Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten

Sarai "Christi" Webb-Vanderpoorten, LMFT, combines clinical training with a broad background in addiction counseling, nutrition, and fitness to address emotional and relational struggles from multiple angles. She holds bachelor and master degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and brings 30 years of experience working with individuals and families in treatment centers, mental health hospitals, and outpatient settings. Her practice addresses addictions, trauma, relationship and family concerns, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body image issues, and other life stressors.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered principles alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods. She describes therapy as a process of identifying needs, exploring life purpose, and making concrete changes that support overall wellbeing. Sarai integrates physical and spiritual perspectives when relevant, and she is open about bringing her faith and life experience into clinical work when it aligns with a person’s goals.

Sarai has licensure in Mississippi and Alabama and has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings since 1993. She aims to partner with people who want a direct, honest, and compassionate clinician to help them clarify values, address patterns, and develop practical skills for managing relationships, addiction, and emotional challenges.