WHO WE ARE
Dana Mugavero, L.C.S.W
Director
Dana L. Mugavero, Director of First Responder Support Services, PLLC is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) providing professional counseling since 1995. Dana earned a Bachelor of Sociology: Juvenile Treatment & Corrections from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Social Welfare from the University of Kansas.
Dana has provided counseling, training, and critical incident response to public safety personnel and their immediate family members for over 19 years.
She has extensive training and experience in the treatment of trauma, including Accelerated Resolution Therapy (A.R.T.), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (E.M.D.R.) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Level II.
She has completed Individual and Group Crisis Intervention training from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and the Law Enforcement Resilience training program through the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). She has facilitated over 120 group debriefings for public safety personnel throughout NE Oklahoma and provides training and consultation to over fifteen peer support teams. She is committed to serving first responders, supporting their innate resilience, and breaking down the barriers that frequently prevent them from reaching out.
To counter the work, Dana enjoys spending time with her husband, Matt, and “therapy dog” Martin. She loves to be outdoors, camping in the Jumping Jack, gardening, exercising, and occasional fly fishing.
Tanis Taylor, L.M.F.T.
Clinical Supervisor
Tanis Taylor, Clinical Supervisor, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over sixteen years experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Family Studies and Gerontology and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Southern Nazarene University. Her experience includes community mental health, hospice, peer support and counseling in a hospital setting.
She joined FRSS in the fall of 2017 and was promoted to Clinical Supervisor in 2023. Tanis’ professional training includes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (E.M.D.R.), Accelerated Resolution therapy (A.R.T.), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. She believes in the power of innate resiliency and views therapy as a collaborative process in which clients may reconnect with their ability to thrive and restore their health and sense of wellbeing.
Tanis lives in Sand Springs with her husband, Jubal and has two adult children and grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with family, hanging out with her dogs, being creative and putzing on projects around the house.
Our Team
First responders dedicate their lives to the service and care of others.
As rewarding as this work may be, it may also be exhausting, depleting, and isolating. First Responder Support Services, PLLC provides a team of professional counselors committed to providing specialty support and guidance to assist first responders in maintaining their well-being, passion for the job, strong marriages, and healthy families.
