Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten, LMFT

Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. She trained at the University of Southern Mississippi and holds MS and LMFT credentials. Christi brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and values honesty along with warmth.

She looks at each person from physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual angles. Sessions focus on clear steps toward change. Christi often helps people name what they want and decide how to move toward it.

Her background includes work in treatment centers, inpatient mental health settings, and outpatient private practice. That range has shaped how she supports people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and addictions. She also works with concerns such as eating and food-related issues, substance use, and grief.

In session she blends client-centered conversations with practical skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused ideas also appear when they match a person's goals. She encourages self-care habits, including attention to physical health and spiritual grounding, as part of long-term change.

Christi lives in Alabama and conducts therapy in English. People who prefer direct feedback combined with empathy often find her approach helpful. To begin, readers should choose the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a session.

How therapeutic methods translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the person's lead. It helps people gain clarity about their needs and build self-trust through supportive conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors through small, practical experiments; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving how people interact with others; it can be useful for impulsivity and strong emotional reactions.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and day-to-day challenges, then suggest which methods to try first. Adjustments happen over time based on what is working and what feels right for the individual.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or reduce travel time. Online work also makes regular practice of skills and mindfulness easier to keep up between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt the same core approaches used in person to a remote setting while focusing on practical tools and clear goals.