Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten, LMFT
Mississippi · 30 years in practice
Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of practice.
License and registration
- LMFT, Mississippi
- T0027 · expires September 2027
- LMFT, Alabama
- 428 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1215084173 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Sarai
Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of practice. She holds an MS and the LMFT credential and works from Alabama. Christi combines a focus on emotional and physical wellbeing to help people move past stuck points and regain purpose.
She approaches problems by looking at the whole person - physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. In sessions she is warm and direct. She helps people name what they want, spot patterns that hold them back, and try concrete steps toward change.
Background and approach
Her experience includes work in treatment centers, mental hospitals, and outpatient independent practice. Over three decades she has supported people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and addictions. That background gives familiarity with a wide range of life challenges and recovery paths.
Christi uses practical tools drawn from several approaches. She offers ways to notice emotions, build new habits, and manage intense feelings. She also brings attention to body care and lifestyle, believing physical health supports emotional growth.
People often come for help with relationship strain, family stress, parenting pressures, grief, and struggles around eating or self-esteem. She also addresses blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and concerns tied to substance use or impulsivity. Sessions are paced to each person's needs and goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarai lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on how emotions shape relationships and personal choices. Online EFT work here helps people notice core feelings, name what matters most, and practice new ways of responding to strong emotions.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the conversation. In remote sessions that looks like reflective listening, asking gentle questions, and supporting the person as they find their own solutions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change feelings. Online CBT typically includes short skill-building exercises, behavioral experiments, and simple homework to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend methods to try. Together they adjust strategies over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, short coaching-style support, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
She helps with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, eating and body image problems, self-esteem, parenting stress, and relationship or family conflict.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine emotionally focused listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. The style is warm but direct, with steps people can try between visits.
How much experience does this therapist have?
She has practiced since 1993, bringing 30 years of experience across treatment centers, inpatient settings, and outpatient independent practice.
What credentials and where is the therapist based?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with licensure in Alabama and Mississippi, and she practices from Alabama.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to those located where the therapist is licensed.
How do sessions take place and what formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment work and how do I start?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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