THE YOU PROJECT: AUSTIN
“From Shadows to Sunlight”
The You Project: AUSTIN
From shadows to sunlight, The You Project guides you in breaking free from the stories that are keeping you stuck in old patterns and behaviors. Through proven practices and a supportive community, we help you awaken to your true potential and step into the fullest version of yourself—because lasting transformation happens when we journey together.
What Is The You Project?
Introducing The You Project: a transformative journey that guides you in breaking free from the self-limiting stories that hold you back and keep you stuck in old patterns and behaviors. If you’ve ever felt trapped by repetitive thoughts, behaviors, or mistakes, this program empowers you to see your potential and embrace your inherent ability to grow beyond those patterns. With the right tools, practices, and support, change is not only possible—it’s inevitable.
If you struggle to see the light within—we can help.
What Makes This Different?
We're not here to offer magical solutions or oversimplified answers. Instead, we've built a program that:
Embraces the beautiful complexity of human nature and understands why we get stuck in old patterns
Provides a variety of practical tools and strategies that work at multiple levels to create lasting change at the root
Fosters genuine connection and community as essential elements of healing
Recognizes your inherent wholeness while honoring your potential for growth
Creates a space where you truly belong
A program that doesn’t overpromise or underdeliver.
Is This for You?
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation.
Ready to explore what's possible when you give yourself the support and tools you need? If you're ready to make meaningful changes that actually stick, we invite you to join The You Project—a 10-month journey of practical learning and genuine support. Each month builds on the last as you learn to recognize old patterns, develop new practices, and connect with others who are doing this important work alongside you.
Forging new neural pathways.
A place where you belong.
What You’ll Get
Weekly immersive sessions (2.5 hours)
Access to recorded workshop segments
Embodied practices and experiential tools
A collective care system and accountability
A space where your whole self is welcome
Cost + Enrollment
$50 per session (weekly)
8-month commitment
20 participant cap
In-person at 1209 Parkway, Austin
Recordings available for missed sessions
Choose from Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday evenings
Program Phases
Broken down into Three Phases:
Phase One: Resilience
We dive deep into understanding your personal story and its impact on your present. By exploring attachment patterns and processing past experiences, you’ll discover how your challenges have shaped your unique strengths. Learn powerful nervous system regulation techniques while transforming your narrative from one of survival to one of empowerment. This phase isn't about erasing your past—it's about recognizing how it has contributed to your extraordinary capacity for growth and resilience.
Phase Two: Resonance — Expanding Your Connection
As your inner foundation strengthens, Phase Two guides you into deeper connection with others and the world around you. You'll experience the transformative power of co-regulation and group healing, learning how to create and maintain meaningful relationships that honor your authentic self. This phase marks the transition from individual healing to recognizing your place in the larger human tapestry. Your personal growth begins to ripple outward.
Phase Three: Radiance — Embracing Your Light
The culmination of your journey celebrates the emergence of your true radiance. Having integrated both shadow and light, you'll step fully into your power and purpose. Build the courage to shine brightly, share your unique gifts, and trust in your inherent worth. This phase helps you explore the possibilities that await when you give yourself permission to radiate your authentic brilliance. Your light inspires others to do the same.
How It Works
Program Breakdown
Weekly 2.5-hour sessions for 8 months. Meetings are in person with the occasional virtual experience. Breaks will be decided as a group.
Details:
Group capped at 20 people
$50/session (weekly)
Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday evenings, 5:30–8pm
Location: 1209 Parkway, Austin
Miss a session? We record the workshop portion
What You’ll Get
Brenda Lee Gauthier
(she/her) LCSW, LCDC, SEP, RYT-500
Brenda isn’t your typical therapist—and that’s exactly the point. With a background that spans fifth-grade teaching, bartending, producing reality TV, and strategy consulting, her path to mental health wasn’t linear—it was earned.
Now, with 13 years in the field and a fire for trauma healing, she brings a no-nonsense, deeply compassionate approach to guiding people home to themselves. Whether she’s leading breathwork, working with complex trauma, or helping someone gently challenge the patterns that no longer serve them, Brenda does it with one core belief: you already have everything you need to heal. She’s just here to help you uncover it.
Her approach blends neuroscience, somatic therapies, Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, yoga, CBT, Toltec wisdom, and a whole lot of intuitive listening. But more than tools, it’s about the trust and truth she brings into the room.
She doesn’t do savior complexes. She does sacred partnership. She believes in therapy that eventually makes her obsolete—and you fully rooted in your own wholeness.
Gioconda Parker
(she/her) ERYT-500, MTP
Gia has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 25 years, but don’t let the timeline fool you—she’s not here to impress you with a résumé. She’s here because she’s lived this work. After just five classes, she knew teaching yoga was her path, and dove headfirst into a 5-year mentorship that shaped her approach to practice, presence, and people.
Her story includes deep study, travel across India and Thailand, founding yoga trainings, and leading global retreats. But her most powerful transformation came not in a classroom or training—it came from walking away from a spiritual community that no longer aligned. That choice lit the fire for the work she brings now: grounded, embodied, wise, and deeply human.
Gia is certified in Somatic Experiencing, has a master’s in Spiritual Psychology, and teaches everything from breathwork and ayurveda to Thai massage and trauma-informed yoga. But her real gift? Making space where people can fall apart and fall in love with themselves.
She’s also a dog mom (shoutout to Ash), a paddleboarder, and the co-founder of Sama Yoga Hause, where she trains teachers across the globe. Gia doesn’t teach from a pedestal—she teaches from the mat, the mess, and the miracle of lived experience.
FAQs
Is this therapy?
No, but it’s therapeutic. It’s designed to complement deeper healing work or stand alone.
What if I miss a session?
No worries. We record the workshop portion so you can catch up.
Is this religious?
No. We honor all spiritual perspectives and believe in respectful inclusivity.
Do I need experience?
Nope. Just curiosity and willingness to show up.