Blackburn Mentoring is built to accelerate results through the practical application of fundamental life skills, with hands-on support every day.
What we focus on
- Education, resume writing and career development
- Job searching and financial skill-building
- Physical fitness and emotional well-being
- Healthy relationships, family dynamics and communication
- Relapse prevention, motivation and balance, with a focus on spiritual growth
How it works
Mentors meet with clients in person 1 to 5 times a week, with daily text and phone contact for guidance. Together they set short and long-term benchmarks and track progress consistently. We believe the key to long-term recovery is discipline through action.
Part of a wider team
Mentors work alongside the other supports in each client’s life and share regular progress updates. Open communication is the most effective way to support each person’s growth.
The goal
Self-discipline, a sense of purpose and a foundation, inside and out, that makes happiness last. Blackburn Mentoring will help you become who you want to be, and if you don’t know yet, we will find out together.
Who mentoring is for
Mentoring is for people in recovery who want hands-on help turning sobriety into a working life. Clients often come to us when they are:
- Living in sober living and ready to start working, studying or managing money again
- Finishing treatment and unsure how to rebuild structure day to day
- Sober for a while but stuck on a job search, a career change or going back to school
- Rebuilding relationships with family and wanting support with communication
- Families who want a steady, trusted person checking in on a loved one between appointments
What a mentor actually does
A recovery mentor is part coach, part accountability partner and part guide. In a typical week, a mentor might help a client update a resume and prepare for an interview, set up a simple budget, open a bank account, plan workouts, map out a weekly schedule, or talk through a hard conversation with a family member before it happens.
Mentors are not therapists. They focus on action and practical progress, and they work alongside a client’s therapist, case manager and sponsor so everyone is pulling in the same direction.
Related support
Mentoring pairs naturally with the rest of our services:
- Sober living for a stable, structured place to live
- Case management to coordinate treatment, legal and medical needs
- Wellness for fitness, nutrition and routine
- Clinical services for therapy and psychiatry
- Sober apartments for independent, month-to-month sober housing with weekly random testing
- West LA meeting guide for AA, NA, Al-Anon and free resources on the Westside
Mentoring questions
What is a recovery mentor?
A recovery mentor is a trained professional who helps people in recovery build practical life skills, such as work, school, money, fitness and relationships, while keeping them accountable to their goals.
How often will I meet with my mentor?
Most clients meet with their mentor in person 1 to 5 times a week, with daily text and phone contact in between. The schedule is set around each client’s needs and goals.
Is a mentor the same as a sponsor?
No. A sponsor guides you through the 12 Steps as a fellow member of a recovery program. A mentor is a professional who focuses on practical life skills and works alongside your sponsor, not in place of one.
Do I need to live in Blackburn sober living to work with a mentor?
No. Mentoring is available to people living in our homes and to people living independently in the Los Angeles area.
Will my family get updates?
With your permission, mentors share regular progress updates with family and with the other professionals in your life. Open communication is part of how mentoring works.
Talk with our team
Call (888) 305-5422 or email info@blackburnrecoveryservices.com to talk with our team.