Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten, LMFT
Experienced LMFT focused on practical family and parenting help
Book with Sarai- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Mississippi, Alabama
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Sarai
Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. She holds an MS and practices in Alabama as an LMFT. Christi draws on a broad view of health that includes physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs.
Clients can expect a warm but direct style. Christi says she is loving and understanding while also honest and straightforward. She helps people name what they want, sort out obstacles, and try practical steps toward change.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in treatment centers, mental hospitals, and outpatient independent practice. That range has shaped how she supports people facing addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions. She also brings experience addressing relationship and family concerns and issues around grief, self-esteem, and body image.
Christi uses several therapy approaches to match the person in the room. She draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotion-focused work, dialectical strategies, and mindfulness practices to create a tailored plan. Sessions aim to be practical and goal-focused while honoring each person’s values and beliefs.
She combines clinical work with a life shaped by family, faith, and a belief that physical care supports emotional growth. Parents reading this will find a therapist who explicitly lists parenting among her areas of focus and who supports people working through family and blended-family challenges.
What Sarai works with
Everything Sarai lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sarai helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Sarai lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. It helps people feel heard and supports them in finding their own solutions, which can be powerful for family and parenting concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect; it uses concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns and can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try short-term strategies, and adjust methods based on what is most helpful. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to the client's needs and preferences rather than applying one fixed model.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a lighter option when video is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit brief check-ins, journaling-style work, or busy schedules. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around family life and work routines.
Questions people ask about Sarai
What concerns does Christi commonly address?
She works with people facing addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body image issues, parenting challenges, and stress-related struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and direct. She helps clients identify goals and uses practical steps to make changes while honoring personal beliefs.
What is her professional background?
She has worked as a therapist since 1993 across treatment centers, inpatient settings, and outpatient independent practice, giving her three decades of clinical experience.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Alabama and also licensed in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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