Get to know each other.
It takes time to build trust. You can start with everyday conversation and work out what you’d like from mentoring together.
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Someone in your corner
What’s on
your mind?
A decision ahead. Something you want to change. Or simply time to think with someone who listens.
You don’t have to work it all out alone.
A place to start
Someone outside
your usual circle.
You can find free, one-to-one life mentoring with Mentoring Men, with room to talk about what matters to you.
You don’t need to have everything worked out before taking a look.
What happens when you apply? ↓The first step
A little about you.
A place to begin.
The application gives our team a starting point for a conversation about what you’re looking for.
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Your interview · Microsoft Teams
Let’s talk about
what you need.
You’ll join a Microsoft Teams video call with a male member of the MM team. You can talk about what you’re looking for, whether mentoring suits your needs, and what happens next.
Matching considers your goals, preferences and mentor availability. Applying doesn’t guarantee an immediate match.
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Someone to talk with.
Room to think.
Later, if mentoring is suitable and a match is available, you and your mentor begin getting to know each other. The decisions remain yours.
One illustrative journey, not a participant story or a promised outcome.
Trained volunteer mentorsYou decide what matters to youSupport from the MM team
Life mentoring
Room to think.
Someone to talk with.
You and your mentor make time for regular conversations about your life. Your mentor listens, brings another perspective and respects that the decisions are yours.
Find a way to meet.
In person, by phone or online. You agree on a format and regular contact that work for both of you.
There’s a team behind you.
MM screens and trains volunteer mentors and supports both of you throughout the mentorship.
A moment for yourself
Take stock of how life is going.
A private, optional check-in across six areas of life. Answer at your own pace and see a snapshot based only on what you share here today.
This is self-reflection, not a diagnosis or an assessment of whether mentoring is right for you. Your answers stay in this page’s temporary memory only: nothing is sent or saved, and leaving or reloading clears them.
Six areas of life
- Happiness & life satisfaction
- Mental & physical health
- Meaning & purpose
- Character & virtue
- Close social relationships
- Financial & material stability
You can skip this and apply separately at any time. Your answers are not attached to the application form.
Your private check-in
12 questions · about 3 minutes
Is this for someone like me?
Men come to mentoring with different lives, interests and goals. You might want to build on something that’s going well, explore a decision or talk through a difficult chapter. Our team will discuss your needs and whether the service is suitable.
Does it cost anything?
Mentoring Men provides free one-to-one life mentoring for men aged 18 and over. Our mentors volunteer their time.
Do I need to know what I want to talk about?
You don’t need a polished goal. It helps to be willing to get to know someone and explore what you’d like from the mentorship.
Can mentoring sit alongside counselling?
Yes, mentoring can sit alongside professional support. It doesn’t replace counselling, treatment or crisis care. The team will discuss whether it suits your circumstances.
When is another kind of support needed?
Mentoring is not a crisis service and is not a substitute for clinical, psychiatric or medical care. Mentoring is not suited to men in acute crisis or at immediate risk of harm. If that is where things are, seek emergency or specialist support; the team can help identify a more suitable service when it is safe to do so.
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