget and a way to build a social life outside the office. Our page on the first 90 days in a new job is a good place to start.
Fitting sessions into a Central time week
Collin County is two hours ahead of Los Angeles, so a 5 pm session after school or work is 3 pm for the mentor. Sessions are 30 or 60 minutes, weekly or several times a week, on a weekly or monthly plan.
Where a mentor helps
A mentor is not a tutor, therapist or admissions counselor. The job is steady guidance and accountability from someone outside the family. Families with teens usually begin with mentoring for high school students; newcomers in their twenties often fit young adult mentoring. Read how sessions work on our online mentoring page or see mentoring across Texas.
Related
- Online mentoring in Dallas
- Online mentoring in Fort Worth
- Making friends after college
- Mentoring for families
Common questions
Is there a Blackburn office in Plano or Frisco?
No. Our team is in Los Angeles, and everyone in Collin County works with their mentor by video, with text and phone check-ins between sessions.
Can sessions work around tournament travel?
Yes. Sessions are online, so they can happen from a hotel room on a travel weekend, as long as there is a quiet space and a connection.
Can parents stay involved with a high school student?
Yes. A parent or guardian joins the intro call, helps agree the goals and gets regular progress updates.
Get started
New to Collin County and wondering whether a mentor would help? 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.