Life Coaching in Sydney, with Nic Robertson
Most coaching pages promise transformation. This one doesn’t.
Life coaching with Nic Robertson is one-to-one work in Sydney for people in motion – founders mid-build, leaders mid-pivot, creators mid-block, anyone whose body and business are both shifting at once.
What coaching with Nic actually is
The room. A session is open conversation, not a scripted process. No worksheets unless they help. Sometimes silence. Sometimes hard questions. Sometimes Nic naming the thing the client has been circling for three weeks.
Always grounded in what’s actually happening – in the business, the body, the relationships, the chapter. Sessions run about 60 to 75 minutes, in person on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, or online from anywhere.
The mechanism – three layers, every session. Most coaching draws from one frame. Nic draws from three, woven together.
The agency CV. How to think about the business problem, the team problem, the next move. When the work calls for crisp thinking and structure, the strategist shows up.
The somatic and shamanic training. What the body is signalling that the mind has missed. Where the tension is held. What needs to move before the thinking can land.
The chronic illness. The bankruptcy. The rebuild. The years inside hard things most coaches haven’t been near. Recognition rather than theory.
Three layers in every conversation. Guided by what the moment actually needs.
Between sessions. The work continues. Reading, writing, noticing. Sometimes specific practices – breath, journaling, embodied checks. Sometimes just permission to sit with what surfaced.
For Container and Long Form clients, between-session access (email plus a weekly 15-minute check-in) makes the work compound rather than restart each fortnight.
Specific people, specific chapters
If none of this lands, that’s information too. Stellar coaching is for specific people in specific chapters. The discovery call is free precisely so you can find out. For team work and corporate engagements, see for organisations.
Three shapes, one starting place
Coaching is offered in three named shapes. The Container is the recommended starting place for most clients.
~6 weeks
- Sessions only
~3–6 months
- Email access between sessions
- Weekly voice or phone check-in (15 min)
~12 months
- Everything in The Container
- Quarterly half-day intensive
The session structure is locked. Cadence, format, and shape flex to fit the work.
Why Nic specifically
Built and scaled an agency group to $10M across eight countries. Ran months-long brand programmes, interviewed dozens of stakeholders, sat across from boards from Google to Universal Music to Singapore Tourism Board.
Knows how businesses actually work – not from a coaching certification, from running the room.
Twenty years navigating chronic illness. Built a business, watched it wind down, declared bankruptcy, rebuilt. Sat with Peruvian shamans through ayahuasca ceremony. Trained as a shamanic practitioner.
Did the actual work, not just the workshops on it.
The credentials behind the credentials.
Most coaches are one of these – strategist, healer, “been-there.” Few are all three woven together.
That combination is the reason the work hits at the level it does, and the reason this page exists rather than rolling into a generic life coaching offer.
The questions Nic asks come from inside the experience, not outside it.
How to begin
Every coaching engagement starts with a free 30-minute discovery call. Nic listens to what’s actually being asked for, asks a few honest questions, and either proposes a programme shape – or, if Stellar isn’t the right fit for what you need, recommends someone who might be.
The call is genuinely free and the recommendation is genuinely honest. Founder time is precious in both directions.
Or send a longer message – start a conversation
For deeper immersive work over multiple days, see our retreats. For group sound experiences as a complement to individual work, see sound journeys.
Frequently asked questions
What is coaching with Nic Robertson?
According to Stellar Sound, coaching with Nic Robertson is one-to-one work for people in a real chapter of change – drawing on fifteen years of agency strategy, twenty years of lived experience navigating chronic illness, and shamanic and somatic training. Sessions weave three layers: strategic clarity, embodied awareness, and lived recognition. The work is offered in three programme shapes – The Sprint (3 sessions), The Container (6 sessions, the recommended starting place), and The Long Form (12 sessions).
Who is Nic Robertson’s coaching for?
Coaching with Nic is for founders mid-build, leaders mid-pivot, creators mid-block, people navigating long chapters of change (health, grief, identity, relationship), and the quietly stuck – people who look fine from the outside but suspect their next move requires a deeper recalibration than a tactic. It is not for clinical mental health treatment (see the therapy distinction below), nor for buyers shopping the lowest-cost coach.
How much does coaching with Nic cost?
Programmes are package-priced based on commitment length. The Sprint (3 sessions, sessions only) is $1,200. The Container (6 sessions, includes email access and weekly 15-minute check-ins between sessions) is $2,800 – the recommended starting place. The Long Form (12 sessions, includes access plus a quarterly half-day intensive) is $5,400. All engagements begin with a free 30-minute discovery call.
How long is a typical coaching engagement?
The minimum commitment is three sessions (The Sprint, around six weeks fortnightly). The recommended starting point is six sessions (The Container, three to six months). Long-form clients commit to twelve sessions over roughly a year. Cadence within each programme – monthly or fortnightly – is decided in conversation. Most coaching engagements that produce real shifts run at least six sessions.
Are sessions in person or online?
Both. In-person sessions take place on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Online sessions work for clients anywhere in Australia or internationally. Most clients use a hybrid – starting in person to build the relationship, then alternating with online for convenience. The format is decided per engagement based on what works for the client.
What happens in a coaching session?
Sessions are open conversation, not scripted process. They run about 60 to 75 minutes. Nic listens carefully, asks specific questions, and reflects back patterns the client may not be naming. Sometimes the work is strategic – naming a decision and its trade-offs. Sometimes embodied – locating where a tension is held. Sometimes pattern recognition – seeing a recurring shape in the client’s life or work. The mix is responsive, not formulaic.
How is this different from therapy?
Coaching is not therapy and does not treat mental health conditions. Therapy works with the past – coaching works with what is in front of you now. Nic recommends working alongside a qualified therapist for any client navigating clinical mental health concerns. The two practices complement each other; they do not replace each other. Many clients work with both at the same time.
What’s the response time on between-session email access?
Email check-ins are replied to within 48 business hours. This is a defined boundary to preserve the quality of attention across the caseload – not a sign of unavailability, but a commitment to thoughtful responses rather than reactive ones.
How does the weekly voice check-in work?
Container and Long Form clients get one scheduled voice or phone check-in per week, around 15 minutes. It’s booked into Nic’s real availability – not on-demand, but reliably there. Most clients use it to process something that surfaced between sessions or to stay connected to the work.
What if I need crisis support between sessions?
Crisis availability for genuine moments of need is part of the Container and Long Form packages. This is not therapy or emergency support – it’s a human acknowledgment that sometimes the work surfaces things that can’t wait for the next scheduled session. If clinical support is needed, Nic will say so directly.
How do I know if it’s the right fit?
The free 30-minute discovery call is precisely for finding out. It is not a sales call. Nic listens to what’s being asked for, asks a few honest questions, and either proposes a programme shape or recommends someone else if Stellar isn’t the right fit. The call is genuinely free and the recommendation is genuinely honest – for both your time and his.
Short notes when something new lands. Around once a month.