Where curiosity becomes growth and transformation
Where curiosity becomes growth and transformation
Step into the laboratory of you
Inquiry Lab is a transformational coaching experience grounded in curiosity, compassion, and experimentation. Together, we’ll investigate what’s shaping your life today; your beliefs, patterns, values, and inner narratives, and discover what wants to emerge next. This is a space for honest inquiry, deep reflection, and courageous action.
Let’s get curious.
Norbert Tavares, PhD
I am a Leadership & Life Coach, scientist, community builder, and deeply curious human. I help thoughtful, driven people slow down, ask better questions, and create lives that actually feels like theirs. If you’re feeling stuck, at a crossroads, or quietly sensing something more is possible, we’ll work together to uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface and translate the insights that emerge into purposeful, aligned action. This is not advice-giving or fixing, it’s a partnership in discovery, clarity, and meaningful change.
Learn more about what life coaching is and how it works in the resources section, here.
Through our work together, clients often experience:
Greater clarity around purpose, identity, and direction
Relief from feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or fragmented
Stronger alignment between values and daily choices
Increased confidence, authenticity, and self-trust
Healthier relationships and boundaries
Momentum during career, life-stage, or identity transitions
This work helps you move from reacting to your life to consciously creating it.
I work with thoughtful, growth-oriented people across all areas of life. I am especially interested in working with people like you: thoughtful, driven humans who care about growth, meaning, and impact, and who may feel stuck, at a transition point, or just ready to move into a more empowered and fulfilled stage of their lives. I coach people at all stages of leadership, from executives to anyone wanting to lead themselves more intentionally. We start with self-leadership and self-mastery, because authentic leadership begins within, and the way you lead yourself shapes how you lead in your work, relationships, family, and community.
Many of my clients are:
Leaders in science, academia, technology, and communities
People navigating life transitions (career, relationships, identity, mid- and late-life)
People of color seeking authenticity and alignment
If you’re feeling a quiet (or loud) pull toward change and want to understand yourself more deeply, this work is for you.
If you are currently experiencing severe mental health challenges such as addiction, major depression, or untreated trauma, therapy is the right place to begin. Coaching is not a replacement for mental health care.
Services to support you
One-on-one coaching is ideal for sustained growth and integration, offering personalized guidance and continuous support.
Biweekly 45-minute sessions
Ongoing support, accountability, and reflection
Ideal for sustained growth and integration
These intensive sessions use a Neurolinguistics Programing (NLP) approach that is designed for rapid insight and momentum, focusing on releasing emotional baggage, and creating significant shifts.
Full-day (7-hour) intensive sessions OR 2 consecutive 4-hour sessions
Includes 3 months of biweekly follow up sessions for integration
Designed to create rapid insight and momentum
Processes release root cause negative emotional baggage and limiting beliefs
Ideal for major transitions or feeling deeply stuck
Group workshops offer a collaborative environment for learning, self-discovery, and building community. These focused sessions cover key areas of personal and professional development.
The following topics are available for workshops:
Values clarification
Goal setting and visioning
Limiting beliefs and mindset shifts
What are clients saying?
"My Breakthrough Session helped me release deep insecurities, reconnect with my authentic self, and step into a more confident, optimistic way of living." -
- Chelsey, Assistant Professor
"Before this coaching session, I was wrestling with how to move forward with confidence during a major life transition and wanted to better understand how to effectively navigate big shifts without needing certainty. I felt stuck between knowing change was necessary and feeling anxious and fearful about the path ahead. -
- Leah
[Norbert helped me in] "Letting go of my past so I can step into my future." -
- Seth, Professional Athlete
Take these quick 2 minute assessments and find out. See where your life is in and out of balance.
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The inquiry begins with a single question.