Seattle and Eastside clients work with a Blackburn mentor by video, in the same Pacific time zone as our Los Angeles team. Each teen, college student, young adult or professional has one dedicated mentor, meets weekly or several times a week, and can text or call between sessions.
On the same clock as our team
Because Seattle and Los Angeles share a time zone, scheduling is simple. A 3:30 pm session in Bellevue is 3:30 pm for your mentor. Students often meet after school; professionals often choose early morning, lunch or early evening around meetings. Sessions are 30 or 60 minutes on a weekly or monthly plan.
Video also takes the commute out of it. Between ferry schedules from Bainbridge Island, traffic on the I-90 and 520 bridges and the drive in from the north and south ends of the region, getting anywhere at 4:00 pm can take a while. A video session starts on time wherever you are.
The gray months
Seattle summers are some of the best anywhere. Then October arrives, the clouds settle in, and by December it can be dark by mid-afternoon. Plenty of people find their energy and motivation drop through the winter. The habits that felt easy in July need more support in January.
A mentor helps a client plan for that season deliberately:
- Keep a consistent wake-up time, even on weekends
- Get outside in daylight every day, rain or not
- Schedule exercise and social plans on the calendar instead of waiting for the mood
- Shrink weekly goals in the darkest weeks so momentum continues
If a low mood lasts or makes daily life hard, a licensed professional is the right step, and a mentor can help you book and keep that appointment. In a crisis, call or text 988.
Eastside students and dual enrollment
Families in Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Sammamish, Issaquah and on Mercer Island often have students in strong, high-pressure schools, and many juniors and seniors take college classes through Washington’s Running Start dual-enrollment program. That is a lot of independence for a sixteen-year-old: a college schedule, college expectations and fewer people checking in. High school mentoring helps with:
- Tracking deadlines across high school and college courses
- Weekly planning that includes travel between campuses
- Asking instructors for help directly
- Balancing ambition with sleep and downtime
A parent or guardian joins the intro call, agrees the goals and receives regular updates. Mentors are not tutors or admissions counselors.
Tech careers and career resets
The Seattle area’s economy leans heavily on technology, from large employers on the Eastside to startups in South Lake Union. Hiring booms and rounds of layoffs both happen fast. Professionals use mentoring to keep a structured job search going, think through a career change, or set goals outside of work that had been put off for years. See mentoring for professionals.
Young adults in Capitol Hill, Ballard and Fremont
Seattle draws young adults for work and for the outdoors, and many live in Capitol Hill, Ballard, Fremont or Columbia City with roommates. Rent is high and friendships can take time to form in a city known for being polite but reserved. Young adult mentoring helps with budgeting, building a routine, meeting people through recurring activities and planning the next career step.
What a mentor adds in Seattle
A Seattle week can be full of independence and short on structure. A mentor supplies the structure: a standing session, goals for the week and someone who notices when things drift. With permission, mentors share progress with family and coordinate with professionals already involved. Learn how online mentoring works.
Related
- Online mentoring in Portland
- Online mentoring in the San Francisco Bay Area
- How to build a daily routine
- Mentoring for college students
Common questions
Can a mentor help a student doing Running Start?
Yes. Mentors help dual-enrollment students manage two calendars, plan their weeks and build the independence college classes require. They do not tutor course content.
Do you work with clients on the Eastside?
Yes. We work with clients in Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Mercer Island and throughout the Puget Sound area, all by video.
Do you meet in person in Seattle?
No. Our in-person mentoring is in Los Angeles. Seattle clients work with us entirely by video, in the same time zone.
How do we start?
Take the five-minute assessment on our Get Started page. Our team reviews it personally and sets up a free intro call.
Get started
Looking for a mentor in Seattle? 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.