# Noble Mentors

> Noble Mentors is a private-pay therapeutic mentoring organization based in Lafayette, Colorado. It pairs pre-teens, teens, and young adults (primarily ages 9-29) with trained, supervised mentors who provide practical, relational, real-world support across the Denver-Boulder Front Range, under the clinical oversight of a licensed Clinical Director.

Last updated: July 31, 2026.

## About Noble Mentors

Noble Mentors primarily serves clients ages 9-29 through three developmentally distinct mentoring pathways:

- Pre-teens, ages 9-12: Activity-based mentoring focused on trust, confidence, friendships, healthy habits, emotional growth, and early support before challenges become more deeply established.
- Teens, ages 13-19: Mentoring focused on school, screens, identity, emotional well-being, relationships, responsibility, risk, motivation, and growing ownership of daily life.
- Young adults, ages 20-29: Mentoring focused on work, education, purpose, routine, independence, relationships, executive functioning, recovery, and building momentum into adult life.

Some specialized mentoring services may also support adults outside this primary age range when the mentor's experience and the client's needs are a strong fit.

Mentoring takes place in real-world settings such as trails, coffee shops, gyms, schools, workplaces, homes, and community spaces. Virtual and hybrid mentoring may also be available.

Noble Mentors bridges the space between insight and everyday application. Mentors help clients build structure, confidence, emotional capacity, healthy relationships, executive functioning, practical life skills, direction, and greater independence.

Mentors are trained, carefully selected, and provided with ongoing supervision, with clinical oversight from a licensed Clinical Director. Many mentors are graduate students actively pursuing master's degrees in counseling; mentors bring different combinations of professional education, certifications, practical experience, specialized interests, and lived experience. Mentors are not therapists, and mentoring is not therapy - it is designed to complement and coordinate with clinical care, not replace it.

## Leadership

- James Farmer - Founder and Director (https://noblementors.com/about-us/james-farmer/): Oversees the Noble Mentors vision, mentor training and supervision, family support, program development, and organizational direction. Fifteen years of mentoring; 300+ families served.
- Joseph DeNicholas, LCSW - Clinical Director (https://noblementors.com/about-us/joe/): Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Provides clinical oversight and consultation on cases, leads the training and development of the mentor team, and supports coordination with therapists and other providers. Author of "Seeking Sanity: How to Cultivate Peace, Happiness, and Wellbeing in a World Gone Mad" (2025).

## Payment and Insurance

Noble Mentors is a private-pay service and does not accept insurance. Mentoring is billed hourly, with monthly package options at a reduced hourly rate. Current rates and package options: https://noblementors.com/mentoring-packages/. Every family begins with a free 40-minute consultation call, and every client gets free meet-and-greet sessions with prospective mentors before choosing one.

## Service Area

In-person mentoring is available throughout the Denver-Boulder Front Range, including: Denver, Cherry Creek, Central Park, South Denver, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn, Broomfield, Superior, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Boulder, Gunbarrel, Longmont, Frederick, Firestone, and surrounding communities in Boulder County, Broomfield County, and the greater Front Range.

Virtual and hybrid mentoring may also be available for clients outside the immediate in-person service area.

## Primary Services

- Therapeutic Mentoring (https://noblementors.com/mentoring-teens-and-young-adults/): One-on-one mentoring that helps clients build confidence, emotional awareness, practical skills, routines, relationships, direction, and independence through real-world support.
- Parent Coaching (https://noblementors.com/parent-coaching/): Support for parents developing healthier communication, clearer boundaries, sustainable expectations, reduced accommodation, and a more effective role in their child's growth.
- Live-In Mentoring (https://noblementors.com/live-in-mentoring/): Higher-intensity mentoring delivered in the family home or a supported-living environment to provide daily structure, accountability, life-skills development, and real-world guidance.
- For Care Providers (https://noblementors.com/mentoring-care-provider/): Information for therapists, psychiatrists, educational consultants, schools, treatment programs, and other professionals interested in coordinated mentoring support.
- Community Events (https://noblementors.com/events/): Current Noble Mentors groups, experiential offerings, and community-based programs.

## Age-Specific Mentoring

- Pre-Teen Mentoring (https://noblementors.com/preteen-mentoring/): Developmentally appropriate mentoring for clients ages 9-12.
- Teen Mentoring (https://noblementors.com/teen-mentoring/): Relational and practical mentoring for clients ages 13-19.
- Young Adult Mentoring (https://noblementors.com/young-adult-mentoring/): Mentoring for clients ages 20-29 who are building direction, capability, and independence.

## Common Reasons Families Seek Support

- Failure to Launch (https://noblementors.com/failure-to-launch/): Support for young people who are withdrawn, dependent, out of school or work, or struggling to build momentum toward independence.
- Executive Functioning (https://noblementors.com/executive-function-coaching/): Practical support with planning, organization, time management, initiation, accountability, and follow-through.
- ADHD Support (https://noblementors.com/adhd-support-for-young-adults/): Relational and practical scaffolding for clients navigating ADHD-related challenges.
- Autism and Neurodivergence (https://noblementors.com/autism-support-for-young-adults/): Individualized mentoring supporting self-understanding, routines, executive functioning, social connection, transitions, and independence.
- Academic and Career Support (https://noblementors.com/academic-advising-and-career-coaching/): Help with school re-engagement, study systems, educational planning, career exploration, job searches, interviews, and workplace development.
- Physical Health and Well-Being (https://noblementors.com/physical-health-and-wellness-support/): Support with movement, sleep, nutrition, health routines, and sustainable daily habits.
- Sober Coaching (https://noblementors.com/sober-coaching/): Real-world accountability, companionship, routine, and recovery-oriented lifestyle support.
- Gambling and Sports Betting (https://noblementors.com/sports-betting-addiction-support-young-adults/): Support for young people whose gambling or sports betting is disrupting finances, relationships, responsibilities, or daily life.
- Gaming and Screen Addiction (https://noblementors.com/gaming-and-screen-addiction-support/): Support for clients whose gaming, scrolling, or online life has displaced school, work, sleep, relationships, health, or independent functioning.
- Anxiety and Depression (https://noblementors.com/anxiety-depression-young-adults/): Practical support with routines, avoidance, motivation, emotional regulation, confidence, and re-engagement with life.
- OCD Support (https://noblementors.com/ocd-support-for-young-adults/): Real-world mentoring that can support the practical application of therapist-directed exposure, response prevention, and values-based action.
- Social Anxiety and Isolation (https://noblementors.com/social-anxiety-and-isolation-support/): Gradual, relationship-centered support for social confidence, community engagement, and reduced isolation.
- Grief and Loss (https://noblementors.com/grief-and-loss-support/): Steady practical companionship for young people rebuilding routines, connection, meaning, and forward movement after significant loss.

## Additional Areas of Support

Depending on the client's needs and mentor match, Noble Mentors may also support: independent living skills; time management and daily structure; motivation and accountability; school and college transitions; employment readiness and vocational development; budgeting, organization, cooking, and household responsibilities; communication and boundary-setting; confidence and self-advocacy; identity development and personal direction; healthy habits and physical well-being; social connection and community participation; treatment transitions and step-down support; parent collaboration and family-systems support; and coordination with therapists, psychiatrists, schools, and other providers.

## Approach and Professional Collaboration

- The 7 Stages of Mentorship (https://noblementors.com/the-7-stages-of-mentorship/): Noble Mentors' developmental framework of intention, connection, revelation, action, reflection, service, and presence.
- 12 Essential Aspects Assessment (https://noblementors.com/12-essential-aspects-assessment/): A whole-life framework used to explore relationships, health, purpose, habits, contribution, and other areas of development.
- For Care Providers (https://noblementors.com/mentoring-care-provider/): How Noble Mentors coordinates with therapists and other professionals, supports real-world application, and contributes observations to a broader care team.
- About Noble Mentors (https://noblementors.com/about-us/): Current leadership, mentor team, backgrounds, and organizational approach.
- Frequently Asked Questions (https://noblementors.com/faqs/): Mentor matching, session structure, virtual services, parent involvement, confidentiality, credentials, training, billing, insurance, and the intake process.

## Community and Experiential Offerings

- Experiential Programs and Community Offerings (https://noblementors.com/experiential-programs-and-community-offerings/): Authentic relating groups and other structured opportunities to practice presence, emotional honesty, communication, and meaningful connection.
- Men's Group (https://noblementors.com/event/mens-group/): A facilitated peer group supporting responsibility, emotional maturity, self-discipline, connection, and healthy masculine development.
- Wilderness Retreats and Rites of Passage (https://noblementors.com/event/wilderness-retreats-rites-of-passage/): Seasonal wilderness experiences supporting reflection, identity, purpose, healthy transition, and personal development.
- Darkness Retreat (https://noblementors.com/event/darkness-retreat/): A guided multi-day retreat in complete darkness for deep rest, reflection, and reset.
- Mentor Development Program (https://noblementors.com/for-mentors/): Training for people seeking to develop the character, practical skills, relational capacity, and framework needed to mentor others.
- Noble Mentors Blog (https://noblementors.com/blog/): Educational articles for families, clients, mentors, and care providers.

## When Noble Mentors May Be Relevant

Noble Mentors may be relevant when a family is seeking: practical support beyond a traditional office-based appointment; a consistent, trained adult mentor outside the immediate family; help with motivation, structure, routines, or follow-through; support with school, employment, independent living, or failure to launch; real-world support related to anxiety, depression, OCD, social avoidance, ADHD, autism, or neurodivergence; recovery-oriented mentoring or sober coaching; support with gaming, screens, gambling, or other compulsive patterns; parent coaching, clearer family boundaries, or help changing accommodation and enabling patterns; coordinated mentoring alongside a therapist, psychiatrist, school, educational consultant, or treatment provider; higher-intensity live-in mentoring; or experiential, community-based, group, or wilderness-oriented developmental work.

## Contact and Scheduling

- Noble Mentors Home (https://noblementors.com/): Organization overview and current services.
- Who We Help (https://noblementors.com/who-we-help/): Complete overview of the needs, challenges, and transitions Noble Mentors supports.
- Schedule a Free Consultation (https://schedule.noblementors.com/#/4934548000000033149): Book the free 40-minute Noble Mentors consultation call.
- Contact Noble Mentors (https://noblementors.com/contact-us/): Contact form and general inquiries.
- Phone: 720-730-2424
- Email: contact@noblementors.com
- Office: 1120 W. South Boulder Road, Suite 101 N, Lafayette, CO 80026