Build a Foundation That Lasts
Starting your marriage with clarity, communication skills, and a deep understanding of each other's strengths — and areas for growth.
Preparing for Marriage
The Best Investment in Your Future Together
Getting engaged is exciting — but it also brings questions.
How will you handle money? How do you navigate conflict? What are your expectations around family, faith, intimacy, and roles?
Many couples enter marriage with love and good intentions, but without the tools to navigate the inevitable challenges that arise.
At Graceway Wellness, we help engaged and seriously dating couples build a strong, intentional foundation through the Prepare & Enrich program — a research-backed premarital counselling experience that sets you up for lasting success.
What is Prepare & Enrich?
A Structured, Evidence-Based Premarital Program
Prepare & Enrich is a comprehensive premarital assessment and counselling program used by therapists worldwide to help couples build healthy, resilient relationships.
As a certified Prepare & Enrich Facilitator, Sara Tawadros guides couples through a structured six-session program that helps you understand your relationship's strengths and areas for growth.
The program includes:
Online Assessment: You'll each complete an online questionnaire that highlights key topics — like communication, conflict resolution, finances, faith, family expectations, and intimacy.
Personalized Feedback: Your results are compiled into a detailed couple report that identifies your unique strengths and growth areas.
Six Guided Sessions: Together with Sara, you'll explore practical skills and insights to build a relationship rooted in understanding, teamwork, and grace.
What You'll Explore
Building Skills for a Lifetime Together
Through the Prepare & Enrich program, you'll work through topics like:
- Communication: Learning to listen, express needs, and resolve misunderstandings
- Conflict Resolution: Developing healthy patterns for navigating disagreements
- Financial Management: Aligning on budgets, spending habits, and financial goals
- Roles and Expectations: Clarifying expectations around household responsibilities, careers, and decision-making
- Family Dynamics: Understanding how your families of origin shape your relationship
- Intimacy and Sexuality: Building emotional and physical connection
- Spiritual Beliefs: Exploring how faith and values will shape your marriage (if desired)
- Life Goals and Dreams: Aligning on your vision for the future
You'll leave with practical tools, deeper understanding of each other, and confidence in your ability to build a strong partnership.
The Prepare & Enrich Program
A Structured Journey Before You Say I Do
Program Snapshot:
Duration: 6 sessions
Includes Prepare & Enrich assessment & personalized feedback report
Available virtually or in-person
Best suited for engaged or seriously dating couples
Program Fee: $1,100/couple (Saving $300 compared to our normal per session billing totalling $1,400)
Eligible for Private Insurance Reimbursement
Sessions must be completed within 4 months
This program is designed to be completed before your wedding day, giving you the time and space to address important questions and build skills before life gets busier.
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Who Benefits from Prepare & Enrich?
This Program is for Couples Who Want to Start Strong
Prepare & Enrich is ideal for:
- Engaged couples preparing for marriage
- Seriously dating couples considering engagement
- Couples who want to address potential challenges before they become problems
- Couples from different cultural, religious, or family backgrounds
- Couples who want to build communication and conflict resolution skills early
Even if your relationship feels strong, premarital counselling helps you proactively build the foundation that will carry you through decades together.
For Christian Couples Seeking Faith Integration
Where Love & Faith Meet
For couples who wish to include their Christian faith, we can integrate prayer, scripture reflection, and faith-based exploration into your Prepare & Enrich sessions.
Faith is never imposed — it's woven in respectfully at your comfort level.
Many couples find that grounding premarital counselling in shared spiritual values brings new depth and unity to their relationship journey. Learn more about our faith integrated approach.
What to Expect
A Safe Space to Grow Together
You'll start with a free 15-minute consultation where you can share where you are in your relationship journey and ask any questions about the Prepare & Enrich program.
If it feels like a good fit, you'll receive a link to complete the online assessment before your first session. Then, across six sessions, you'll explore your results together with your therapist's guidance.
Premarital counselling isn't about finding problems — it's about building strengths, aligning expectations, and equipping you with tools for a thriving marriage.
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Other Services We Offer
Supporting Relationships at Every Stage
In addition to premarital counselling, we also offer:
• Marriage Counselling (EFT) — For couples working through challenges.
• Individual Therapy — For personal growth alongside relationship preparation.
• Life Transitions Therapy — Navigate change with confidence
Serving Engaged Couples Across Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Missisauga, Hamilton
& Ontario
Premarital counselling and the Prepare & Enrich program are available both in-person and virtually:
- In-Person Sessions: Available at our Burlington office — easily accessible for couples in Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Mississauga, Hamilton.
- Virtual Sessions: Available across Ontario for couples who prefer the flexibility of online sessions — perfect for couples juggling busy wedding planning schedules.
Our office location at the Burlington-Oakville border offers convenient access and private, comfortable space for your sessions.
You were created for more.
Love is Worth the Work — Start Your Marriage Strong
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