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215 South Main StreetP.O. Box 68
Walworth, WI 53184
Meet our Counselors
Caitlin Marx
Counseling Director + Biblical Counselor for Female Students
Caitlin has spent 18 years in ministry specific to teens and children. She is gifted in meeting and understanding their specific needs and perspectives. Caitlin applies various counseling techniques including play therapy, mindfulness, and creativity to help her clients learn to explore their internal world as it applies to their relationships, grief, loss, and traumas. Caitlin is currently working on her biblical counseling degree.
Caitlin’s Counseling Emphasis: children and adolescents, trauma, RADS, attachment, anger, anxiety/depression.
Daniel Rankin
Biblical Counselor for Male Students
Daniel came to Agape House in 2019 as the first residential assistant at the Agape House Boys Home after working at a residential youth care facility in Central Wisconsin. Daniel is pursuing his master’s in clinical family counseling through University of Wisconsin-Superior. Daniel is passionate about helping others find more meaningful ways of addressing their emotional and mental needs while also helping them develop the skills needed to become better problem solvers. Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife, Emily, and their two dogs, Ace and Lenny. He also enjoys music, movies, and almost any card or board game.
Daniel’s Counseling Emphasis: ADHD, anxiety and attachment
Bonilee Maclay
Community Counselor
Bonilee holds an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology, and a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling. She is passionate about helping individuals discover their authentic selves as created in the Imago Dei (Image of God). This self is revealed when unhealthy relationship patterns/core false beliefs towards self, God, and others, are discovered and resolved. Bonilee believes we are wounded within relationship, so our healing needs to come through relationship. When we discover the false-belief systems we developed from our traumatic or less than nurturing environments we can apply God’s truth and restorative healing regarding self, God, and others.
Bonilee celebrates over 37 years of marriage, four grown children, and one grandbaby. She enjoys the outdoors and encouraging others to become the best version of who God created them to be.
Key Scriptures: John 10:10 and Romans 8:28.
Shelly Pierce
Parent Coach
Shelly is a dedicated and certified Health, Life, and Wellness Coach with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and seven years of experience. As a Parent Coach at Agape House Heals, she specializes in coaching moms of teenagers, helping them foster healthier relationships with their children. Shelly focuses on mindfulness and thought management techniques, empowering moms to respond thoughtfully to their teens' challenges instead of reacting impulsively. Rooted in her Christian faith, Shelly believes that God plays an essential role in the healing process, guiding families toward emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. She has been happily married for 16 years and enjoys life with her blended family of three children, including two stepchildren. In her free time, she loves to do woodworking projects, walk along the lakeshore with her friends and family, and loves to read.
Danny Reyes
Biblical Counselor for parents
Danny earned his Undergraduate Degree in Integrated Ministry Studies at Moody Bible Institute in downtown Chicago. He is currently completing a Master’s Degree in Biblical Counseling from Maranatha Baptist Seminary. Danny believes in the service of others. After serving in the NAVY as a Hospital Corpsman, Danny continued to serve his country and others. He worked on the Texas-Mexico border, providing free healthcare to the marginalized, impoverished, and transitional individuals of society. He believes mental health plays a crucial role in a person’s well-being and believes the core issues of many of those conditions stem from an individual’s heart disposition. Danny is passionate about Biblical counseling and provides a Christ-centered approach to treating mental health and emotional dysregulation. Danny is married to his high school sweetheart, and together they have three children. They enjoy Midwest outdoor activities, like hiking, biking, fishing, and snowboarding.
Danny’s Counseling Emphasis: Biblical Counseling, Christ-centered therapy, Crisis Counseling, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse and Depression
Key Scriptures: Romans 10:9; Ephesians 4:22-24; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 5:17
