diff --git a/webapp/src/app/app.routes.ts b/webapp/src/app/app.routes.ts
index 45036f67..bba4e278 100644
--- a/webapp/src/app/app.routes.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/app/app.routes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Routes } from '@angular/router';
 import { AboutComponent } from '@app/about/about.component';
 import { HomeComponent } from '@app/home/home.component';
-import { ChatComponent } from '@app/chat/chat/chat.component';
+import { MentorComponent } from '@app/mentor/mentor.component';
 import { WorkspaceComponent } from '@app/workspace/workspace.component';
 import { UserProfileComponent } from '@app/user/user-profile.component';
 import { WorkspaceUsersComponent } from './workspace/users/users.component';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ImprintComponent } from '@app/legal/imprint.component';
 import { PrivacyComponent } from '@app/legal/privacy.component';
 import { AdminGuard } from '@app/core/security/admin.guard';
 import { AuthGuard } from '@app/core/security/auth.guard';
+import { MentorGuard } from '@app/core/security/mentor.guard';
 
 export const routes: Routes = [
   // Public routes
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ export const routes: Routes = [
   { path: 'settings', component: SettingsComponent },
   { path: 'imprint', component: ImprintComponent },
   { path: 'privacy', component: PrivacyComponent },
-  { path: 'chat', component: ChatComponent },
   // Protected routes
   {
     path: '',
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export const routes: Routes = [
       { path: '', component: HomeComponent },
       { path: 'user/:id', component: UserProfileComponent },
       { path: 'settings', component: SettingsComponent },
+      { path: 'mentor', component: MentorComponent, canActivate: [MentorGuard] },
       { path: 'workspace', component: WorkspaceComponent, canActivate: [AdminGuard] }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/core/header/ai-mentor/ai-mentor.component.html b/webapp/src/app/core/header/ai-mentor/ai-mentor.component.html
index 0c7d94c7..f954f88a 100644
--- a/webapp/src/app/core/header/ai-mentor/ai-mentor.component.html
+++ b/webapp/src/app/core/header/ai-mentor/ai-mentor.component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     class="border-cyan-500 cursor-pointer text-cyan-500 hover:text-cyan-500 hover:bg-cyan-500/10 dark:hover:bg-cyan-500/20 gap-2"
     variant="outline"
     [size]="iconOnly() ? 'icon' : 'default'"
-    [routerLink]="['/', 'chat']"
+    [routerLink]="['/', 'mentor']"
     routerLinkActive="active"
   >
     <lucide-angular [img]="BotMessageSquare" class="size-4" />
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/core/security/mentor.guard.ts b/webapp/src/app/core/security/mentor.guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d5fee08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/app/core/security/mentor.guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { inject, Injectable, Injector } from '@angular/core';
+import { toObservable } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
+import { CanActivate, Router, UrlTree } from '@angular/router';
+import { SecurityStore } from '@app/core/security/security-store.service';
+import { filter, map, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root'
+})
+export class MentorGuard implements CanActivate {
+  injector = inject(Injector);
+  securityStore = inject(SecurityStore);
+  router = inject(Router);
+
+  canActivate(): Observable<boolean | UrlTree> {
+    return toObservable(this.securityStore.loadedUser, { injector: this.injector }).pipe(
+      filter(Boolean),
+      map((user) => {
+        if (user && user.roles.includes('mentor_access')) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        return this.router.createUrlTree(['/']);
+      })
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/first-session-card/first-session-card.component.html b/webapp/src/app/mentor/first-session-card/first-session-card.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/first-session-card/first-session-card.component.html
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/first-session-card/first-session-card.component.html
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/first-session-card/first-session-card.component.ts b/webapp/src/app/mentor/first-session-card/first-session-card.component.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/first-session-card/first-session-card.component.ts
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/first-session-card/first-session-card.component.ts
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/input/input.component.html b/webapp/src/app/mentor/input/input.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/input/input.component.html
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/input/input.component.html
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/input/input.component.ts b/webapp/src/app/mentor/input/input.component.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/input/input.component.ts
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/input/input.component.ts
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/input/input.stories.ts b/webapp/src/app/mentor/input/input.stories.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/input/input.stories.ts
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/input/input.stories.ts
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/chat/chat.component.html b/webapp/src/app/mentor/mentor.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/chat/chat.component.html
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/mentor.component.html
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/chat/chat.component.ts b/webapp/src/app/mentor/mentor.component.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/chat/chat.component.ts
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/mentor.component.ts
index 8ef3be95..6b752030 100644
--- a/webapp/src/app/chat/chat/chat.component.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/app/mentor/mentor.component.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ import { Component, inject, signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { lastValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
 import { injectMutation, injectQuery } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental';
-import { SessionsCardComponent } from '../sessions-card/sessions-card.component';
-import { MessagesComponent } from '../messages/messages.component';
-import { InputComponent } from '../input/input.component';
+import { SessionsCardComponent } from './sessions-card/sessions-card.component';
+import { MessagesComponent } from './messages/messages.component';
+import { InputComponent } from './input/input.component';
 import { SecurityStore } from '@app/core/security/security-store.service';
 import { Message, Session } from '@app/core/modules/openapi';
 import { MessageService, SessionService } from '@app/core/modules/openapi';
 import { HlmButtonModule } from '@spartan-ng/ui-button-helm';
 import { HlmSpinnerComponent } from '@spartan-ng/ui-spinner-helm';
-import { FirstSessionCardComponent } from '../first-session-card/first-session-card.component';
+import { FirstSessionCardComponent } from './first-session-card/first-session-card.component';
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'app-chat',
-  templateUrl: './chat.component.html',
+  selector: 'app-mentor',
+  templateUrl: './mentor.component.html',
   standalone: true,
   imports: [CommonModule, FirstSessionCardComponent, HlmSpinnerComponent, SessionsCardComponent, MessagesComponent, InputComponent, HlmButtonModule]
 })
-export class ChatComponent {
+export class MentorComponent {
   securityStore = inject(SecurityStore);
   messageService = inject(MessageService);
   sessionService = inject(SessionService);
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/messages/messages.component.html b/webapp/src/app/mentor/messages/messages.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/messages/messages.component.html
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/messages/messages.component.html
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/messages/messages.component.ts b/webapp/src/app/mentor/messages/messages.component.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/messages/messages.component.ts
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/messages/messages.component.ts
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/sessions-card/sessions-card.component.html b/webapp/src/app/mentor/sessions-card/sessions-card.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/sessions-card/sessions-card.component.html
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/sessions-card/sessions-card.component.html
diff --git a/webapp/src/app/chat/sessions-card/sessions-card.component.ts b/webapp/src/app/mentor/sessions-card/sessions-card.component.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/src/app/chat/sessions-card/sessions-card.component.ts
rename to webapp/src/app/mentor/sessions-card/sessions-card.component.ts