Counseling
Shannon Cress
My name is Shannon Cress, and I am originally from NC but have lived in Birmingham for a combined total of 10 years. I completed an internship with Lifeline in 2021, and I joined the staff in July 2022 as the Administrative…
McKinley Landen
McKinley joined Lifeline in October 2020. She is from Franklin, Tennessee and serves on the Education team as a Family Therapist. She received her Bachelors in Human Development and Family Sciences and her Masters in Social Work from Samford University. McKinley primarily…
Kemonia Brown
Kemonia “Mo” joined Lifeline in January of 2020. She is from Hoover, Alabama and serves on our Counseling Team as a Family Therapist. Kemonia attended Troy University and received her Bachelors in Science. She majored in Psychology with a minor in Leadership…
Anna Bishop
Anna has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Auburn University and a Master’s in Social Work from Troy University. Anna values creating a space of safety and unconditional positive regard for clients as they process and heal from painful circumstances. She…
Katie Yadusky
Katie began working with Lifeline in 2017 as an Adoption Social Worker and Pregnancy Counselor in Raleigh, North Carolina. In this role, she served international and domestic adoptive families and women facing unplanned pregnancies. She holds a Bachelors of Social Work from…
Angela Mains
Angela Mains, MA, LPC-S, TBRI® Practitioner, Registered Play Therapist, joined Lifeline’s team in December 2012. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a minor in Family Science from Anderson University, a Master’s Degree in Licensed Professional Counseling from Liberty University, and…
Whitney White
Whitney joyfully joined Lifeline in 2011 as the International Education Counselor. In this role, she has developed training and curriculum for the ministry, counseled adoptive families, and trained caregivers around the world in international children’s home settings. She and her husband, Adam,…