Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten , LMFT

Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who brings 30 years of clinical experience to her practice in Alabama. She integrates attention to the body, emotions, thoughts, and spirit when helping people navigate hard moments. Christi speaks plainly and directly while staying warm and compassionate. She has worked in treatment centers, mental hospitals, and outpatient private practice since 1993. That range means she has helped people through depression, anxiety, trauma, and addiction in many settings. Her familiarity with both inpatient and outpatient care guides practical next steps for clients. Christi uses approaches that focus on the person in the room and on changing unhelpful patterns. She often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness strategies to address stress, worries, and low mood. She also draws on emotion-focused techniques when relationships and intimacy are central concerns. A common focus in her work includes relationship and family issues, blended family dynamics, parenting strain, and communication problems. She also helps people with body image, eating and food-related concerns, codependency, and substance use challenges. Grief, guilt, shame, and impulsivity are also areas she addresses. Christi aims to help people identify what they want and take steps toward it. She encourages practical self-care and finding personal purpose as part of recovery and growth. Sessions tend to be straightforward, goal-oriented, and respectful of each person’s values and beliefs.

How her approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps build trust, clarify goals, and guide decisions about next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and actions. It uses simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It offers practical ways to handle impulsivity, strong reactions, and communication problems. Christi treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods to match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps set clear, achievable steps for change. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work when reading expressions matters. Phone sessions can be less bandwidth-heavy and useful for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging support shorter updates, skill practice between meetings, or a way to connect when scheduling is tight. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on steady progress.