Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten

Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Alabama. She brings 30 years of clinical experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Christi describes herself as loving and direct, aiming to help people identify what they need and how to find it.

She views each person through physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual lenses. That means conversations may include everyday habits, coping skills, relationships, and meaning or purpose. Christi often emphasizes the role of physical care and spiritual grounding alongside emotional work.

Clients come to her for a wide range of concerns. These include depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, stress, intimacy-related issues, and eating and food-related issues. She also works with relationship struggles, parenting pressures, self-esteem problems, and life transitions.

Her approach mixes several practical methods. She uses client-centered conversation to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors, and dialectical skills to manage intense emotions. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused practices are part of her toolbox when they match a person's needs.

Christi has worked in treatment centers, mental hospitals, and outpatient private practice. She trained at the University of Southern Mississippi for her bachelor and master degrees and holds licensure in Mississippi and Alabama. People seeking therapy can expect straightforward guidance tied to everyday life changes and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting to help people feel understood and to clarify what they want from life. It is useful for sorting values, goals, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and coping with stressful situations.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships. It is often used when impulsivity or strong emotional reactions cause ongoing problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That means trying techniques together and adjusting the plan as the client learns what helps.

If you are considering online care, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow more flexible scheduling. They also let people use quieter surroundings, choose whether to be on camera, or have shorter check-in meetings when needed.