Clinical Director
Sara Tawadros, RP (CRPO #009652) is our Clinical Director and the founder of the practice. As Clinical Director, Sara is accountable for the editorial standard of our resources, the modality framework our team uses, and the quality of care our clients receive. Every article you read here has been reviewed for accuracy, tone, and clinical responsibility before publication.
Regulatory Framework
Each of our therapists is registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). The CRPO sets the Professional Practice Standards we follow on confidentiality, informed consent, clinical record-keeping, dual relationships, and scope of practice. We are also a Health Information Custodian under Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), which governs how clinical information is collected, stored, and shared.
You can verify any of our therapists' registration status directly through the CRPO public register.
Evidence-Based Modalities
Our team practises modalities with strong research foundations. The choice of approach is matched to the person and the concern, not applied uniformly. The core modalities we draw on:
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): an attachment-based approach for couples and individuals, developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, with decades of outcome research behind it.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): a structured, present-focused approach for anxiety, depression, and stress.
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): skills-based work for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal patterns.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): a values-driven approach to building a life that feels meaningful even when difficult feelings are present.
- The Gottman Method: a research-grounded framework for couples therapy, drawn from over forty years of relationship research.
- Narrative, Solution-Focused, and Trauma-Informed approaches woven in as appropriate.
Continuing Education
CRPO requires ongoing professional development for every registered therapist. Beyond the minimum, our team pursues additional training each year in trauma-informed care, attachment-based work, and emerging research. We don't list every workshop or certificate here, but we keep the learning current so what you receive in session reflects where the field is now, not where it was when we trained.
Faith Integration, on Request
Graceway Wellness is a Christian-integrated practice. For clients who want it, prayer, Scripture, and biblical principles can be woven into the therapeutic work, always at your invitation, never imposed. For clients who don't, the clinical care is the same, and our team is fully equipped to offer secular therapy. The choice belongs to you, every session.
Concerns & Complaints
If something about your experience with us doesn't feel right, we want to know. The first step is usually a direct conversation with your therapist, or with Sara as Clinical Director. You can reach us at info@gracewaywellness.com or (289) 204-4439.
If you would prefer to go directly to our regulator, the CRPO accepts complaints about any registered psychotherapist in Ontario. Their complaints process is independent of the clinic and is described on the CRPO website.
When Therapy Isn't the Right Tool
Some moments need immediate help, not a scheduled appointment. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, please reach out now:
- Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7) or text 45645 (4 p.m. to midnight ET)
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline: call or text 988 (24/7, Canada-wide)
- ConnexOntario: 1-866-531-2600 (24/7, mental health and addictions information for Ontario)
- Emergency: 9-1-1 or your nearest emergency department
We're glad to walk alongside you when the time is right for ongoing therapy. We are not a crisis service, and we want you safely supported in the moments we can't be there.
Questions About Our Approach
If anything on this page raises a question, or if you'd like to understand how we'd work with you specifically, the simplest next step is a free 15-minute consultation. There's no pressure to continue afterward.