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Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten, LMFT

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationAlabama
  • Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Sarai

Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with three decades of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She trained at the University of Southern Mississippi, earning both bachelor and master degrees, and has practiced since 1993 in a variety of settings including treatment centers, mental hospitals, and outpatient independent practice. Webb-Vanderpoorten integrates attention to physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions when working with people coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions, and life transitions.

Her style combines warmth and empathy with clear, direct feedback; she aims to help clients clarify what they want and develop the inner resources to pursue those goals. Webb-Vanderpoorten emphasizes practical change, personal purpose, and self-care as foundations for long-term wellbeing.

Licensed in Alabama and holding MS LMFT T0027 and AL LMFT 428 credentials, she brings experience helping individuals and families navigate relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and body-image struggles, codependency, and related issues.

Online Counseling with Integrative and Practical Approaches

Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a way to explore internal parts that hold feelings, beliefs, or protective behaviors, helping clients understand internal conflicts and heal trauma-related patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps build self-understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, or problematic habits.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then recommend or adapt methods that fit the individual. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what proves most helpful for the client's concerns and progress.

Online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain continuity when travel or scheduling barriers arise. These options provide flexibility in how people communicate and engage with treatment, allowing licensed professionals to apply the described approaches while accommodating different comfort levels and practical needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a broad range of issues including addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body-image issues, self-esteem and depression, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends empathy with direct, honest feedback and a focus on practical change to help clients identify goals and build the skills to reach them.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has practiced since 1993 and has 30 years of experience working in inpatient treatment centers, mental hospitals, and outpatient independent practice settings.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with credentials MS LMFT T0027 and AL LMFT 428 and maintains practice connections in Alabama.
Does she work in languages other than English or accept international clients?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for appointments?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyGriefEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Mississippi, Alabama

Languages

English